Aruba and HP · Switch · 2013
The 2530-24 came out under the HP name, a few years after HP stopped using ProCurve as a brand in 2010 and started calling its switch business HP Networking. HP's 2013 install guide lists twelve 2530 models, from 8-port models up to 48-port gigabit PoE+ ones, and the J9782A is the 24-port Fast Ethernet version. It has 24 10/100 ports, two gigabit RJ-45 ports and two SFP slots. The reason home-labbers hunt for it is the cooling. It has no fans at all, and HP gives its noise as 0 dB, so it can live in a bedroom or a study without anyone hearing it. If you want gigabit on every port, the 2530-24G (J9776A) is the step up, but it has fans and is rated at 34 dB. After HP bought Aruba in 2015 the 2530 line was sold under the Aruba name, and HPE's parts site now calls this one the Aruba 2530 24.
Lab check
Should come with it
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
Most trouble is the previous owner's config and passwords, not the hardware. The Clear and Reset buttons sort that out unless they've been disabled in the config.
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Buying guide
We'd buy lakemichigancomputers' J9782A titled Tested & Reset at $35 with free shipping, less than half the $75 median. There are at least 32 for sale, used ones mostly ask $55–120 delivered, and open-box and new units from US sellers ask $66–690. This is the fanless 10/100 model, silent on a desk or shelf, with two gigabit ports and two SFP slots for uplinks, so check the label says J9782A, since the all-gigabit J9776A and the PoE+ J9779A look alike but have fans. Titles calling it PoE, 30W PoE+ or 24-port gigabit are wrong, because the J9782A has no PoE and only two gigabit ports. Skip shipcycle's $31 unit, whose photo is the one another seller uses for a sealed switch, and the $690 sealed box at more than 9 times the median.
$34.99delivered
The lowest delivered J9782A from a seller showing its own photos, titled Tested & Reset with free shipping. The photo shows the switch alone, so ask whether the rack ears and console cable come with it.
Aruba J9782A 2530-24 Rack Mount Ethernet Switch Tested & Reset
$34.99delivered
Tested & Reset is the claim you want on a used switch, and this one is less than half the $75 median from a 99.9% seller. Run the Reset and Clear sequence on arrival anyway, so you know the old config and passwords are gone.
Aruba J9782A 2530-24 Rack Mount Ethernet Switch Tested & Reset
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Used$34.99delivered
$34.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$34.99
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Good buy
Titled Tested & Reset. Photo shows the switch alone, no ears or cables.
Seller: lakemichigancomputers
99.9% positive
Used$34.99delivered
$34.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$34.99
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Our take
Titled Tested and Reset. The PoE in the title is wrong; the J9782A has none.
Seller: lakemichigancomputers
99.9% positive
Used$58.99delivered
$58.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$58.99
Our take
Titled tested working, free shipping.
Seller: jcs_computer_store
99.3% positive
Open box$66.03est. delivered
$45.00 + $21.03 shipping
Buy It Now$45.00
Our take
Titled excellent, with accessories. Photo shows a power cord, docs and what looks like an SFP module.
Seller: to_ton0
100% positive
Used$69.00delivered
$69.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$69.00
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Our take
Titled J9782A. Photo shows rack ears and a power cord. Only the two uplinks are gigabit, whatever the title says.
Seller: itelements
99.9% positive
Used$30.86est. delivered
$22.00 + $8.86 shipping
Buy It Now$22.00
Check the seller
Titled J9782A, but the photo is the one another seller uses for a sealed switch. Ask for photos of this unit.
Seller: shipcycle
98.1% positive
Used$80.30est. delivered
$70.00 + $10.30 shipping
Buy It Now$70.00
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Check the seller
Same title as another seller's listing. Ask for a photo of this unit's label.
Seller: my_username1
100% positive
New$690.00delivered
$690.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$690.00
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Priced high
Titled new sealed, and the photo shows a sealed box. More than 9 times the median.
Seller: 2buyandsale916
100% positive
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