Netgate 2100 still safe to buy?
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Good morning, I'm new to Netgate products. I see that the 2100 was released last September- is it still safe to buy or is a replacement coming out soon? I'm not familiar with your lifecycle.
Thank you!
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@prtonguy77
Your close.
The live cycle info is here : https://www.netgate.com/support/product-lifecycle -
@gertjan Thank you for the link, I will keep that for reference. I noticed though that it doesn't list the 2100.
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@prtonguy77 They don't preannounce end of life. Given the past decade or so, I would expect 3-5 more years. For example the 3100 I think came out in 2017. Then of course that just means they stop selling it, and you can keep upgrading the pfSense software.
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@steveits said in Netgate 2100 still safe to buy?:
Then of course that just means they stop selling it, and you can keep upgrading the pfSense software.
I can support this statement. I've an SG2440 that had the red led dead issue, got it in under the RMA, so it's been running fixed for a while.
As one can see with the 5100 and 6100, new models may not result in a reduced price on the older model.
Me, if the 2100 fits your needs now and in the near future (say 5yrs out) I'd just get it.
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Yes, it's still safe to buy.
We have no plans to stop selling it I'm aware of and even when we do it will still be supported with updates for a long while after that. (years)
Steve
