3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued) vs Lantronix XPress-Pro SW

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

Lantronix is very well suited for a lean and mean type of setup where the network devices are monitored, but the location does not have onsite IT support because with the Lantronix the Network Administrator can access the devices without onsite assistance. Lantronix is not necessary for a location with an onsite Network Administrator, but it is nice to be able to console connect without leaving your office.

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Michael Timms

IT Supervisor

iQorTelecommunications, 10,001+ 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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Allows you to manage networking devices remotely
Some have built-in environmental sensors
Cost effective

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Michael Timms

IT Supervisor

iQorTelecommunications, 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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Employee in Information Technology

Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employees

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I have no issues with the Lantronix devices that we use, other than some are console and some use regular ethernet

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Michael Timms

IT Supervisor

iQorTelecommunications, 10,001+ 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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The only device that is similar to the Lantronix that I have used was a serial console device by WTI. The Lantronix is more intuitive, and as I have stated earlier in this review, has the environmental sensors built in. Other than those two minor details, there is virtually zero difference in the two products.

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Michael Timms

IT Supervisor

iQorTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees

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