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Ostuni

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Jan 19, 2001
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probably a crazy question, but is there a heck of a lot of difference between major brands of network switches? brand loyalty and personal preferences aside, is there a good summary out there that compares hp, 3com, cisco, nortel, etc.?
 
no major difference, 6 one way, a half dozen the other...
 
Ostuni -

At certain points in time, one vendor may have a product that is better than the competitors', at least until the competitors catch up. For example, the ProCurve 5300 family's Tolly test results (see: show that this device smokes the competition, performance-wise.

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