Re: Router Suggestions

[Jared Brown <nanog-isp () mail com>]

Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
From: "Matt Harris" <matt () netfire net>
> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 9:52 AM Jared Brown <nanog-isp () mail com[mailto:nanog-isp () mail com]> wrote:
> > My no-effort quote from last month lists just the box at $13,000. Once you are all in the total is that 1.5 multiple 
> > Baldur mentioned compared to OP.
> >  
> > However, if you google "mx204 price" the first hit wants very much to sell you one for <$11,000. Caveat emptor and 
> > YMMV.
> >
> > Jared
> >  
> Not all MX204's are created equal, however. For edge applications, many folks will want to go with the -IR model, and 
> the -R model is the fully-unrestricted one. 
> These will cost substantively more than the base model which has rib, fib, and vrf limitations enforced.
  True enough. I was, however, under the impression you could upgrade the license at a later date.

Jared