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 product seamlessly integrates with the storage portfolio."
"The power efficiency is very good and nice."
"It is a scalable solution. My company hasn't faced any difficulties related to the product's performance and scalability since Dell ensures to provide a high-performance service."
"The best feature is PowerEdge's ability to stack up eight blade servers in one 2U chassis."
"We like PowerEdge for its high-performance computing architecture."
"It has extremely high performance, and it is easy to manage."
"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 remote management is great."
"The solution's stability is good...The solution's scalability is good."
"The solutions accelerated GPUs helped to support demanding workloads and to reduce data processing time in our organization."
"It is user friendly and easy to configure."
"The iDRAC is an excellent service; it allows us to install and deploy our software remotely."
"Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers have been stable and reliable over the last decade."
"The maintenance and remote monitoring are valuable."
"The product is reliable."
"The solution is very strong and reliable."
"There are certain shortcomings with Dell PowerEdge FX's integration capabilities with different operating systems, where improvements are needed."
"There are times when a part might break down and we need to have Dell replace it."
"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."
"When it comes to Dell PowerEdge FX, the area of concern revolves around the delivery time where improvements are required."
"I think that Dell has full documentation on their products, but it needs to be improved for this one."
"They could improve from a manufacturing perspective."
"The positioning of the power supply is not ideal. Both of them are on the same side, so you need to untie the cabling when you're installing the server. Another thing is storage separation. The storage can only be used by a particular server blade. I want the ability to use a storage unit for more than one server."
"I don't have any technical issues, but I would like to see the commercial side improve as compared to all other OEMs."
"The cost can be improved. For other use cases, we use Hitachi servers, which are a little cheaper but have similar functionality."
"Currently, the solution does not have the in-process memory encryption technology."
"The BIOS interface could be improved; it is very poor. PowerEdge is very good overall, but if you compare the BIOS interface with HPE, it is not very good."
"We do encounter power supply failures from time to time."
"They could improve the time between new versions of the product."
"The equipment is very good, but the price is a bit too high. In addition, their support for parts can be better."
"The security of this solution could be improved. We have very specific needs as an engineering company and require multiple layers of security. This is not offered when implementing the Dell hardware."
"The vendor must provide cheaper versions of the tool for smaller use cases."
Dell PowerEdge FX is ranked 8th in Rack Servers with 12 reviews while Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is ranked 1st in Rack Servers with 138 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 "We get centralization, remote management, and good customer service with these servers". 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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