Need to buy HP X130 10G SFP+ LC SR Transceiver

[fiza]

I got a quote from a well known reseller and it came in at £678! I have seen one on Ebay from Lambdatek from only £216.01. Hugh price difference!

 

I presume that I won't get a warranty from HP if I buy the one from Lambdatek ?

 

Just seen this from an older thread http://www.fs.com/products/11564.html

 

Anyone bought from fs.com?

Edited May 12, 2017 by fiza

[synaesthesia]

Yes, use them often and the products are great.

We bought a pair of official HP ones for £670 - 335 each. Shop around and you should be able to get the same price, however compatibles are certainly worth a go. We went original as it's for a mission-critical link between our two sites. We tested with a pair of Mikrotik modules which were about £40 each.

[localzuk]

I am considering buying from fs.com too. Price for originals (for the X132 - J9150A) is £195 each. On fs they're £15 each for compatibles...

[fiza]

This transceiver is going in our core switch as the current transceiver linking to the switch in the main office is playing up so I currently have the 2 switches connected via 1Gb link. At £15 on fs.com is it worth a punt?

[fiza]

Yes, use them often and the products are great.

We bought a pair of official HP ones for £670 - 335 each. Shop around and you should be able to get the same price, however compatibles are certainly worth a go. We went original as it's for a mission-critical link between our two sites. We tested with a pair of Mikrotik modules which were about £40 each.

 

Can I ask which supplier you bought from ? pm me if you prefer.

[synaesthesia]

That was a local company to us, AMC Computer Supplies in Kettering. Box shifters hence you shouldn't have difficulty getting similar.

[fiza]

Just had a look on their actual site and Lambdatek are selling an HP transceiver for £158 ex VAT. I might just get one of these and one from fs.com aswell.

 

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That was a local company to us, AMC Computer Supplies in Kettering. Box shifters hence you shouldn't have difficulty getting similar.

 

We use AMC so I will drop my account manager an email.

[FragglePete]

I've been buying from http://www.gbics.com - all our switches are HP and not had any issues on them.

 

Pete

[Wubbalubbadub]

I asked the supplier i use at AMC, how much he charges. He told me £139.

 

Give him a ring.. 01536 513 679 His name is Danny - but you get 10% off if you call him D-Dog.

[whitte]

I got all my optics for home use from fs.com. The compatibility of hpe modules is picky, but the J9152As I got works with no issues.

[Kitkatninja]

While we use a great range of suppliers, in general AMC normally come in the cheapest, they are great on price (I believe that they can do that for £139 - sorry not at work, on A/L so don't want to go thru our old orders), our account manager is Danny... Try him

[Mark-wilde]

I recently bought several SFPs and fiber patch cables from fs.com. Their prices are competitive, much lower ($6 each) than cdw.com. And the quality is great, too.

[Mark-wilde]

For my experience, the compatible optical transceivers that I bought from fs.com are quite compatible, you don't need to worry about the quality issue here.