Cisco Catalyst 1300-16P-4X vs *2G stackable or not

[hconant]

According to the cisco model comparison chart below the *1300-4X is stackable but the *2G is not. Why is that?

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/catalyst-1300-series-switches/models-comparison.html

[Flavio Miranda · Accepted solution]

@hconant 

Stack is a feature. Vendors will always have devices for different customer type, size and pockets. Feature will reflect on the prices. 

[Joseph W. Doherty · Accepted solution]

@Flavio Miranda nailed it, but it basically almost always comes down to technical reasons (e.g. the 4x may have more capacity to support the additional stack ring) and/or marketing reasons (they can sell the 4x at a higher, often more profitable, price).