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Thursday 18 September 2008

New switch upgrade? Need fibre GBICs

HP ProCurve Switch 2824 - Switch - 24 ports - EN, Fast EN, Gigabit EN - 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, 1000Base-T + 4 x mini-GBIC (empty)

The HP 24-port ProCurve Switch 2824 with 20 10/100/1000 ports has 4 dual-personality ports for 10/100/1000 or mini-GBIC connectivity.

Ideal for medium to large networks, the Switch 2824 cost-effectively offer the maximum in bandwidth performance with 10 times the speed of 100 Mbit switches. Migrating to Gigabit switches will allow you to take full advantage of your existing high-performance, Gigabit-enabled PCs, laptops, and servers - and see noticeably improved application response and file transfer times. By implementing the Switch 2824, you will seamlessly protect your existing network investment while preparing for future growth.

Product : HP ProCurve Switch 2824 - Switch - 24 ports - EN, Fast EN, Gigabit EN - 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, 1000Base-T + 4 x mini-GBIC (empty)

Buy Price: £845.00

Mfr Code : J4903A

Alternatively 2810, still stackable and layer 2 as well, code is J9021A, cheaper at about £559

Or 2510 gigabit version, identical specifications as the 2810 but about £360, code is J9279A, not stackable though, but used as dual connectivity with MPIO iSCSI SAN it wouldn't matter!

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