The linear may cost a bit more, but are more rugged, if the switching one dies, they can be tricky to repair, you only have to lose one and then the linear cost would be ahead.
Another advantage is that if it has a Toriodal transformer, auxiliary windings are very easy to add, again lowering the overall cost.
Al.
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