Intel network appliances

[r00igev@@r]

Any good source in ZA that has Intel network appliances? Like these https://www.servethehome.com/category/networking/

At the moment I ship in my own and although CME has some, the price is rough.

 

[RonSwanson]

Also looking. I need something with 4 ports and maybe a 4 -5th gen i3.

CME knows that it's a niche market and prices accordingly. Anything that is rackmount, up to 4x the price. If it has more than two network ports, 2x the price. EBay seems to be ok-ish, but there is always risk.

How many network ports do you need?

 

[WAslayer]

You could go eBay..

 

[r00igev@@r]

Also looking. I need something with 4 ports and maybe a 4 -5th gen i3.

CME knows that it's a niche market and prices accordingly. Anything that is rackmount, up to 4x the price. If it has more than two network ports, 2x the price. EBay seems to be ok-ish, but there is always risk.

How many network ports do you need?

I currently have units from intel celeron J4125 with 82583V up to i3 8100 with WGI211AT. From 4 ports to 6 ports with an expansion of 4 ports SFT+.

Takes me 2 weeks to get some in but was hoping to find a local disti that will stock and not rip my ring when I require a quicker trurnaround. If I had capital to rotate I'd setup my own disti and do these Intel based appliances instead of doing it just for my own use.

The uCPE guys like Lanner and ZPE are as bad as CME.

 

[RonSwanson]

I currently have units from intel celeron J4125 with 82583V up to i3 8100 with WGI211AT. From 4 ports to 6 ports with an expansion of 4 ports SFT+.

Takes me 2 weeks to get some in but was hoping to find a local disti that will stock and not rip my ring when I require a quicker trurnaround. If I had capital to rotate I'd setup my own disti and do these Intel based appliances instead of doing it just for my own use.

The uCPE guys like Lanner and ZPE are as bad as CME.

Cool, you should arrange a group buy next time to save on shipping, I am sure that, if reasonably priced, there are more people than just you and I interested.
2 weeks isn't bad at all, I would not personally carry local stock unless I had a 3-5 year maintenance contract on, say, 50+ of them.