[geeks] switches, when rack space is at a premium

[Francois Dion]

Francois Dion wrote:

> I'm looking into getting a pair of 48 port 1u 10/100 managed switch. 
> Usual suspects are HP procurve 2650 and Cisco 2950 48 port. They look 
> to be exactly the same, spec wise (altough, I have to real world 
> performance comparison), but the 2650 can be had right at $950 or so. 
> Why would I shell so much more for the Cisco? Then there is the Dell 
> 3348,  base price is also $950 but the SFPs for the uplink are half 
> price. Who makes the switches for Dell? Dell is always hit or miss, 
> always a risk. Anybody has been running some of these for a while? 

I forgot to mention this: 
http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pwcnt/en/tollyreport_3348comp.pdf

Why is it kicking the cisco's butt so badly? Why is the HP not in the 
comparison, maybe because it performs better?