Any suugestion for good performance managed and unmanaged swi tch

[Jack Daniel]

I like the ProCurves because of lifetime warranties- never deal with
contracts again!  I always go for managed when I can justify the expense,
primarily for the SPAN port functionality.  HP 2848s have been bullet-proof
for me.  HP also has an "in-between" web-managed line, 1700/1800 series- I
haven't used them yet, though.

I've deployed some Dells, great for the $$, but not as stable as they should
be (tend to crash when you work the management console).  I think they are
just re-branded D-Links, it might be better to go direct to D-Link.

Cisco switches are expensive for their feature set and the service contracts
are a royal pain.

On the low end, I have always had amazingly good luck with dirt-cheap SMC
products- but I haven't deployed them anywhere critical (yet).

Jack Daniel

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