Test Center Tracker: 10G at $1,500 per port

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Feb 12, 20071 min

Dell delivers: Value-conscious network admins would be well-served adding Dell's new PowerConnect 6248 to their short list of switches. Test Center analyst Paul Venezia finds the gear -- a full Layer-3 switch that can handle up to four 10G ports in addition to 48 gigabit Ethernet ports -- to be a solid piece of hardware for an incredibly low price. Introducing InfoClipz: If you're curious about information techn

Dell delivers: Value-conscious network admins would be well-served adding Dell’s new PowerConnect 6248 to their short list of switches. Test Center analyst Paul Venezia finds the gear — a full Layer-3 switch that can handle up to four 10G ports in addition to 48 gigabit Ethernet ports — to be a solid piece of hardware for an incredibly low price.

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