[olug] Looking for cheap but "good" Switches

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Wow, those netgears are spec'd pretty nicly, thats pretty much what I am
looking for, I didnt even look at those on newegg until u mentioned it, thx.
I might try two of them out.

Charles

On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> >>> Ya i need 1GbE and I'll need at least 4 switches of 5-10 ports each.
> >>> I cant afford to buy the fancy nice ones for this personal project.
> >
> > I know somewhere out there someone is cracking their knuckles at their
> > keyboard, about to type..."If you want a good switch you'r gonna have to
> > spend some good money", which I know.  I also know that there has to be
> > someone out there that manufactures something that truly is simple, dumb,
> > fast, and somewhat cheap, like under 500-300 bucks i would hope.
>
> Do you really need four 5-10 port switches, or will one 20-40 port
> switch work just as well?  If the latter, and if you consider
> $300-500 cheap, then check out these two:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122139
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122058
>
> I own that first one, and love it.  16 ports with a 32 Gbps backplane.
>
> --
> Ben "Obi-Wan" Hollingsworth                             obiwan at jedi.com
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