Monday, October 22, 2018

Cisco 3850 OR 9300?

So we are doing a remodel and I am going to make a 4 switch stack. Wondering if it is better to go with 3850 or 9300.

I do not have any experience with IOS XE but from what I understand I basically don't up front. I can basically just configure like I used to and when I want to get into everything else I can do with XE then I can.

So from that point of view then then here is what I can see the differences are:

  • 437W PoE Budget on 9300 vs. 800W on 3850
  • The 3850 is faster with Switching Capacity: +48Gbps
  • With the new licensing you get more options with the 9300 (not that I would use them right now)

Just wondering what your thoughts are out there. They seem to be very similar in price.



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