[188239] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: SFP Cost Variation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Josh Reynolds)
Sat Mar 12 14:46:28 2016
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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 13:17:58 -0600
From: Josh Reynolds <josh@kyneticwifi.com>
To: Nicholas Warren <nwarren@barryelectric.com>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
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On Mar 12, 2016 1:16 PM, "Nicholas Warren" <nwarren@barryelectric.com>
wrote:
> Quick question for the experts.
>
> Why when looking at SFPs, some sites list them as $800 when the same part
> number can be found on places like amazon for $30-$40. What is the
> difference in them? Why would I buy them from a place like CDW with what
> appears to be a 2,000% markup.
>
>
> https://www.cdw.com/shop/products/Brocade-SFP-mini-GBIC-transceiver-module-G
> igabit-Ethernet/1411743.aspx
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0076Q1CTY
>
> Thanks,
> Nich
>
