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  • "PowerEdge C is very expensive, but personally, I think it's worth the price."
  • "The price of the solution is reasonable."
  • "When we talk about pricing it is the cheapest on the market that I have found."
  • "The cost depends on the configuration."
  • "We buy licenses for the solution's advanced features."
  • "Despite the slightly higher price, we prefer Dell due to the high quality of their products."
  • "PowerEdge C is a reasonably priced product, and the pricing depends on how many years you need the product. The cost also includes the support."
  • "The licensing cost of PowerEdge C is very high."

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    What do you like most about PowerEdge C?
    Top Answer:The solution provides good support and service.
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    Ranking
    6th
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    151
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    1st
    out of 6 in Density Optimized Servers
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    275
    Comparisons
    198
    Reviews
    16
    Average Words per Review
    333
    Rating
    8.8
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    Cray CS Series
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    Overview
    The CS-Storm supercomputer is a highly configurable cluster, able to support options specific to individual requirements including a range of NVIDIA Tesla accelerators tested to run at full power, multiple network and topology options for InfiniBand (including fat tree, single/dual rail) and Intel Omni-Path, a customizable HPC cluster software stack, and Cray Sonexion scale-out parallel file system storage.

    PowerEdge C help you to maximize hyperscale performance with up to 4 independent server nodes, flexible storage and shared infrastructure in a compact 2U chassis.

    Sample Customers
    Intel, NVIDIA, Abokia Inc., Adaptive Computing, Allinea Software, ANSYS Inc., CEI, Cloudera, DataDirect Networks, Exa Corporation, Expert System, Intelligent Light, MSC Software, Oracle, Platform Computing, Samsung Semiconductor Inc., Seagate
    NxtGen Datacenter, Medien-Service Untermain (MSU), Exasol, IndigoVision, Dayco
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    Insurance Company18%
    Construction Company18%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Wholesaler/Distributor9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Real Estate/Law Firm6%
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    Small Business57%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise26%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Cray CS-Storm is ranked 6th in Density Optimized Servers while PowerEdge C is ranked 1st in Density Optimized Servers with 23 reviews. Cray CS-Storm is rated 0.0, while PowerEdge C is rated 8.8. On the other hand, the top reviewer of PowerEdge C writes "Easy to deploy and has high performance and no downtime". Cray CS-Storm is most compared with HPE Apollo, whereas PowerEdge C is most compared with Huawei FusionServer X Series and HPE Apollo.

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