https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/network-modular-chassis-vs-standalone-s/m-p/4735732#M24981 Hi,<BR /><BR />This might seem like a basic question, but to be honest I cannot see an obvious answer... Is there a decision process that determines when people purchase a chassis vs standalone devices?<BR /><BR />I have seen things such as limitations of the stacking link between standalone devices, and that for a high density installation a chassis may end up actually cheaper...<BR /><BR />But I just want to get away from the simple thought that chassis are simply for enterprise, without me having any logical basis for that answer. Sun, 09 Jan 2011 09:19:41 GMT UselessUser 2011-01-09T09:19:41Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/network-modular-chassis-vs-standalone-s/m-p/4735732#M24981 Hi,<BR /><BR />This might seem like a basic question, but to be honest I cannot see an obvious answer... Is there a decision process that determines when people purchase a chassis vs standalone devices?<BR /><BR />I have seen things such as limitations of the stacking link between standalone devices, and that for a high density installation a chassis may end up actually cheaper...<BR /><BR />But I just want to get away from the simple thought that chassis are simply for enterprise, without me having any logical basis for that answer. Sun, 09 Jan 2011 09:19:41 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/network-modular-chassis-vs-standalone-s/m-p/4735732#M24981 UselessUser 2011-01-09T09:19:41Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/network-modular-chassis-vs-standalone-s/m-p/4735733#M24982 With chassis you have more than 1 power supply.<BR />More, tha backplane bandwidth is greater than the stack and standalone switch. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:16:06 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/switches-hubs-and-modems/network-modular-chassis-vs-standalone-s/m-p/4735733#M24982 Mauro Furini 2011-01-10T11:16:06Z