[geeks] Gigabit upgrade

[Shannon Hendrix]

On Aug 4, 2008, at 14:41 , Alois Hammer wrote:

> On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:39:24 -0500 (CDT), "Lionel Peterson"
>>
>> If I read the HP website correctly, the HP switches are fanless -  
>> that
>> could be a real plus for the OP, can anyone confirm that?
>>
>> Provantage.com has them for about $325 (see:
>> http://www.provantage.com/hp-compaq-j9028b-aba~7HEWN1CF.htm ) and  
>> the 8
>> port version for about $129 (see:
>> http://www.provantage.com/hp-compaq-j9029a-aba~7HEWN1AK.htm )
>
> The OP confirms that silent switches are highly desirable, and
> appreciates the ProVantage link, where he has been buying replacement
> UPS batteries for some years, but hadn't realized he could buy cheap
> switches from, too. :)


Provantage is where I got mine last year for $450, so the price has  
come down a lot.

Fast service.

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Shannon Hendrix
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