3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued) vs Cisco Ethernet Switches

Likelihood to Recommend

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

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Employee in Information Technology

Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employees

In my field, I honestly can't think of a scenario I wouldn't want to use an SG switch. Even if someone needed a simple desktop switch, I would advise they purchase a $150 8 port SG350 over spending $50 on a SOHO Netgear or similar switch. The flexibility of functionality offered by these switches in unmatched.

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Patrick Plaisance

CTO (Chief Technical Officer)

Pachyderm ConsultingInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Pros

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

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Employee in Information Technology

Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employees

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Quality of software is very high. Ability to configure is very high. Scaleability is very high.
Ability to tap into a vast network of knowledge outside of your organization is excellent.
Availability of training courses for this equipment is also very good.

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Manager in Information Technology

Food Production Company, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

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

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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employees

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Cisco Switches are extremely expensive (however the service that you get it outstanding)
Installing a third party license is a nightmare
At times, support ends with no warning.

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