It's hard for me to compete with the ubnt and netonix products, mainly because of volume differences. There are also some key design and customer RMA philosophy differences which increase costs - I really don't feel like it's right to cut corners which significantly decrease reliability, and then refuse to warranty products because the design was damaged by static, or a short, or similar - all of which should be survivable. High-current lightning strikes? Maybe not...
Like you pointed out though I think I'm in the right price range, especially If I can do a better job of describing the differences here. I also am working hard on getting that price down. On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 1:33 PM, Peter Kranz <pkr...@unwiredltd.com> wrote: > 18 ports sounds reasonable to me, it will fit the needs to most any site. > I could see myself buying 2 units and stacking them such that 50% of my APs > were connected to unit #1 and 50% connected to unit #2. > > > > On pricing, if you don’t require sync, this unit would somewhat compete > with the UBNT EdgeSwitch, ES-16-150W, that unit is $300 for 16 24V and PoE+ > ports. But it does lack several features you provide. > > > > The alternative Netonix WS-12-400AC is $399.95 > > > > So the $800 price is a great deal compared to the CTM-2 product, but about > double the UBNT and Netonix competitor. > > > > I think the uplift from $400 to $800 would be worth it if it supported > more voltage standards than the UBNT product, and provided redundant power > options that both of those devices lacked. > > > > > *Peter Kranz*www.UnwiredLtd.com <http://www.unwiredltd.com/> > Desk: 510-868-1614 x100 > Mobile: 510-207-0000 > pkr...@unwiredltd.com > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Forrest Christian > (List Account) > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 08, 2016 11:41 AM > *To:* af <af@afmug.com> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] RackMount PacketFlux PowerInjector+Sync > > > > Well, it looks like it might actually be finally happening. > > > > We are about 98% sure we have a rackmount enclosure manufacturer which we > can work with. Domestic. Product looks decent. Price is right. > > > > Which means it's time to nail down a few details here, such as number of > ports, so I can get some enclosures cut and boards made and hopefully get > this elephant out of the room.... > > > > So I need some input: > > > > The rough figures I'm working with here is $800 for a 18 port rackmount > power injector. Voltage and pinning jumper selectable per port. Per-port > control of power and sync. Probably some redundant power and other things > built in, but I'm still nailing those details down (a lot of it comes down > to space on the front panel of the enclosure). > > > > PLEASE NOTE: The prices here are soft - until I get the design completed > I won't know what I can sell this for - as many of you know I try to price > things at a fair price as opposed to what the market will bear. > > > > The main questions I have for the list are: > > > > Is 18 the correct number of ports? 18 is looking like about the most I > can fit based on front panel dimensions. This corresponds to 3 blocks of 6 > ports (if you lose a port and need to replace it, you'd replace 6 at a > time). > > > > Other options are 16 (4 blocks of 4), and pretty much any smaller > quantities of ports which are divisible by 4 or 6. > > > > I guess what I'm really asking here is whether the 18 port version for > $800 is the only version of this I should make or carry, or does it make > sense to sell (as an example) an 8 port version for $400 instead of or in > addition to this? > > > > > > > -- > > *Forrest Christian* *CEO, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* > > Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 > > forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com > > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> > <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> > > -- *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux>
