Which one to choose switch 48 port, min 4x10G?

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afternoon You need to pick up some inexpensive switch option, 24 - 48 gigabit ports and at least 4 SFP +, you can even consider with 40G interfaces. In the last century, I very successfully chose the Nortel BayStack 450 (BS2000) and used it for a long time with clients in medium-sized enterprises (in principle, it was suitable for everyone who had a separate server room), then I had to replace it with Nortel, too, but more, now 5510-24 and 48 are living their lives. Many people already have a bunch of 10G switches or connecting servers to 10G, but somehow there are no inexpensive reliable solutions on the horizon.

BayStack 450 could be bought for $50 on eBay (once I bought a pallet of these for 5 bucks each in the USA) and it worked in the "turn on and forget for years" mode, Nortel / Avaya 5510 already for $150-200. After them, I looked for Arista DCS-7048T with 4xSFP +, a good option both in terms of reliability and properties (for example, nlag supports and there are options for rear to front airflow), but it is rare and quite expensive for a used switch.

What else could be considered inexpensive and massive, instead of the DCS-7048T?

Answer 1

https://mikrotik.com/product/crs354_48g_4splus2qplusrm