Lifespan of 2960 Switches?

[Brett Williston]

We are going on 5 years with our network and it looks like most of devices will be reaching their end of life according to Cisco.

I have eight 2960 switches. How many more years of service can I expect to get out of these switches before they physically fail?

Thank you.

[Joseph W. Doherty]

You mean before they physically fail?  If so, I've seen older Cisco devices run for as much as 15 to 20 years w/o failure.

[Brett Williston]

yes sir. Physically fail. 15-20 years would be awesome! Not to mention save me some money :)

[Iulian Vaideanu]

And even if they fail sooner, they'll probably cost peanuts to replace...

[Joseph W. Doherty]

Yea, although also keep in mind software fixes/upgrades often expire long before the device physically does.