Hou er rekening mee dat dit alleen vervanging van de hardware betreft.
( En als de switch niet meer geproduceerd wordt heb je pech. )
Veel vragen die bij support centers binnen komen zijn problemen met software of configuratie issues.
Levenslange garantie helpt daarbij niet.
Je zou ook kunnen kijken naar de
SB300 (Layer 3) en
SB200 (Layer 2) van Cisco.
Deze hebben dezelfde off-the-shelf Broadcom chipset als HP Procurve en zijn iets goedkoper.
Garantie voorwaarden moet je ook vergelijken met HP.
Cisco levert op hun switches tegenwoordig ook
lifetime warranty. (t/m de Catalyst 4500)
Op de nieuwe switches (2960S / 3560X / 3750X) zit tegenwoordig enhanced lifetime warranty.
Cisco Small Business Pro Limited Five-Year Hardware Warranty- Available for Cisco Small Business Pro Switch
- Warranty duration: 5 years
- Hardware replacement: Cisco or its service center will use commercially reasonable efforts to ship a replacement part within 10 working days after receipt of the RMA request. Actual delivery times might vary depending on customer location.
- Hardware warranty commences from the date of shipment to customer (and in case of resale by a Cisco reseller, not more than 90 days after original shipment by Cisco).
- Warranty allows guest access only to Cisco.com.
Cisco Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty- Warranty applies to Cisco Catalyst® Express 500, Cisco Catalyst 2960, 2975, 3560, 3560-E, 3750, 3750-E, 4500, and 4500-E Series Switches, Some limitations apply.
- Warranty duration: As long as the original end user continues to own or use the product, provided that fan and power supply warranty is limited to 5 years.
- In the event of discontinuance of product manufacture, Cisco warranty support is limited to 5 years from the announcement of discontinuance.
- Hardware replacement: Cisco or its service center will use commercially reasonable efforts to ship a replacement part within 10 working days after receipt of the RMA request. Actual delivery times might vary depending on customer location.
- Hardware warranty commences from the date of shipment to customer (and in case of resale by a Cisco reseller, not more than 90 days after original shipment by Cisco).
- Warranty allows guest access only to Cisco.com.
Cisco Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty- Warranty applies to Cisco Catalyst 2960-S, 3560-X, 3750-X, 2960-C, and 3560-C Series Switches
- Warranty duration: As long as the original end user continues to own or use the product, provided that fan and power supply warranty is limited to 5 years.
- In the event of discontinuance of product manufacture, Cisco warranty support is limited to 5 years from the announcement of discontinuance.
- Hardware replacement: Where available, Cisco or its service center will use commercially reasonable efforts to ship a replacement part for next-day replacement. Where next business day is not available, a replacement will be shipped the same business day if the RMA is received before the fulfillment warehouse cut-off time. Actual delivery times might vary depending on customer location.
- Warranty includes 90 days of Technical Assistance Center (TAC) support during local business hours, 8 hours per day, 5 days per week.
- Hardware warranty commences from the date of shipment to customer (and in case of resale by a Cisco reseller, not more than 90 days after original shipment by Cisco).
- Warranty allows guest access only to Cisco.com.
Verder kan je kijken of je in de toekomst iets gaat doen met IP Video camera's of VoIP.
Dat bepaald of je Power over Ethernet / PoE nodig hebt. (De af standaard t/m 15.4W per poort.)
Ga je ook wat met virtuele desktops doen en wil je thin clients via PoE voeden, dan heb je de at PoE standaard nodig. Maar dit is voor jouw situatie overkill.
Edit:
@ The_DarkAngel: Mee eens. Maar veel klanten zien dat niet zo.
En als ze er achter zijn dat support en garantie niet hetzelfde is, is het vaak te laat.