Re: [lopsa-tech] 3rd-party SFPs

2015-02-26 Thread Roy McMorran
Thanks for the great recommendations everyone! ___ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/

Re: [lopsa-tech] 3rd-party SFPs

2015-02-26 Thread Skylar Thompson
We've been using Fiberstore.com: http://fiberstore.com/ They ship directly from China (but quickly!), but the ability to select exact vendor/model combinations is really good, and the price is definitely right. We haven't needed their customer support too much, but when we have it's been decent.

Re: [lopsa-tech] 3rd-party SFPs

2015-02-26 Thread Roy McMorran
Interesting, that's 2 'votes' for fiberstore.com and they are (one of) the ones that are less than $20. For 96% off list I think it's worth a try; I'm going to order a few. I do have genuine Cisco SFPs here that I can swap in if there's a support issue. Thanks again. On 2/26/15 8:52 AM, Sky

Re: [lopsa-tech] 3rd-party SFPs

2015-02-26 Thread Doug Hughes
You really have nothing to lose to test them. They work for us. $.02 (40G CWDM xcvrs < $1000 ea) On 2/26/2015 10:54 AM, Roy McMorran wrote: Interesting, that's 2 'votes' for fiberstore.com and they are (one of) the ones that are less than $20. For 96% off list I think it's worth a try; I'm go

Re: [lopsa-tech] 3rd-party SFPs

2015-02-26 Thread Jason Healy
Don’t forget to use a quote to squeeze the manufacturer for better pricing. They know that people are happily buying their optics elsewhere and they might come close to matching prices (especially if you’ve tested a set and know you have a credible alternative). If they give you 90%+ off list,