AWS DevOps Engineer at a legal firm with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 20
Oct 13, 2026
Dell PowerEdge XE-Series can be improved by having more documentation about known errors. I rate it an eight because if it had better documentation, I could consider it a ten.
Associate Director, Information Technology at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
Sep 9, 2026
The after-sales support is one factor for improvement, and the cost to extend the support and warranty of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is the main factor in whether we want to continue using the product or transition to another solution in the future. Dell PowerEdge XE-Series consumes a lot of power, so we have to really plan before deploying more Dell PowerEdge XE-Series in our environment; that is something we have to consider. Based on my experience so far, I am quite satisfied and do not see any other improvements needed for Dell PowerEdge XE-Series. My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is that they are a bit costly. If Dell can work on the pricing, that would be good, making Dell more competitive over other products.
In future updates of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, I would appreciate dashboard optimization and AI integration. I am not utilizing any AI functionality of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series at this time.
In terms of disadvantages and improvements, we can say it has highly initial cost, as I mentioned for the MX series as well. For improvement complexity, it has challenges because AI requires skills, GPUs, AI frameworks, networking, and storage. The primary trade-offs are higher cost and power requirements. It is complex, but it is faster in AI processing, scalability, and business continuity outcomes when deployed.
Senior Solution Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
Top 20
Jun 12, 2026
There are some areas for improvement with Dell PowerEdge XE-Series; it's more of a Dell issue. They've promised changes, but engaging with Dell sometimes means they will take the customer on a direct model and cut the partner out. This isn't a technical issue, but a business one. When architecting a solution and introducing Dell to a customer, you sometimes get an email saying the customer wants to buy directly from Dell, leaving all my hard work and introductions for nothing. I believe Dell could add new features to Dell PowerEdge XE-Series in the future. There are many more CPU variants available than just Intel and AMD, and it would be nice to have a major vendor introduce another option outside of those. While I know it's difficult due to supportability and changes, that would just be a preference.
Customer awareness about air cooling compared to liquid cooling is an area that needs attention. Liquid cooling requires existing setups, and since AI workloads are significantly different from traditional workloads, a single rack can now have more than 600 kW, which is much higher than traditional workloads. Current data centers are not ready to support heavy AI HPC clusters. If you have requirements from that perspective, you need to understand that you must build new data centers that are liquid cooling ready. This ensures you can have high-density GPUs in a single rack to save space rather than having multiple semi-empty racks with only one or two air-cooled servers.
Lead Solution Architect at Avineon India Private Limited
Real User
Top 10
Mar 11, 2026
What I found in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series servers is the disk reading; sometimes with heavy imagery, we find it to be slow. Some of our workloads utilize heavy imagery, which could be several terabytes or gigabytes in size, so when accessing imagery, we find disk read to be a bit slow. I need to check with my team, but I recently noticed some compatibility issues with disk upgrades and RAM upgrades in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, and limitations were there. In the upcoming series, I hope to see flexibility in adding GPUs and similar features.
For Dell PowerEdge XE Servers, particularly for standalone servers, extendability would be a great improvement. This feature is currently available only with virtualization environment. Adding extendability capabilities to standalone servers would be a significant enhancement to make the solution closer to perfect.
It should be easier to extend PowerEdge XE servers. We haven't architected them with an eye toward scalability. They have a fixed number of slots for hard drives, which is enough for our present use case, However, we would have more options if we could extend that. We could deploy the servers in a broader range of use cases with different requirements. It's fine for our current deployment with only a few thousand users. We're exploring other solutions like such as VxRail or PowerFlex for larger public-facing use cases.
Senior Field Application Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Jan 12, 2021
In future releases, there should be more support options for the latest processor. The company might already be doing this but this is what I would like to see.
Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is designed for extreme AI acceleration, featuring high-density GPU configurations and advanced thermal designs, ensuring unmatched performance for compute-intensive tasks.PowerEdge XE-Series offers superior support for demanding AI applications, redefining AI-driven workloads. Its extensive storage capacity, platform security, and scalability are complemented by its strong remote management and flexible deployment capabilities. With compatibility with NVIDIA GPUs,...
