Cisco 2851s worth getting?

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Not sure if this is the right section to post it in but through work we have a few 2851s that have been collecting dust. I asked about them and the sales guy said he would sell them to me for $21 a pop but to double check with my boss as he may just give them to me for free. I know Cisco is moving away from the ISR gen 1 and focusing on gen 2 with all the new features with IOS 15.2 and such. My question is would it be worth it to stock up on these for labbing purposes? Or should I just save on the electric bill and stick to gns3.
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  • JustFredJustFred Member Posts: 678 ■■■□□□□□□□
    The 1841s, 2811 and up all support IOS 15. I will definitely get them for that price.
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  • Legacy UserLegacy User Unregistered / Not Logged In Posts: 0 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Hey fred, thanks for the reply. What would be a good number to get would 4 or 5 be over doing it?
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    At $20 a pop I'd get how ever many they are willing to let go!
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    lol I like your style!
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    They are still going for over $100 each on ebay.
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  • ZartanasaurusZartanasaurus Member Posts: 2,008 ■■■■■■■■■□
    networker050184 wrote: »
    At $20 a pop I'd get how ever many they are willing to let go!
    Yes, I'd buy every single one they had. Maybe we can do a TE group buy. :p
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  • HypntickHypntick Member Posts: 1,451 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Did somebody say group buy? :D
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  • gorebrushgorebrush Member Posts: 2,743 ■■■■■■■□□□
    My entire lab only burns 400W of power doing most things. That really isn't a lot on the grand scheme of things :)
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  • Legacy UserLegacy User Unregistered / Not Logged In Posts: 0 ■□□□□□□□□□
    I forgot about this thread.. Group buy lol I'm sure it would look suspicious to my boss if I would buy 50 units for a "lab".
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