Well it normally comes down to "you get what you pay for". A quality solution does cost. We did 205h in every other room and are happy with the outcome. We did every other room to keep cost down while providing good coverage.
On 02/20/2017 02:01 PM, Norman Mourtada wrote: > We are actively looking at both the 205H and 303H from Aruba. The list price > for the 205H is $695 and the new 303H is > $495 (with wave 2 and SU/MU-MIMO) but will require a minimum OS of 6.5. I am > leaning towards the 303H as it will be cost > effective with our standard discount. Planning to deploy in every other dorm > room with 5GHz only. > > > > *From:*The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] *On Behalf Of > *Thomas Carter > *Sent:* Monday, February 20, 2017 12:02 PM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] In room WIFI - second example > > > > It does bring up a problem that I’ve been complaining about for a long time – > the top tier vendors don’t really offer > any low cost single-room solutions, especially when it comes to ac. For > example, what is there between this Mikrotik > device at $50 and an Aruba AP-205H for $400? I see they have a 203H coming, > but I don’t know the pricing on that. It > seems the Cisco 1810 is a little better at $300, but for less than double > that cost I can support 3 rooms with a > traditional ceiling mount. And that doesn’t include the extra controller > licensing and capacity required. > > > > From the point of view of someone with a small, challenging budget, I could > get the Aruba or Cisco and then have to keep > them in service for 10+ years, or go for the cheaper models and replace them > every 3. I realize there are other issue, > but cost is a big driver. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss.
