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    • alexntgA
      alexntg @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said:

      Be aware, with Meraki, that you have recurring annual costs. So the TCO is very high compared to the sticker price.

      Strictly MSRP (so I'm sure you can find better pricing out there), the unit's $845 and the subscription's $550 per year.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @alexntg
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        @alexntg said:

        @scottalanmiller said:

        Be aware, with Meraki, that you have recurring annual costs. So the TCO is very high compared to the sticker price.

        Strictly MSRP (so I'm sure you can find better pricing out there), the unit's $845 and the subscription's $550 per year.

        That's why we opted not to use them. The acquisition price is great. But paying more than that every two ears is a really big deal.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          For that price, I could have Pali Alto!

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          • alexntgA
            alexntg @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said:

            For that price, I could have Pali Alto!

            It's a comparable product to the PA 200, and also includes a built-in wireless access point.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @alexntg
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              @alexntg said:

              @scottalanmiller said:

              For that price, I could have Pali Alto!

              It's a comparable product to the PA 200, and also includes a built-in wireless access point.

              I wouldn't compare Meraki to Palo Alto. And built in AP is nice but not huge.

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              • alexntgA
                alexntg @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said:

                @alexntg said:

                @scottalanmiller said:

                For that price, I could have Pali Alto!

                It's a comparable product to the PA 200, and also includes a built-in wireless access point.

                I wouldn't compare Meraki to Palo Alto. And built in AP is nice but not huge.

                If not including wireless, you'd be looking at an MX60, and the MSRP would be $495, with the full subscription of $500 per year, and also adding the cost of an access point.

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender
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                  is the MX60 a firewall? I suppose I'm ok with the yearly fee for AV/spam updates... but Meraki's yearly fee for APs is just over the top. $300-500 a year for something that's fairly static. I understand there are a ton of features, but that price.. just OUCH.

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                  • JaredBuschJ
                    JaredBusch @Dashrender
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                    @Dashrender said:

                    is the MX60 a firewall? I suppose I'm ok with the yearly fee for AV/spam updates... but Meraki's yearly fee for APs is just over the top. $300-500 a year for something that's fairly static. I understand there are a ton of features, but that price.. just OUCH.

                    That is why I like the Ubiquiti stuff. The AP's are great and you have a centralized controller you set up for it. The EdgeMax Lite is a Vyatta based router. You can buy both for $150 total.

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                    • alexntgA
                      alexntg @Dashrender
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                      @Dashrender said:

                      is the MX60 a firewall? I suppose I'm ok with the yearly fee for AV/spam updates... but Meraki's yearly fee for APs is just over the top. $300-500 a year for something that's fairly static. I understand there are a ton of features, but that price.. just OUCH.

                      The MX60 is a security appliance, yes. For a small 30-person environment, if you wanted a separate Meraki AP, the MR-12 would be sufficient. MSRP for that is $399 and $150 per year for licensing.

                      If central management isn't on the table, there's the Sophos UTM 100 appliance. It's a bit more powerful than the MX60 or PA200. It can come bundled with an AP10 as well. I don't have an MSRP for it or annual subscription pricing, but I see it on Newegg for $687.

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                      • alexntgA
                        alexntg @JaredBusch
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                        @JaredBusch said:

                        @Dashrender said:

                        is the MX60 a firewall? I suppose I'm ok with the yearly fee for AV/spam updates... but Meraki's yearly fee for APs is just over the top. $300-500 a year for something that's fairly static. I understand there are a ton of features, but that price.. just OUCH.

                        That is why I like the Ubiquiti stuff. The AP's are great and you have a centralized controller you set up for it. The EdgeMax Lite is a Vyatta based router. You can buy both for $150 total.

                        What anti-malware, IPS, and content filtering does it have?

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                          @Dashrender said:

                          is the MX60 a firewall? I suppose I'm ok with the yearly fee for AV/spam updates... but Meraki's yearly fee for APs is just over the top. $300-500 a year for something that's fairly static. I understand there are a ton of features, but that price.. just OUCH.

                          Yup. Desktop clad firewall. No AP, you have to move to the MX60W to get that.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                            @JaredBusch said:

                            @Dashrender said:

                            is the MX60 a firewall? I suppose I'm ok with the yearly fee for AV/spam updates... but Meraki's yearly fee for APs is just over the top. $300-500 a year for something that's fairly static. I understand there are a ton of features, but that price.. just OUCH.

                            That is why I like the Ubiquiti stuff. The AP's are great and you have a centralized controller you set up for it. The EdgeMax Lite is a Vyatta based router. You can buy both for $150 total.

                            Yup. I'm happy with that strategy too.

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                            • JaredBuschJ
                              JaredBusch @alexntg
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                              @alexntg said:

                              @JaredBusch said:

                              @Dashrender said:

                              is the MX60 a firewall? I suppose I'm ok with the yearly fee for AV/spam updates... but Meraki's yearly fee for APs is just over the top. $300-500 a year for something that's fairly static. I understand there are a ton of features, but that price.. just OUCH.

                              That is why I like the Ubiquiti stuff. The AP's are great and you have a centralized controller you set up for it. The EdgeMax Lite is a Vyatta based router. You can buy both for $150 total.

                              What anti-malware, IPS, and content filtering does it have?

                              None. The same as the WRT1900. It can have Debian based stuff manually added.

                              Hmm this is an AC wireless though, so my comment about the $150 is off. The Ubiquiti AC access point is $300 on Amazon. So to get that and the router would be $380.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller
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                                Not much call for AC yet.

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