3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued) vs D-Link 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 our head office where there is a low dust environment, it best suits this use. But in a plant where there is a dusty environment, you may face in and outs and the Network team may be in a bit of a hurdle.

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Employee in Information Technology

Automotive Company, 1001-5000 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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Easy to use GUI
Inexpensive
Available in a different number of ports.
Support for copper as well as fiber ports.
Available in gigabit ethernet and above speeds as well.

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Umair Ali Khan

Deputy Manager - IT Operations (Network Infrastructure)

Pak Suzuki Motor Company LimitedAutomotive, 1001-5000 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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Employee in Information Technology

Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employees

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Web interfaces. Really need to work on easier web interfacing for less "program savvy" users.
Needs a WAY BETTER management solution. This is where you can take one piece of software and manage every switch.
Maybe and this is stretching, an easier way to keep up with firmware and uploading them.

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Landon Oliver

Technology Administrator/Director

Joaquin ISDEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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Usability

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D-Link Ethernet Switches 8.2

Based on 5 answers

D-Link Ethernet Switches are working fine and fulfill all of our organization's needs cost-wise and efficiency-wise. The rating that I gave would vary based on performance and durability. We used an open environment without an IP-rated network rack, but its working fine and we handle all weather issues carefully and manage the network smoothly. Takeaways: cost effective, handles complex networks, and very good performance.

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Irfan Ahmed

Deputy Manager

Pak Suzuki MotorsAutomotive, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

No score

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D-Link Ethernet Switches 7.0

Based on 5 answers

I have given it 9 out of 10 just because of its low cost and additional features that have been an integral part of any product, otherwise, the load management part was far more inferior as compared to the Cisco switches, as those switches have a spanning tree protocol built-in.

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Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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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Employee in Information Technology

Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employees

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First, we decided to go wirelessly company-wide but we needed to switch from one point to another. In our option, D-Link is best for us.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

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

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Employee in Information Technology

Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employees

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It has low impact on budget.
It has caused loops in the network.
Sometimes the GUI hangs and switch becomes unavailable.

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Umair Ali Khan

Deputy Manager - IT Operations (Network Infrastructure)

Pak Suzuki Motor Company LimitedAutomotive, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No