We've been setting up some Arista DCS-7280CR2K-30-F lately and they have been just OK. The pricing is not at all close to $12,000 though.
-Drew -----Original Message----- From: NANOG <nanog-boun...@nanog.org> On Behalf Of Patrick Cole Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 8:42 AM To: Colton Conor <colton.co...@gmail.com> Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> Subject: Re: Router Suggestions Colton, We recently opted for the Arista 7280R2K for peering edge. They come in at similar price points (maybe a little more?) to the MX204 and are a bit higher capacity. Worth a look in. Cheers, Patrick Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 07:00:55AM -0500, Colton Conor wrote: > For around $11,000 right now, you can get a brand new Juniper MX204 > router. Alternatively, you can get a used MX240 / MX480 with quad power > supplies, redundant quad core RE's, and 2 16X10G MIC cards for around > $12,000. > My question, is there anything else worth looking at in this price range / > port configuration? Open to both new and used options. Looking to take > full BGP routes. -- Patrick Cole <patri...@spirit.com.au> Principal Engineer Spirit Telecom Ltd 19-25 Raglan St, South Melbourne VIC 3205 Desk: 0385541391 Mobile: 0410626630
