We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge FX and Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rack Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The setup is straightforward. It can take anywhere from an hour to half a day."
"It has extremely high performance, and it is easy to manage."
"The power efficiency is very good and nice."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it has very robust servers and a very heavy load. We've been working on servers now for 10 years and those servers are still up and running. Those servers are still very powerful until today."
"The most valuable feature is its stability."
"We like PowerEdge for its high-performance computing architecture."
"The product's initial setup phase was simple and easy."
"The remote management is great."
"We were running out of memory, and that was the first time we heard of a solution that supports a terabyte of core memory. That was the primary reason we got the first box. We've stayed with it since then because we have so many Dell workstations."
"The solution is very strong and reliable."
"Our customers do not ask for any service for the Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers because they are very durable."
"We haven't faced any problems with the power supplies. The consumption of power is robust. We still have slots for the new hard discs for availability and upgrading RAM, but the machine itself has been working nonstop for ten years."
"It's very easy to get new systems in the data center and to get them ready for production."
"One of the key reasons we integrate Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, particularly the ID Rack model, is for its remote monitoring and administration capabilities."
"It is quite stable. We didn't have a single downtime of failure. Nor have we ever experienced any downtime in electrical components or the hardware. In this way, the server is reliable."
"The product is reliable."
"It should have more simplified management. It is a common problem where vendors think that they have simplified a solution, but the users don't look at it in the same way. A vendor thinks that there are only ten steps for a task, but we consider them as many steps. It should also have more support for NVMe. For high performance and speed, there should also be more network cards for the fiber channel and ethernet."
"There are times when a part might break down and we need to have Dell replace it."
"I don't have any technical issues, but I would like to see the commercial side improve as compared to all other OEMs."
"There are certain shortcomings with Dell PowerEdge FX's integration capabilities with different operating systems, where improvements are needed."
"In terms of the cost, it is a little bit high, meaning, there is some difference in the cost compared to the equivalent product with HP servers."
"I think that Dell has full documentation on their products, but it needs to be improved for this one."
"Before the cloud solution and virtualization, we relied on Dell hardware from specific vendors. The lifecycle for cloud infrastructure is shorter than it used to be. We need a longer lifecycle from the IT supplier providing the computing solution."
"When it comes to Dell PowerEdge FX, the area of concern revolves around the delivery time where improvements are required."
"The versions that I work with, they used to max out on memory, on RAM, quickly, so I'd want to think in the newer versions, they actually allocate more processing power and more RAM to them."
"The shipment times could be improved. Sometimes we have to wait four or five days before we get the actual servers. It could even be longer. Sometimes it is many days."
"There needs to be more flexibility for business options."
"The performance could be a bit better."
"After purchasing the product, customers have not been getting the support that they need in the early stages of getting set up. They can provide customers a little bit more education as to what they get with certain warranty levels. The data is there if the customers dig, but a lot of times, the customers don't dig. Some of the other server models come out a little bit quicker than Dell. It would be good if Dell is quicker to market on new, larger drives when they become available. Sometimes, we do get hit on that against a couple of competitors. Dell vets them a little bit longer than like the super micros to keep their stability and quality level up, but they lose a little bit of ground to a super micro. It would be good if they can release features and models as soon and as fast as they can. It would help them to stay more competitive."
"It needs improvements in the thermal design and the management of servers."
"I would like enhanced latitude in the machine assembly process."
"Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers could improve the bezels in front of it."
Dell PowerEdge FX is ranked 8th in Rack Servers with 12 reviews while Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is ranked 1st in Rack Servers with 136 reviews. Dell PowerEdge FX is rated 8.4, while Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge FX writes "A highly stable product that seamlessly integrates with the storage portfolio and provides excellent technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers writes "Storage solution used to host databases and support a company with more than 10,000 users". Dell PowerEdge FX is most compared with HPE Apollo, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Lenovo Edge Servers and Oracle SPARC Servers, whereas Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and IBM Power Systems. See our Dell PowerEdge FX vs. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers report.
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