2020-03-09T08:07:59Z

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerConnect Switches?

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
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CR
Real User
Top 20
2024-01-08T15:57:24Z
Jan 8, 2024

The solution is less expensive and more cost-efficient.

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OI
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-12-18T11:00:04Z
Dec 18, 2023

The product's price is normal and okay since Dell normally ensures that all its products are equipped with licenses and warranties. When Dell terminates a product's warranty after three, five, or seven years in the port, you automatically will have to renew the licenses. In my opinion, it is a product that is priced somewhere in the middle, making it a well-priced solution in the middle. It is not a very cheap product.

Hamad Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-11-29T11:49:12Z
Nov 29, 2023

The product has a low price for the features it provides. The price is comparable to other brands like HPE. The solution is worth the money.

JO
Real User
Top 5
2023-06-29T09:14:52Z
Jun 29, 2023

The product is cheaper than Cisco and licensing is yearly. We have to pay additional costs for support.

MZ
Real User
Top 20
2023-04-11T21:25:19Z
Apr 11, 2023

They are in a good price range for us. We do not find the solution to be too expensive. That said, we'd always like to see lower pricing.

VM
Real User
Top 20
2023-03-09T08:22:00Z
Mar 9, 2023

The licensing of the solution depends on what comes with the model. There's no add-on license apart from it. There could be one for the very high-end supply.

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LE
Real User
Top 20
2022-12-16T19:50:15Z
Dec 16, 2022

The initial cost was high but since they have lasted for over ten or twenty years they are worth it.

CR
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-09-05T15:07:46Z
Sep 5, 2022

PowerConnect Switches are priced well.

SA
MSP
Top 10
2022-08-17T11:08:42Z
Aug 17, 2022

Pricing for Dell PowerConnect Switches is quite competitive compared to Cisco and HP pricing. Dell has cheaper pricing and the company is trying to push for sales for its switching infrastructure because right now, the current market is dominated by Cisco. In the US market, there's Cisco, HP, Juniper, and Arista which you can buy for data center switching meant for different kinds of enterprises and ISPs. Dell PowerConnect Switches, on the other hand, is a product for people who need smaller setups or individual switches, especially those looking for a cheaper product and basic switching, though you can also buy a complete suite packaged with the switches. I have one customer that has a VxRail setup, a computer, an LDN platform, then Dell PowerConnect Switches. That customer has a complete rack, for example, four racks, and on top of the racks are Cisco switches, with the Dell switches linked up to the Cisco switches, rather than integrating the full environment with Dell. There's only a partial setup for the Dell PowerConnect Switches, then the rest of the environment has Cisco switches set up. Many customers focus on Cisco or Arista gear, but smaller organizations or anybody looking for a smaller setup would find Dell competitive, easy to pitch, and easy to sell.

Hasan Haseeb - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-06-02T10:25:00Z
Jun 2, 2022

Dell PowerConnect switches are cheaper than Cisco switches. Cisco's higher capacity switches (100 or 200 gigs) are super-expensive. With the higher capacity, the price of the switches and the price of the architecture go high. Dell is cheaper and modular. So, I don't need to invest 100% upfront. I can invest as I progress. That is an option because the chassis will not be populated with all the pluggables. I have a choice because it is modular. I can go for 25 gigs today, and after four months, I can go for 100 gigs, and after that, I can go for 200 gigs. I have a choice when it is not a fixed switch.

Rodrigo Pavao - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
Top 10
2022-05-09T17:55:10Z
May 9, 2022

It's a simple product and easy and low-cost to buy.

AH
Real User
2022-03-11T14:20:41Z
Mar 11, 2022

If you want to purchase a new Dell PowerConnect Switch, you will pay up to $1,600, but I bought them used. I bought the four Dell PowerConnect Switches that I used for $1,000. If you consider the density of the switch, which has 48 ports with Power over Ethernet, the overall cost is low.

CR
Reseller
Top 5
2022-02-03T02:02:24Z
Feb 3, 2022

Good product, low cost (cheaper than Cisco) and I'd avoid DNA Cisco.

AS
Real User
2021-12-22T17:38:00Z
Dec 22, 2021

This product is fairly cheap compared to its competitors, and there are no additional costs.

AN
Real User
2020-12-10T11:32:33Z
Dec 10, 2020

Its price is okay. Sometimes, it is lower than a Cisco solution.

FZ
Reseller
2020-10-22T08:09:11Z
Oct 22, 2020

The price of these switches is okay.

CY
Real User
2020-06-03T06:54:50Z
Jun 3, 2020

There are no additional costs other than purchasing the solution which is quite reasonably priced.

BI
Real User
2020-05-10T08:06:00Z
May 10, 2020

This solution is much cheaper than comparable products by Cisco.

CM
Real User
2020-03-09T08:07:59Z
Mar 9, 2020

Dell costs less than Cisco. Cisco, in comparison, is about four times more expensive.

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