Cisco launched the Catalyst 2960-S in March 2010 as the gigabit step up from the original 2960. The 48LPS-L has 48 gigabit PoE+ ports sharing a 370 W budget, enough for 12 ports at the full 30 W or 24 at 15.4 W, plus four SFP uplinks. The -L is LAN Base, a layer 2 feature set, and the switch runs a universal image that holds LAN Base and LAN Lite. The new trick on the 2960-S was FlexStack, an optional C2960S-STACK module that stacks switches at 20 Gbps. Home-labbers buy it to power a rack of access points and cameras from one 1U box. Cisco rates it at 42 dB typical, and it draws about 71 W before the PoE load. It still runs the 15.2(2)E software that the original 2960 never got. Cisco stopped selling it in November 2015 and ended support in November 2020, and the 2960-X 48LPS-L took its place.
Lab check
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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 missing parts, not the hardware. Check whether the FlexStack module and SFP modules a listing mentions are really in the photos.
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Buying guide
We'd buy techsale78's 2960S-48LPS-L, titled tested but with no rack ears, at $55 delivered. There are at least 67 for sale, and most ask $65 to $130 delivered, with US refurbishers like netrenew and netyorker at $80 to $85 including shipping. Read the label for WS-C2960S-48LPS-L, ask for a photo of show power inline listing the 370 W budget (12 ports at 30 W or 24 at 15.4 W), and if you want to stack, look for the C2960S-STACK module in the rear slot, as on pinnaclemicro's $75 listing. Cisco ended support in November 2020, though it still runs the 15.2(2)E software, and at Cisco's 42 dB typical it's one for the rack or the garage. Skip the identical dcrmoto and so_cal_surplus listings, which add $205 and $215 shipping to a US switch.
$44.14est. delivered
The lowest delivered WS-C2960S-48LPS-L here, V02 hardware from a 99.7% surplus seller, and the photo shows rack ears fitted. There's no test claim, so ask for a photo of show power inline before you offer.
Cisco Catalyst C2960 -S 48 Port Managed Network Switch WS-C2960S-48LPS-L V02
$55.00est. delivered
Titled tested, under the $65 to $130 band from a 99.8% seller, and the photo shows a power cord. It comes with no rack ears, so budget for a pair if it's going in a rack.
Cisco WS-C2960S-48LPS-L 48-Port Gigabit PoE+ Ethernet Switch NO RACK EARS-TESTED
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Used$44.14est. delivered
$26.99 + $17.15 shipping
Buy It Now$26.99
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Good buy
V02. Photo shows rack ears fitted. No test claim.
Seller: fallfax-surplus
99.7% positive
Used$55.00est. delivered
$40.00 + $15.00 shipping
Buy It Now$40.00
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Good buy
Titled tested, no rack ears. Photo shows a power cord.
Seller: techsale78
99.8% positive
Used$74.95delivered
$74.95 · free shipping
Buy It Now$74.95
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Our take
V04, titled with the C2960S-STACK module and rack ears. Free shipping. No test claim.
Seller: pinnaclemicro
99.5% positive
Refurbished$79.00delivered
$79.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$79.00
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Our take
Refurbished card. The photo is the seller's graphic showing a power cord and console cable; ask for photos of this switch.
Seller: sekatron
100% positive
Used$79.99delivered
$79.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$79.99
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Our take
Free shipping. The seller's graphic says tested and restored to factory default, but the title doesn't; ask.
Seller: netrenew
100% positive
Refurbished$84.95delivered
$84.95 · free shipping
Buy It Now$84.95
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Our take
Refurbished card, free shipping. Photo shows a power cord and console cable.
Seller: netyorker
99.9% positive
Used$239.80est. delivered
$35.00 + $204.80 shipping
Buy It Now$35.00
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Priced high
Seller at 97.3%, and $204.80 shipping on a US switch. Same title as so_cal_surplus's listing.
Seller: dcrmoto
97.3% positive
Used$340.24est. delivered
$124.99 + $215.25 shipping
Buy It Now$124.99
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Priced high
Same title as dcrmoto's listing, and the photo shows three switches. $215.25 shipping.
Seller: so_cal_surplus
100% positive
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