check out the following to get an idea of the street price for the various flavors:
http://www.nextag.com/ do a search on Cisco 3550 and then check the price ranges shown. street for the 3550-24-SMI runs 2000-2500, while street for the 3550-24-EMI runs 3350-4300 That Auction Site has had a rash of people selling SMI switches with EMI images. Yes there is a way to tell. HTH Chuck ""Al Walter"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > That's what I thought. > > ccbootcamp.com's hardware site(optsys.net) is advertising brand new 3550s > for around $2300. That price leads me to believe that they are selling the > SMI version. > > I'll call Brad on Monday and see what it is they are actually selling. > > Thanks, > Al > > ""Penn Daniel"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > The EMI will be used. The SMI/EMI switches are the same physically. It > is > > just a different IOS image. > > > > Dan > > > > Al Walter wrote: > > > > > > From what I can see on Ciscos' site, you can order two > > > varieties of the 24 > > > port 3550. > > > > > > WS-C3550-24-SMI (Standard Multilayer SW Image) > > > or > > > WS-C3550-24-EMI (Enhanced Multilayer SW Image) > > > > > > Since there is a hefty difference in price, does anyone know > > > for sure which > > > one will be used in the lab? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Al > > > > > > P.S. - If this question crosses the line of our NDA, please > > > don't respond. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=48806&t=48788 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

