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.
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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.
IT Solution Architect at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
MSP
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.
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.
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.
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The solution is cheaper than Cisco.
The solution is less expensive and more cost-efficient.
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.
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.
The product is cheaper than Cisco and licensing is yearly. We have to pay additional costs for support.
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.
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.
The initial cost was high but since they have lasted for over ten or twenty years they are worth it.
PowerConnect Switches are priced well.
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.
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.
It's a simple product and easy and low-cost to buy.
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.
Good product, low cost (cheaper than Cisco) and I'd avoid DNA Cisco.
This product is fairly cheap compared to its competitors, and there are no additional costs.
Its price is okay. Sometimes, it is lower than a Cisco solution.
The price of these switches is okay.
There are no additional costs other than purchasing the solution which is quite reasonably priced.
This solution is much cheaper than comparable products by Cisco.
Dell costs less than Cisco. Cisco, in comparison, is about four times more expensive.