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    Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch

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    • DustinB3403D
      DustinB3403 @bnrstnr
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      @bnrstnr said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

      @dustinb3403 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

      Compared to Ubiquiti which is 70Gbps Switching

      Model: ES-48-750W
      (48) Gigabit RJ45 Ports
      (2) SFP+ Ports
      (2) SFP Ports
      (1) Serial Console Port
      Non-Blocking Throughput: 70 Gbps
      Switching Capacity: 140 Gbps
      Forwarding Rate: 104.16 Mpps

      Maximum Power Consumption: 750W
      Supports POE+ IEEE 802.3at/af and 24V Passive PoE
      Rackmountable

      Oh thank god, I just hadn't gotten that far down yet.

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403
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        Page 5 of the Ubiquiti Document.

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          bnrstnr @DustinB3403
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          @dustinb3403 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

          Oh thank god, I just hadn't gotten that far down yet.

          lmao hadn't gotten down to the very next line

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          • DustinB3403D
            DustinB3403 @bnrstnr
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            @bnrstnr said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

            @dustinb3403 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

            Oh thank god, I just hadn't gotten that far down yet.

            lmao hadn't gotten down to the very next line

            I was shocked at the top level documentation... I needed to find a beer!

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender
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              Yeah, the only place I see 70 is non blocking throughput.

              But sure, the Meraki do appear to have higher throughput than the EdgeSwitches in general. The question is, do you need that level of throughput?

              I don't know about you, but I have basically three bottle necks - internet (100 mb/s download), Email server (1 Gb/s shared with other VMs), DC/File server (1 Gb/s shared with other VMs).

              I don't need more than 1.1 Gb/s to tap out my stuff in general. Toss in some printing, etc.. I might be able to push that to 2 Gb/s.

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              • DustinB3403D
                DustinB3403
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                With the Meraki Switches you need to by licensing, right? Does the hardware purchase include a years license or anything?

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @DustinB3403
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                  @dustinb3403 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                  With the Meraki Switches you need to by licensing, right? Does the hardware purchase include a years license or anything?

                  Yes.
                  When you stop paying, they stop working. Period.

                  I have no need for something better than what I have now. But I'm guessing that if I did, I wouldn't be looking to Meraki to solve the issue for me.

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                  • travisdh1T
                    travisdh1 @Dashrender
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                    @dashrender said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                    @dustinb3403 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                    With the Meraki Switches you need to by licensing, right? Does the hardware purchase include a years license or anything?

                    Yes.
                    When you stop paying, they stop working. Period.

                    I have no need for something better than what I have now. But I'm guessing that if I did, I wouldn't be looking to Meraki to solve the issue for me.

                    Yeah, plenty of other options without the license encumbrance. Just not Ubiquiti, who doesn't even offer anything at that level.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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                      @dustinb3403 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                      With the Meraki Switches you need to by licensing, right? Does the hardware purchase include a years license or anything?

                      Yes, huge cost and huge risk.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @travisdh1
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                        @travisdh1 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                        The Meraki gear was never knocked because it lacked performance. It's the value/price that sucks.

                        Oh no, performance is lackluster, too.

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                          @travisdh1 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                          The Meraki gear was never knocked because it lacked performance. It's the value/price that sucks.

                          Oh no, performance is lackluster, too.

                          Even tho the stats are better than EdgeSwitches?

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @travisdh1
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                            @travisdh1 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                            Remember how @scottalanmiller is always saying Ubiquiti beats out anything Cisco offers below $3000.00?

                            Turned out to be even higher! Closer to $4K!

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                            • DustinB3403D
                              DustinB3403
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                              So I found the licensing for the Meraki Switches.

                              Pricing is as low as $350/year for a single year.

                              Ubiquiti has no licensing cost at all and is substantially cheaper, so why. . .

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender @DustinB3403
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                                @dustinb3403 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                                So I found the licensing for the Meraki Switches.

                                Pricing is as low as $350/year for a single year.

                                Ubiquiti has no licensing cost at all and is substantially cheaper, so why. . .

                                And this is the conclusion that Scott came to and posted about - what, 5 years ago?

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                                • DustinB3403D
                                  DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
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                                  @scottalanmiller said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                                  @travisdh1 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                                  The Meraki gear was never knocked because it lacked performance. It's the value/price that sucks.

                                  Oh no, performance is lackluster, too.

                                  Lackluster compared to the price? Or just in general?

                                  According to each companies data sheets, Meraki does out perform Ubiquiti by a bit.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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                                    @dustinb3403 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                                    So I found the licensing for the Meraki Switches.

                                    Pricing is as low as $350/year for a single year.

                                    Ubiquiti has no licensing cost at all and is substantially cheaper, so why. . .

                                    Meraki is really something we never consider since Ubiquiti came out. If you need something bigger than Ubiquiti, then Merkai is not the right product either.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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                                      @dustinb3403 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                                      @travisdh1 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                                      The Meraki gear was never knocked because it lacked performance. It's the value/price that sucks.

                                      Oh no, performance is lackluster, too.

                                      Lackluster compared to the price? Or just in general?

                                      According to each companies data sheets, Meraki does out perform Ubiquiti by a bit.

                                      Everything in IT is based on price. A Meraki for similar price to other things on the market is very slow.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                                        @dashrender said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                                        @dustinb3403 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                                        So I found the licensing for the Meraki Switches.

                                        Pricing is as low as $350/year for a single year.

                                        Ubiquiti has no licensing cost at all and is substantially cheaper, so why. . .

                                        And this is the conclusion that Scott came to and posted about - what, 5 years ago?

                                        Not so long 🙂 But a while ago.

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                                          @scottalanmiller said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                                          @dashrender said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                                          @dustinb3403 said in Meraki MS2** series vs Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch:

                                          So I found the licensing for the Meraki Switches.

                                          Pricing is as low as $350/year for a single year.

                                          Ubiquiti has no licensing cost at all and is substantially cheaper, so why. . .

                                          And this is the conclusion that Scott came to and posted about - what, 5 years ago?

                                          Not so long 🙂 But a while ago.

                                          It's at least 3.

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                                          • DustinB3403D
                                            DustinB3403
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                                            For the list price of 1 Meraki I could get 10.4 Ubiquiti switches.

                                            That's insane!

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