Hubs And Switches Buyers Guide
Key Features
| Key Features | | | Additional Features | | | Auto Scan Intervals | | | Port Selection Method |
| | With over 1700 hubs and switches on the market, key features such as Additional Features, Auto Scan Intervals & Port Selection Method are important factors when buying. These features not only effect the performane and quality of the hubs and switche you choose, but also the price. Shown below are price guides for a selection of hubs and switches focusing on the key features: Additional Features, Auto Scan Intervals & Port Selection Method. |
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| Additional Features | | Mouse and Keyboard Emulation ? LED Indicators ? Hot Pluggable | £21.00 | | Scrolling Mouse Support ? Mouse and Keyboard Emulation ? Security Function ? Cat5 connections | £180.00 | | LED Indicators ? Cat5 connections | £383.00 | | Scrolling Mouse Support ? On Screen Display Control ? Security Function ? Keep Alive ? LED Indicators ? Hot Pluggable ? Rack Mountable ? Daisy Chainable ? Cat5 connections | £630.00 | | Daisy Chainable | £1,158.00 | | * | LED Indicators | £144.00 |
| | | Auto Scan Intervals | | 4 sec | £22.00 | | 2 sec ? 60 sec | £62.00 | | 30 sec ? User Selectable | £186.00 | | 60 sec | £533.00 | | 2 sec ? 5 sec ? 7 sec ? 15 sec ? 30 sec ? 60 sec | £1,468.00 | | * | User Selectable | £971.00 |
| | | Port Selection Method | | Hot Key ? Button | £141.00 | | Hot Key ? Remote Control | £202.00 | | Hot Key ? Button ? OSD ? Remote Control | £561.00 | | Button ? OSD | £730.00 | | Hot Key ? OSD | £1,230.00 | | * | Hot Key ? Button | £141.00 |
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* Taking into account all current hubs and switches on the market the most desirable would be a hubs and switche with LED Indicators Additional Features, User Selectable Auto Scan Intervals and Hot Key ? Button Port Selection Method.
Price Guide
| Min | £6.37 | | Avg | £1,750.36 | | Max | £39,349.58 |
| | Hubs And Switches cost anywhere from £6.37 for a basic hubs and switche with few features to around £39,349.58 for a fully featured hubs and switche. |
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Brand Guide
| Popular Brands | | | Cisco | | | Belkin | | | 3Com | | | Hewlett Packard | | | Adder Technology | | | Avocent |
| | The most popular hubs and switches brand is Cisco. The most expensive hubs and switches brand is Juniper Networks. If you're looking for a bargain then look out for Safecom branded hubs and switches as generally they offer the cheapest hubs and switches. |
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