✔ Pros:Industry-leading price-to-performance ratio; SD-Access and DNA Center integration for modern network automation; StackWise Virtual eliminates need for stack cables while enabling logical stacking; PoE+ on all 24 ports enables flexible IoT/access-point deployments; Energy-efficient performance with low total cost of ownership; Proven reliability with extensive enterprise deployments worldwide
✘ Cons:Limited to 1GbE on access ports (no multi-gigabit ports like 9300 series); Only 4× 10GbE uplinks may bottleneck high-density device deployments; Single power supply (no redundancy option); Requires IOS XE licensing and ongoing maintenance; Smaller switching capacity (136 Gbps) compared to flagship 9300/9400 platforms; PoE+ power budget (370W) splits across 24 ports, limiting simultaneous high-power device connections