Cisco Catalyst 9300 - Network Advantage - switch - L3 - Managed - 24 x 10/100/1000 (PoE+) - rack-mountable - PoE+ (445 W) - refurbished

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

The Cisco Catalyst 9300 (Network Advantage, L3, managed) is the kind of switch you buy when you want the “grown-up” features and stability you don’t have to babysit. Refurbished via Cisco Refresh is the big plus here—at ~£3.15k ex‑VAT, it’s decent value compared with brand-new pricing, and the Catalyst line tends to be reliable in real UK office/WAN-edge environments. If you’re standardising on Cisco, or you need proper routed switching for inter-VLAN stuff, this is the tier that tends to “just work” with your existing management and tooling. It’s also a sensible choice for companies that care about lifecycle and support quality rather than chasing the cheapest box.

That said, I wouldn’t buy this blindly if you’re just trying to connect end devices and don’t actually need L3 or the Catalyst feature set. You’re paying for capabilities you might not use, and with PoE+ in particular, the cost only really makes sense if you truly need powering for APs/phones/cameras—not as a “maybe later” purchase. Also, check your actual deployment: ensure the uplink/downlink mix and any future growth match what you’ll need, because swapping switch capacity later is painful and expensive. If you’re a Cisco-friendly shop with real routing/segmentation needs, this refurbished 9300 is a solid, dependable buy; if you’re mainly after a straightforward access switch, look cheaper first.