How To Avoid Forgery While Buying Used Cisco Network
08/29/2009
Forgery is not limited to the new hardware market. During the last few years, there has been found a big increase in the trade of fake hardware. These fake equipments are too resembled to the genuine products that it looks too hard to make the difference. Only the experienced person can differentiate between the real and duplicate. How can you make distinction between the genuine and forgery Cisco hardware while both the products have worn on the label of Cisco?
In start, the act of forgery was specific with the new equipments but recently Used Cisco hardware market has also found many counterfeit cases. There are few companies using the name of Cisco repair for their counterfeit hardware equipments. This fake Cisco computer equipment are available everywhere even many of the counterfeit companies are running their business online as well. Usually people are enticed towards these fake equipments by the extreme low price.
If you are planning to buy the used Cisco hardware to save the money but now hesitating by the counterfeit equipments, there are few things that you must have in your mind while buying the used Cisco hardware. Always remember that used equipments are refurbished only by the real manufacturers. If the third party is selling the used Cisco products on alluring advantages, check the validity of that company first.
Refurbished products are always remarketed with 2 or 3 years warrantee. If you are not getting your warrantee with your used Cisco, it means you are not getting the worth of your money. Another way to check the authenticity of real Cisco hardware is the serial numbers.