Since last March or April 2010, Cisco has been under fire from clients regarding the time it takes for the parts to arrive. There were well-documented cases of some 6500 chassis and/or Supervisor and line cards with 3-4 months wait time. It also involved a number of 4500 chassis too.
Cisco is privy for the reason which raised speculations that it had something to do with "re-tooling" which caused a major backlog to a number of their component suppliers.
Right now, we are in the process of getting a number of 6500s. One supplier said that it would take 21 days for the parts to arrive while another said a week. Another one said they've got it and will deliver the next day. So, in my opinion, shop around. If you can't wait, be forewarned that you'll have to pay a premium.
Products/Lead time:
WS-C2960G-48TC-L
125-132 Days
WS-C3560V2-48PS-S
41-48 Days
WS-C3560G-48TS-S
62-69 Days
WS-X6148A-GE-45AF
28-97 Days
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