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Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall 1210
Cisco Cisco Secure Firewall 1210
★ 3.5 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 6.5 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 6.0 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 5.0 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 200,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 175,000
  • Interfaces: 8 x 10/100/1000BASE-T
  • Form Factor: Desktop / Compact

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High performance 6.5 Gbps firewall throughput in a compact size; Silent fanless design for the 1210CE model; Integrated PoE+ support available on the 1210CP variant
  • ✘ Cons: High annual subscription costs for advanced security features; Significant throughput reduction to 1.0 Gbps during TLS decryption; Lower concurrent session capacity compared to some competitors
  • Est. Price: $2,100 - $2,600

Compare Against

Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro Max
Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro Max
★ 4.7 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Firewall Throughput: 10 Gbps
  • Threat Prevention Throughput: 5 Gbps
  • IPsec VPN Throughput: 2 Gbps
  • Max Sessions: 500,000
  • New Sessions/sec: 50,000
  • Interfaces: 1x 10G SFP+ WAN, 1x 2.5G RJ45 WAN, 1x 10G SFP+ LAN, 8x 1G RJ45 LAN
  • Form Factor: 1U Rackmount

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High 5 Gbps IDS/IPS throughput; Dual 3.5" HDD bays with RAID 1 support for surveillance; Supports 2,000+ clients and 200+ UniFi devices; No subscription fees for security updates or software; Integrated 128GB SSD for enhanced application performance.
  • ✘ Cons: Internal 8-port switch lacks PoE support; Only two SFP+ ports (one often used for WAN); Lacks native 10G RJ45 ports; Requires Ubiquiti SSO account for initial setup.
  • Est. Price: $599 - $629

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