Primary Device
Aruba 6000 24G 4SFP
★ 3.3 Value Score
Technical Specifications
- Switching Capacity: 56 Gbps
- Forwarding Rate: 41.6 Mpps
- Ports (breakdown): 24x 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports, 4x 1G SFP uplink ports
- PoE Budget (if applicable): N/A (Non-PoE model)
- Layer (L2/L3): Layer 2 (with Static Routing support)
- Stacking support: No
Curation Review
- ✔ Pros: Modern AOS-CX operating system with REST API support; Fanless design ensures silent operation in open-office environments; No recurring software licensing or subscription fees required
- ✘ Cons: Limited to 1GbE SFP uplinks with no 10GbE options; Does not support physical stacking (VSF); Restricted Layer 3 features (Static routing only, no dynamic protocols like OSPF)
- Est. Price: $750 - $1,100
Compare Against
Fortinet FortiSwitch 124G
★ 3.7 Value Score
Technical Specifications
- Switching Capacity: 240 Gbps
- Forwarding Rate: 355 Mpps
- Ports: 24x 100/1000/2.5G RJ45, 6x 10G SFP+
- PoE Budget: N/A
- Layer: L2 with Static Routing
- Stacking support: Yes (via FortiLink)
Curation Review
- ✔ Pros: Full 2.5G multi-gigabit support on all 24 access ports; robust 60Gbps uplink capacity via 6x 10G SFP+ ports; fanless design for silent operation; native FortiLink integration for centralized management via FortiGate.
- ✘ Cons: Non-PoE model (requires FPOE variant for power); advanced L3 features like OSPF/BGP require a separate license; lacks hardware-based MC-LAG support found in higher-tier models.
- Est. Price: $1,130 - $1,504