From: Ken Diliberto (ken@kdmd.net)
Date: Thu May 17 2007 - 10:43:46 ART
Are we talking about this?
WS-SVC-FWM-1-K9
Firewall blade for 6500 and 7600, VFW License Separate
$34,995
$28k each for a Sup720.
$10-15k for IOS.
$15k each for a 6748-ge-tx.
$15k each for a 6724-spf (without SFPs).
$5k each for 4KW power supplies.
$10k for the empty 6509-e chassis.
(Just pulled the numbers from the retail price list)
Don't forget about additional virtual firewall licenses. Those are
fairly expensive as well.
As always, YDMV. (Your Discount May Vary)
With the dollars out of the way, I would pick a 6500 over a 4500 any day
of the week because the 4500 ranks at the bottom of my list of favorite
switches. The step down from the 6500 for me would be a 3750 stack.
Ken
Darby Weaver wrote:
> My pricing my be off - I thought the list was in the
> 50's...
>
> Been a while since I was shopping for one too.
> --- Scott Morris <smorris@ipexpert.com> wrote:
>
>> The FWSM, like most service modules list at $29,995
>> last I ever looked.
>>
>> Soooo... Maybe not that bad, but the 6500 gives you
>> lots more flexibility
>> in modules to tie WAN, Security, Content and other
>> stuff into you LAN
>> switch!
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Darby Weaver [mailto:darbyweaver@yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 10:24 PM
>> To: sirus MOGHADASIAN; smorris@ipexpert.com
>> Cc: Cisco certification
>> Subject: Re: why use 6500 switch?
>>
>> Cyrus,
>>
>> What type of org, how many ports, do you additional
>> modules for the chassis.
>>
>> The FWSM can run more than $50,000 - so can a pair
>> of PIX 525's or their ASA
>> counterparts.
>>
>> Nearly every option for the 6500 can be had for a
>> much cheaper alternative
>> in the Cisco line of products.
>>
>> Do you need extreme bw or is there just a
>> perception?
>> What do you have now?
>>
>> What problem is it going to solve?
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