Senior Presales System Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
Top 10
Jun 30, 2026
Based on my experience with tower servers in small companies, these systems can be managed by a dedicated person or as a part-time responsibility for a system administrator. Even low-cost tower server models such as the T160 and T360 function reliably without significant differences in operational capability. The functionality either works or it does not work, and with these models, it consistently works. While energy consumption should be a greater concern, newer generation Dell PowerEdge servers are increasingly focusing on energy efficiency, heating reduction, and overall power optimization. I would rate this product a ten out of ten overall.
If I were talking to a peer considering Dell PowerEdge T-Series, I would say that the big thing that sold me on them outside of the specs was that the support and the ease of contact is much easier than any other vendor I have used. I would rate this product a 9 out of 10.
Checking the price could be advice I give to other people; Dell PowerEdge T-Series is a little bit higher than the other brands. Dell PowerEdge T-Series looks very effective for energy consumption, but we do not really manage the power since we have a big plant, so we do not focus on power. The easy management from Dell is what led me to consider a change. We never tried running AI workloads on Dell PowerEdge T-Series, but we are getting into this business, and that is why we are here. I would give this review a rating of 9.
Energy consumption is something that is not really looked at here in most of the clients that I have worked with because here energy is more abundant than other places. For example, in Europe, energy is taken more seriously than in the region here. People should be more knowledgeable about the energy consumption here. Unfortunately, I am not too knowledgeable. Usually what we do is that we do some calculation on the power and usually get some uninterruptible power supplies or UPS that would handle this. Usually, since we do not work in designing data centers, we do not go and understand how much power withdrawal is happening throughout the whole data center.We are losing so many deals because of the pricing. My overall review rating for this solution is 7 out of 10.
If I could wish for one improvement, it would be to put more support for drives. I would rate Dell PowerEdge T-Series an eight on a scale of one to ten. It's pretty good; it's not perfect, but no server hardware is perfect. I chose eight specifically for Dell PowerEdge T-Series because it's a good server. There's always improvements with the drives as mentioned before, but it's a good piece of hardware. Using Dell PowerEdge servers has not affected the overall flexibility of my operations or business. Using Dell PowerEdge servers has not helped reduce my total cost of ownership; the server equipment's expensive. Using Dell PowerEdge servers has not helped to reduce unplanned production downtime; it's on-premises hardware, so if we have downtime, it still affects it. My advice for others looking into using Dell PowerEdge T-Series is to make sure you order the proper specification that you need and don't overpay for features that you won't use. My overall rating for Dell PowerEdge T-Series is eight out of ten.
In Dell technology, we are using Dell storage, Dell servers, and Dell desktops as well. We are using the SR, which is the rack series basically, R and T. These are rack and towers. In rack, we are using 760s, 760, 760 SS, and 770. These are the models which we are using. We have the Dell PowerStore as array storage. We are working with the tower server and proposing it to our customers. We are not using the tower three servers in-house. Most of the servers we are using are rack servers for our internal purpose. We have already conducted multiple events for Dell PowerEdge T-Series. We are educating the customer that it is better than a rack server if the office is at an edge location. Regarding the energy perspective related to Dell PowerEdge T-Series, it depends on the workload. If in the rack model they are using the AI kind of workload in that environment, the server is not basically energy efficient. We always require more power consumption for the AI workload for the GPUs. But it is totally dependent on the workload. Since the tower model is made for edge locations and easy to move, in that scenario we always recommend going with the tower server model. That can help us to save energy in terms of cooling situations. We do not require much air conditioning to cool the servers. In other technology or other OEMs, there are very limited options in the tower models. In Dell, we have different multiple tower models which are available only at Dell. Other providers have two or three models such as HP's ML series. There are multiple options to choose the right fit server as per the customer needs in Dell. I would rate this product overall a ten out of ten.
Account Executive at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Feb 3, 2022
This solution is very easy to deploy, manage, and use. There are many options for configuration making it easily flexible for the needs of your environment.
Dell PowerEdge T-Series combines enterprise-level performance with a compact design, offering a scalable and cost-effective compute platform. Ideal for diverse business environments, these tower servers provide flexibility for IT investments.The PowerEdge T-Series servers are engineered to support demanding business applications, providing reliability and quiet operation. Features like tool-less expansion, remote management, and advanced data protection ensure adaptability to evolving needs....
