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As most of our hardware is Dell, we also have a lot of Dell Powerconnect switches. It isn't really a choice, but more a habit that we have become accustomed to. In this case we would normally get a Powerconnect 7048. <br />
I am just looking to see what other options are out there, and are the Dell switches as good as say the Cisco equivalent? Needs to be 48 port, Layer 3, Gigabit.
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As most of our hardware is Dell, we also have a lot of Dell Powerconnect switches. It isn't really a choice, but more a habit that we have become accustomed to. In this case we would normally get a Powerconnect 7048. 
I am just looking to see what other options are out there, and are the Dell switches as good as say the Cisco equivalent? Needs to be 48 port, Layer 3, Gigabit.

Recommendation for a 48 port Layer3 Gigabit switch

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