We performed a comparison between Dell PowerConnect Switches and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."There is high reliability since we have used them for close to twenty years and only had possibly one failure."
"We have these switches installed in an environment with hardware from many other vendors, and so far, so good."
"The setup is straightforward. It takes minimum time for deployment."
"This solution comes with a lifetime warranty."
"The product is cheap."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"The tool is very user-friendly, with features catering to beginners and advanced users. For beginners, there are models with interactive and easy-to-navigate GUIs that aid in initial deployment and updates. For advanced users, there is the option to use the CLI."
"Their support has been excellent, and it has been quite stable and easy to set up."
"Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles."
"For a customer, it is easy to configure and to add ports through the LAN the GUI."
"The product needs to improve in terms of reports and backups."
"What's lacking in Dell PowerConnect Switches is SD-WAN integration, and this is what needs to be improved in it. All enterprises now move towards SD-WAN infrastructure, and because Dell PowerConnect Switches don't currently support SD-WAN, the product would be replaced, considered a secondary switch, or linked up to a different switch. Integration or support for SD-WAN is what I'd like to see in the next version of Dell PowerConnect Switches."
"Not a ten because I have to do a lot of testing on it. The correlation is okay."
"It would be great to have modules that integrate with SDN solutions such as Cisco ACI, Arista SDN, Huawei Agile, and IBM."
"More stable firmware releases would be an improvement because we have had them randomly power on and off."
"The configuration should be improved."
"Dell is sometimes slow to provide updates to firmware."
"An area for improvement would be that it's very hard to configure if you're not familiar with the UI or CLI of the product. The UI itself could also be improved."
"Customers do not prefer this to connect to multiple cities."
"Instead of competing at the enterprise level with that product, they should probably scale it. With all of the ports, they should develop a good mid-level business to truly scale it and gain adoption before attempting to go after the enterprise."
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Dell PowerConnect Switches is ranked 3rd in LAN Switching with 31 reviews while Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is ranked 12th in LAN Switching. Dell PowerConnect Switches is rated 8.0, while Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of Dell PowerConnect Switches writes "Excellent support, good pricing, and easy setup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerSwitch N-Series writes "Performs well, but the support and stability could be improved". Dell PowerConnect Switches is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and NETGEAR Switches, whereas Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is most compared with Cisco Nexus and Cisco Catalyst Switches. See our Dell PowerConnect Switches vs. Dell PowerSwitch N-Series report.
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