Based on my experience with tower servers in small companies, these systems can be managed by a dedicated person or as a part-time responsibility for a system administrator. Even low-cost tower server models such as the T160 and T360 function reliably without significant differences in operational capability. The functionality either works or it does not work, and with these models, it consistently works. While energy consumption should be a greater concern, newer generation Dell PowerEdge servers are increasingly focusing on energy efficiency, heating reduction, and overall power optimization. I would rate this product a ten out of ten overall.
If I were talking to a peer considering Dell PowerEdge T-Series, I would say that the big thing that sold me on them outside of the specs was that the support and the ease of contact is much easier than any other vendor I have used. I would rate this product a 9 out of 10.
Checking the price could be advice I give to other people; Dell PowerEdge T-Series is a little bit higher than the other brands. Dell PowerEdge T-Series looks very effective for energy consumption, but we do not really manage the power since we have a big plant, so we do not focus on power. The easy management from Dell is what led me to consider a change. We never tried running AI workloads on Dell PowerEdge T-Series, but we are getting into this business, and that is why we are here. I would give this review a rating of 9.
Energy consumption is something that is not really looked at here in most of the clients that I have worked with because here energy is more abundant than other places. For example, in Europe, energy is taken more seriously than in the region here. People should be more knowledgeable about the energy consumption here. Unfortunately, I am not too knowledgeable. Usually what we do is that we do some calculation on the power and usually get some uninterruptible power supplies or UPS that would handle this. Usually, since we do not work in designing data centers, we do not go and understand how much power withdrawal is happening throughout the whole data center.We are losing so many deals because of the pricing. My overall review rating for this solution is 7 out of 10.
If I could wish for one improvement, it would be to put more support for drives. I would rate Dell PowerEdge T-Series an eight on a scale of one to ten. It's pretty good; it's not perfect, but no server hardware is perfect. I chose eight specifically for Dell PowerEdge T-Series because it's a good server. There's always improvements with the drives as mentioned before, but it's a good piece of hardware. Using Dell PowerEdge servers has not affected the overall flexibility of my operations or business. Using Dell PowerEdge servers has not helped reduce my total cost of ownership; the server equipment's expensive. Using Dell PowerEdge servers has not helped to reduce unplanned production downtime; it's on-premises hardware, so if we have downtime, it still affects it. My advice for others looking into using Dell PowerEdge T-Series is to make sure you order the proper specification that you need and don't overpay for features that you won't use. My overall rating for Dell PowerEdge T-Series is eight out of ten.
In Dell technology, we are using Dell storage, Dell servers, and Dell desktops as well. We are using the SR, which is the rack series basically, R and T. These are rack and towers. In rack, we are using 760s, 760, 760 SS, and 770. These are the models which we are using. We have the Dell PowerStore as array storage. We are working with the tower server and proposing it to our customers. We are not using the tower three servers in-house. Most of the servers we are using are rack servers for our internal purpose. We have already conducted multiple events for Dell PowerEdge T-Series. We are educating the customer that it is better than a rack server if the office is at an edge location. Regarding the energy perspective related to Dell PowerEdge T-Series, it depends on the workload. If in the rack model they are using the AI kind of workload in that environment, the server is not basically energy efficient. We always require more power consumption for the AI workload for the GPUs. But it is totally dependent on the workload. Since the tower model is made for edge locations and easy to move, in that scenario we always recommend going with the tower server model. That can help us to save energy in terms of cooling situations. We do not require much air conditioning to cool the servers. In other technology or other OEMs, there are very limited options in the tower models. In Dell, we have different multiple tower models which are available only at Dell. Other providers have two or three models such as HP's ML series. There are multiple options to choose the right fit server as per the customer needs in Dell. I would rate this product overall a ten out of ten.
I recommend the solution to those who are just looking for servers and not some specific servers. I rate the overall product a nine out of ten.
I rate the overall tool an eight out of ten.
I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it since it is a very good solution. I rate the overall tool a seven out of ten.
Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
Make sure that you work with a channel partner that knows how Dell PowerEdge T operates. I would rate Dell PowerEdge T a seven out of ten.
This solution is very easy to deploy, manage, and use. There are many options for configuration making it easily flexible for the needs of your environment.