Drew, A 6 Tbps router is a little more expensive than a 2 Tbps router, yes. I was referring to the 7280SR range not the 7280CR. I ended up getting our SR2k's around the same price as MX204's with the help of our friendly Arista rep. MX204's may have gotten chaper in the last year I don't know. But YMMV. -PC
We've been setting up some Arista DCS-7280CR2K-30-F lately and they have been just OK. The pricing is not at all close to $12,000 though.
-Drew
-----Original Message----- From: NANOG <nanog-bounces@nanog.org> On Behalf Of Patrick Cole Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 8:42 AM To: Colton Conor <colton.conor@gmail.com> Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> Subject: Re: Router Suggestions
Colton,
We recently opted for the Arista 7280R2K for peering edge. They come in at similar price points (maybe a little more?) to the MX204 and are a bit higher capacity.
Worth a look in.
Cheers,
Patrick
Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 07:00:55AM -0500, Colton Conor wrote:
For around $11,000 right now, you can get a brand new Juniper MX204 router. Alternatively, you can get a used MX240 / MX480 with quad power supplies, redundant quad core RE's, and 2 16X10G MIC cards for around $12,000. My question, is there anything else worth looking at in this price range / port configuration? Open to both new and used options. Looking to take full BGP routes.Â
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