Drew, A 6 Tbps router is a little more expensive than a 2 Tbps router, yes.
I was referring to the 7280SR range not the 7280CR. I ended up getting our SR2k's around the same price as MX204's with the help of our friendly Arista rep. MX204's may have gotten chaper in the last year I don't know. But YMMV. -PC > 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 > -- Patrick Cole <patri...@spirit.com.au> Principal Engineer Spirit Telecom Ltd 19-25 Raglan St, South Melbourne VIC 3205 Desk: 0385541391 Mobile: 0410626630