Dell PowerEdge XE-Series can be improved by having more documentation about known errors. I rate it an eight because if it had better documentation, I could consider it a ten.
The after-sales support is one factor for improvement, and the cost to extend the support and warranty of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is the main factor in whether we want to continue using the product or transition to another solution in the future. Dell PowerEdge XE-Series consumes a lot of power, so we have to really plan before deploying more Dell PowerEdge XE-Series in our environment; that is something we have to consider. Based on my experience so far, I am quite satisfied and do not see any other improvements needed for Dell PowerEdge XE-Series. My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is that they are a bit costly. If Dell can work on the pricing, that would be good, making Dell more competitive over other products.
In future updates of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, I would appreciate dashboard optimization and AI integration. I am not utilizing any AI functionality of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series at this time.
In terms of disadvantages and improvements, we can say it has highly initial cost, as I mentioned for the MX series as well. For improvement complexity, it has challenges because AI requires skills, GPUs, AI frameworks, networking, and storage. The primary trade-offs are higher cost and power requirements. It is complex, but it is faster in AI processing, scalability, and business continuity outcomes when deployed.
There are some areas for improvement with Dell PowerEdge XE-Series; it's more of a Dell issue. They've promised changes, but engaging with Dell sometimes means they will take the customer on a direct model and cut the partner out. This isn't a technical issue, but a business one. When architecting a solution and introducing Dell to a customer, you sometimes get an email saying the customer wants to buy directly from Dell, leaving all my hard work and introductions for nothing. I believe Dell could add new features to Dell PowerEdge XE-Series in the future. There are many more CPU variants available than just Intel and AMD, and it would be nice to have a major vendor introduce another option outside of those. While I know it's difficult due to supportability and changes, that would just be a preference.
Customer awareness about air cooling compared to liquid cooling is an area that needs attention. Liquid cooling requires existing setups, and since AI workloads are significantly different from traditional workloads, a single rack can now have more than 600 kW, which is much higher than traditional workloads. Current data centers are not ready to support heavy AI HPC clusters. If you have requirements from that perspective, you need to understand that you must build new data centers that are liquid cooling ready. This ensures you can have high-density GPUs in a single rack to save space rather than having multiple semi-empty racks with only one or two air-cooled servers.
What I found in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series servers is the disk reading; sometimes with heavy imagery, we find it to be slow. Some of our workloads utilize heavy imagery, which could be several terabytes or gigabytes in size, so when accessing imagery, we find disk read to be a bit slow. I need to check with my team, but I recently noticed some compatibility issues with disk upgrades and RAM upgrades in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, and limitations were there. In the upcoming series, I hope to see flexibility in adding GPUs and similar features.
For Dell PowerEdge XE Servers, particularly for standalone servers, extendability would be a great improvement. This feature is currently available only with virtualization environment. Adding extendability capabilities to standalone servers would be a significant enhancement to make the solution closer to perfect.
The support team must improve the speed of response. The product should be promoted more in the market.
There is room for improvement in terms of stability, particularly in addressing disk failures or connectivity issues.
It should be easier to extend PowerEdge XE servers. We haven't architected them with an eye toward scalability. They have a fixed number of slots for hard drives, which is enough for our present use case, However, we would have more options if we could extend that. We could deploy the servers in a broader range of use cases with different requirements. It's fine for our current deployment with only a few thousand users. We're exploring other solutions like such as VxRail or PowerFlex for larger public-facing use cases.
The pricing could be a bit better. Upgrading can be a bit difficult.
Dell PowerEdge XE Servers can improve by adapting HCI technology. In a feature release, it would be beneficial to have better management monitoring.
The quality and reliability could be improved.
I would like to have support for performing a detailed analysis of the server from a mobile device.
In future releases, there should be more support options for the latest processor. The company might already be doing this but this is what I would like to see.