Top 10 Reasons to Buy Used Cisco Vs New Cisco Hardware

A network is usually comprised of devices including routers, switches, load balancers and firewalls. All of these different types of networking hardware come with a price tag that can lead to quite an extensive expense. Some business owners prefer to buy new knowing their hardware will be guaranteed to work while others will buy used to save on the price. However, you will discover yourself wondering why you bought new instead of used after reading the following:

• When buying used Cisco hardware, you can generally save more the 50% off the price compared to new.
• Network resellers often have better customer support so you can actually speak to a human being without being charged for it.
• Most popular network resellers offer warranties that rival any manufacturer warranty.
• A new Cisco device will become used as soon as you open the box. Therefore, you could have done some homework to find how many locations the Cisco device was used before it comes into your possession.
• Not only on price, but the best network resellers test the equipment to ensure it works saving you a headache.
• When buying used Cisco hardware, you are preventing the device from ever touching a landfill. Electronic devices contain harmful materials that are dangerous to wildlife and environment in general.
• Your boss will praise you for saving the company money by using your brain.
• Network equipment resellers will offer you other used networking hardware solutions to ensure your network receives the best choice on product.
• When dealing with Cisco equipment, there is an exception to the "buying new" rule. GBICs can be purchased as compatible for the manufacturer's product at a less expensive price.
• You can take the money you saved your company and give your employees a surprise bonus increasing moral. Increased moral leads to an increase in productivity.

Now, not every product can be applied to this rule. There are products that should never be bought used.

• Used toilet paper - Do I really need to talk about this?
• Used nose hair trimmers - How much disinfectant would it take for you to say "yes"?
• Used deodorant - This is just horrible.
• Used plungers - I think this would be a great debate. A plunger is used for the most rancid jobs regardless. The debate comes in with knowing you did not use the plunger first for you own mess.
• Used adult diapers - I don't know why, but the thought of an adult diaper makes me tear up on the inside.

Finally, I know I gave you a little comedic bonus at the end. The point of that small list is to demonstrate in how 1 con of disgust can kill a product's desire to be purchased. There is no disgust or unsettling feelings when buying used Cisco. Only positive feelings and outcomes will serve out in the end.

Chris Angulo is head of web marketing for Network Liquidators. Customers have the right to know about cost savings of used network hardware vs. buying directly from a manufacturer. Network Liquidators provides expense solutions on many products including Used Cisco, Nortel, Avaya and now HP ProCurve.