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Dell PowerEdge T-Series vs Lenovo ThinkSystem Tower Servers comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge T-Series
Ranking in Tower Servers
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Lenovo ThinkSystem Tower Se...
Ranking in Tower Servers
3rd
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Tower Servers category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge T-Series is 43.8%, up from 39.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Lenovo ThinkSystem Tower Servers is 8.1%, down from 13.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Tower Servers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerEdge T-Series43.8%
Lenovo ThinkSystem Tower Servers8.1%
Other48.1%
Tower Servers
 

Featured Reviews

AK
Technical Implementation Specialist at AltiusTech Health
Customized servers have provided flexible on-prem operations and reduced unplanned downtime
What I appreciate most about Dell PowerEdge T-Series is the customization options available. You can specify a certain size of RAM and Dell provides it on the same size of hardware, ensuring you remain within the same specifications. Additionally, you can request how much storage you want, for both bootable and non-bootable drives, which allows for greater storage on the same hardware configuration. Using Dell PowerEdge T-Series has affected the overall flexibility of my operations because they provide customization according to our needs. I can specify the size of RAM, processor, and storage details for both standalone servers and clustering, which allows for the flexibility we need based on the data storage requirements.
Ramon Zilli - PeerSpot reviewer
Buyer at Lojas Adelino
24/7 operations, stable, and scalable
We use the solution as our Star server The series of processors were designed to serve missions, and they have 24/7 operation and ECC support memory. These features are what I looked for in the server, and the price compared to the same type of equipment from older brands was the key information…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Having a robust, consolidated solution like Dell PowerEdge reduced our unplanned downtime and internal unavailability issues, so it has been a complete success."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its high storage capacity, making it a good product."
"The systems are performing flawlessly."
"This solution is very easy to deploy, manage, and use, with many configuration options that make it easily flexible for the needs of your environment."
"What we usually tell our customers here in Saudi is that the ProSupport that Dell provides is top-notch."
"The product has valuable hardware components with a long life cycle."
"The best features that Dell PowerEdge T-Series offers include very good build quality, flexible storages which are quite useful if they want to extend the storages, as well as installed hardware features like virtualization, backups and disaster recoveries, the web-based application hosting, making it highly reliable to us."
"Dell PowerEdge T-Series has affected the overall flexibility of operations for the better."
"The series of processors were designed to serve missions, and they have 24/7 operation and ECC support memory."
 

Cons

"I'm currently working on setting up a lab for AI, big data, and data analysis, and my client needs exceptionally powerful servers, and such high-core counts are not currently offered within the available options."
"Using Dell PowerEdge servers has not helped reduce my total cost of ownership; the server equipment's expensive."
"Dell PowerEdge T-Series can be improved by keeping up with the times."
"The product's initial setup is complex."
"The technical support for Dell PowerEdge T is terrible. Their support does not exist."
"Most of the time the queue is lengthy when I call the customer support."
"For Dell PowerEdge T-Series, definitely provide more options. They definitely need to do something about the shortage."
"Dell could enhance tower servers by improving energy consumption efficiency and reducing heating issues."
"It would be beneficial if Lenovo could create a simpler server line to reduce cost and lower power requirements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is no need to pay anything towards the licensing costs of the solution."
"For enterprise and large-scale companies, it's actually quite reasonable and not considered very expensive."
"My company's clients make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. The product is neither expensive nor cheap."
"Depending on how big the deployment is customers usually see an ROI around seven months after deployment."
"The product has medium pricing. We have purchased a yearly support license for it."
"I rate the pricing an eight on a scale from one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."
"I give the price of the solution an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
8%
University
7%
Construction Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
22%
Computer Software Company
14%
Healthcare Company
6%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell PowerEdge T?
For Dell PowerEdge T-Series, I don't see any more redundancy for the power supply, but I think that may be because of the cost. However, we don't have any problem with it.
What is your primary use case for Dell PowerEdge T?
We deploy Dell PowerEdge T-Series for our dealership server, so we provide the T-Series for those who subscribe to us for our agents.
What advice do you have for others considering Dell PowerEdge T?
When considering Dell PowerEdge T-Series, the support is the most important thing. If you have the product, you should make sure that there's a backup with Dell because for us, it's a trusted brand...
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Also Known As

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ThinkSystem ST Series, ST Series, Lenovo ST Series, ThinkSystem Tower Servers
 

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Sample Customers

Parkdale Secondary College, UnitedStack, ICM Netsystems, Newport City Homes, Medien-Service Untermain (MSU), The Watershed Addiction Treatment Programs, Exasol, Dayco, PRIME aerostructures GmbH, Neuroblastoma and Medulloblastoma Translational Research Consortium (NMTRC)
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