Comment obvious, maybe? (Score 1, Informative) 54
I'd just say go for the most that you can afford.
Our 3Coms have served us well, and between them, they work with anything from 10M ethernet to 2gig fibre optic.
I worked with a major brewer for a while, and their Cisco kit was very reliable, but it never had to handle much of a load. It did survive being kicked about, dropped, my boss's driving it several hundred miles unsecured in the back of a van. I doubt out 3com kit would have survived that!
Basically, if you can afford Cisco, go for it. If not, use 3Com.
Incidentally, if you want your server room to look cool, go for Black Diamond :D
Our 3Coms have served us well, and between them, they work with anything from 10M ethernet to 2gig fibre optic.
I worked with a major brewer for a while, and their Cisco kit was very reliable, but it never had to handle much of a load. It did survive being kicked about, dropped, my boss's driving it several hundred miles unsecured in the back of a van. I doubt out 3com kit would have survived that!
Basically, if you can afford Cisco, go for it. If not, use 3Com.
Incidentally, if you want your server room to look cool, go for Black Diamond
