Cisco enables a HUGE after market of used/refurb stuff that is guaranteed compatible. Very low risk. I've dealt with these items and you can save 75% of new on certain ones.
I've also dealt with 'guaranteed compatible' for non cisco gear and have had good luck with it. E.g. amphenol cables for SFP+ DAC are very good and cost less, keep the same specs, etc. Vendors usually don't have a problem with that kind of well known but non-vendor-branded stuff. I can't speak for Cisco in particular in this area. We also have some relatively trusted 3rd party optics like: Fluxlight (mostly 1g, many brand compatibility) fiberstore.com (great selection) robofiber (wide compatibility in telecom/OC-X/STM space) On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Michael Ryder <mryder1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I keep away from "compatible"; there is almost always a deficiency. > > I buy factory-refurb or <cough> "pre-owned" and have rarely had a > problem. Give Dan Savage at World Data a call. Quick quotes, reliable and > doesn't forget you. > > I have purchased all manner of HP equipment, including SFPs, and been very > satisfied. > > Mike > ------------- > > *Dan Savage* > > > > > > > > *IBM, Dell, HP, and Cisco Solution SalesWorld Data Products, Inc1105 > Xenium Lane North, Suite 200Plymouth, MN 55441Direct: 763-452-1336 > <763-452-1336>Fax: 763-452-1337 <763-452-1337>Cell: 612.281.9975 > <612.281.9975>*mailto:dan.sav...@wdpi.com > WEB: www.wdpi.com > > > On Wednesday, February 25, 2015, Alexei Rodriguez < > alexei.rodrig...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> We've had excellent experiences with Memorydealers: >> http://memorydealers.com/ >> >> Specifically, we've done 1gig & 10 gig modules of different types (LR vs >> SR, etc). There are some (minor) drawbacks: on Juniper switches you won't >> get as detailed a set of instrumentation. If you have a large enough number >> of SFPs in use then it is worth keeping a pair of the "official vendor" >> ones to use in case of problems and when you need the additional info. >> >> Alexei >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Roy McMorran <mcmor...@barncrew.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, a network-slash-purchasing question for you. >>> >>> Does anyone have any experience using SFPs from third-party vendors in a >>> Cisco environment? Having recently spent $500 a whack for brand new >>> genuine Cisco 10Gb modules (SFP-10G-SR in this case) I was pretty shocked >>> to see 'compatible' SFPs of the same type under twenty bucks online. Don't >>> know if I'd trust those in particular, but there are plenty of choices for >>> well under $100. >>> >>> They're so cheap by comparison I'm tempted to just try a couple, but I >>> thought I'd see if anyone on the list had any particularly good or bad >>> experiences with any vendor. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -- >>> Roy McMorran >>> Bar Harbor, ME >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > >
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