On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 9:59 AM, Erick Perez - Quadrian Enterprises <
epe...@quadrianweb.com> wrote:

>
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> On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 9:19 AM, Richard Chan <
> rich...@treeboxsolutions.com> wrote:
>
>> Dell N40xx is cheap if you buy the RJ-45 versions.It will save a lot on
>> optics.
>> Our  NICs are all RJ-45. We use CAT7 and the switch hasn't given any
>> problems.
>>
>> We have one with an SFP+ uplink, and used a Dell-branded DAC cable  that
>> has also worked flawlessly.
>>
>> (Not to be confused with Dell S-series which are is much more expensive.)
>>
>> You do want to be careful with SFP+: many(all?) vendors create expensive
>> lock-in by requiring their house brand optics: 48 x SFP+ can easily exceed
>> the cost of the switch by several times. The switch port will not come up
>> if you use aftermarket optics.
>>
>>
>> - Richard
>>
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> I have two options for my networks.
> A budget-wise switch Netgear XS716T,
> and a not so budget wise switch HPE 5700 (around 8 thousand if you push
> your sales rep hard enough)
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> Erick Perez
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> So sorry, I meant Netgear XS728T. In amazon is listed as
Netgear ProSAFE XS728T 28-Port 10-Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Switch
(XS728T-100NES)
for 2thousand dollars.

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