3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued) vs. Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches

As our company is growing we need to be able to upgrade our equipment. It is great for smaller companies.

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Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches are what I would say a primary option if you are already a Cisco house that has software such as DNA Centre (they are compatible with it) or the future Catalyst Centre. This is great as it can be integrated into your existing infrastructure without compromising manageability or having to retrain staff to work on new equipment. Managing the switches is effectively the exact same. In my opinion, it is also more suited to small industrial needs in certain climate zones that are not extremes, as there are bespoke vendors that may be better hardware-wise than Cisco, but of course software wise Cisco does take some beating.

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• Great product used on a budget.
• It gets the job done.
• Better switches than most competitors.

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• small form
• switching
• Climate control

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• Our network is slow.
• Feels like things are not working properly at times.
• Old equipment.

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• Mounting unit kit provided at sale
• Better DC power connection cabling
• More aesthetically pleasing to look at

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I used Cisco and Cisco is a great product but more on the expensive side. This is a great product for smaller companies.

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Overall, a few vendors like Siemens, Moxa, Versitron. We were only after a simple solution, so Moxa could have seemed a good option but overall being a Cisco house is a no brainer for the organisation and teams. Comparisons weren't really in the decision. But these Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches are working great.

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Easy to add additional modules.

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• Great price.
• Great product for small company.
• It was great before we expanded.

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• over priced
• Tac support is horrible
• Cisco has given up on hardware

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