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.

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

• Provides easy power options that link with the power supply requirements
• Fanless design allows installation in various environments
• Running Cisco standard IOS makes upgrades easy
• Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches allows integration with Cisco/Cyber Vision

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

• cost
• per made connection for power supply
• poe ++

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

We did like the ability to be able to expand the ports, but there were some downsides to that because the racking in the space can be an issue if you don't have that ahead of time.

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

• Reduced replacement costs
• Minimal downtime
• Environmental friendly

Incentivized