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Please could you give me advice on the quotes I have received for my schools Meru network. I asked for two quotes on a meru network for my school (230 children over a relatively large area for a primary school) Only one company came out to look at school. Due to visit the two quotes are quite different (They may not be but to me they look different) I then got another quote in the hope that they would enable me to compare it with previous quotes - they didn't visit and in a not very subtle way said we'll give you a meru quote but it is rubbish compared to Ruckus. So feel very confused - my research shows similar confusion or downright fanaticism for either approach (Ruckus or Meru) I am at a bit of a loss... may just go with company that visited. Any comments would be very welcome. (Has been almost a year since first quote and children are missing out. please help) Quotes below. Company 1 Total £11,267.33 exc vat Meru 13AP Bundle - 13x Meru AP1020e, MC1550 Controller, 20x AP Licenses, 3Yr Support 1 £5,680.75 10+AP Install Price 16 X £88.55 =£1,416.80 HP ProCurve 3500-24G-PoE+ yl Switch 1 £1,100.00 Meru AP1020e 802.11n Wireless Access Point X 3 £961.95 HP ProCurve E2530-24G-PoE+ Switch 1 £821.71 16x25 Mini Trunking 90 £5.75 £517.50 Configuration of Wireless Network and Existing Laptops 1 £398.00 HP 1410-24G Switch X 2 £231 Patch Panel X2 £33.06 £66.12 HP X121 1G SFP Transciever 2 £18.64 £37.28 Fibre Patch Cords 2 £9.72 £19.44 1m Patch Lead 16 £1.03 £16.48 Company 2 Gave two options and had some other additions after discussion with me. Wireless Network: Option 1 - 300Mb £7,781.04 1 Meru primary school bundle, inc MC1550 controller with license to connect 10 AP' & 3 AP1020e radios. £ 1,822.50 2 Meru primary school bundle, 5 x AP1020e radios with approprate licenses for MC1550 controller. 3,503.56 £ 2 Out door antenna for playing field and side play ground £218.50 5 Network points in rooms 15,12,14, ICT room & staffroom ( false ceilings) £475.00 7 Network points in otherside of the school with fix ceiling cables to run in void above ceiling. £840.00 3 8 Port POE switches with patch leads £341 1 Installation & configuration £750.00 Wireless Network: Option 2 - 1 Gb £11,137.91 Meru 1550 controller supports up to 50 AP's with 12 AP software upgrade licenses 1,527.86 £ 12 Meru dual radio 3x3 3-stream 802.11a/b/g/n/ac £6,382.56 1 Controller & AP software and hardware support £881.76 2 Out door antenna for playing field and side play ground £109.25 7 Network points in otherside of the school with fix ceiling cables to run in void above ceiling. £840.00 5 Network points in rooms 15,12,14, ICT room & staffroom ( false ceilings) £475.00 3 8 Port POE switches with patch leads £341 1 Installation & configuration £750.00 Company 3 £ 5,578.80 inc VAT *8 x WAP Meru School Wide Managed Wireless Network* (includes all cabling, POE switching, Installation & 3 Years Support) 1 MERU SPECIAL OFFER EDUCATION BUNDLE PRICE £ 4,649.00 £ 4,649.00 1 Meru Managed Wireless Bundle - 3 x AP1020i WAP’s & 1 MC1550 Controller 0.00 Includes: 10 WAP License & 3Yr Controller & License Support Platform can be upgraded to support up to 50 APs. Maximum throughput of 800 Mbps, and includes System Director software with Air Traffic Control, element management system, wireless security, rogue AP detection. Supports N+1 Wireless Controller Redundancy. 5 Meru 1020i Dual Radio A/B/G/N Wireless Access Point 0.00 With integrated antennas providing 180 degrees coverage. AP can be mounted horizontally and vertically. Other optional mounting brackets and screws also available. 8 Remote Krone CAT5e Network Point 0.00 8 Krone CAT5e 0.5M Patch Cable 0.00 1 Netgear GS510TP 8 x Gigabit T - 130W POE - 2 x Gigabit SFP Switch I know it is a lot to ask and I would pay for advice if I knew where to get it from. Thanks in advance