Dell SC Series Pricing
The support we pay annually. Support typically depends on the array. It can range anywhere from $7,000 to a couple of hundred thousand dollars. It just depends on the specific one you're talking about and how big it is. It's based on size. The larger the array, the larger the maintenance cost. It's hard to really give you a range because the range is so wide. I don't even know if it'd be useful because you're talking anywhere from $5,000 to $250,000, depending on which specific array you're talking about.
View full review »All the models and especially the entry model, the SC30/20, have a competitive price that is fair and offers very good value for money. It's reasonably and competitively priced.
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Don Woodward
Solutions Consultant at BlueAlly Technology Solutions
It's absolutely affordable. Again, not having to do a forklift upgrade, like some of the others have had to do in the past, it's very affordable for our customers and they continue to buy.
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Dell SC Series
April 2024
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JAEJUNG KIM
Managing Director at Insunginfo
There are costs involving the solution, vendor fees and product safety which are additional.
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Micheal Laggis
Senior Solutions Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
It's very affordable. Anything from an SMB on up to the large enterprise - from a 3000 Series all the way up to a 9000 Series - with federation and you name it.
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reviewer926175
Senior Systems Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
The solution is affordable, but we are a large customer with Dell EMC and we have corporate level discounts. Having said that, everybody definitely, obviously, wants the cost to be lower. And now there is All-Flash and its price is going down day by day.
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SnSysAdd472
Sr. Systems Administrator Manager at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Compared to other solutions out there, it's affordable. It would be nice if the cost was even lower.
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Managinga2b8
Managing Director at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The partnership that we have with Dell EMC is great, so we always get to a solution that is affordable. We are A Dell EMC shop and we have been for a long time. A lot of that is not just because of the strength of the brand. A lot of that is because they build the best storage. For us, being enterprise-critical and having applications that process lots of transactions every day, we can't take chances on our applications and the ability of our storage to be reliant. Performance is important. Cost is absolutely important, but we're always willing to spend a little bit more for what we consider to be the best.
View full review »The SC software comes with it, so it tends to be cheaper compared to other technologies. It's bundled with hardware, so it's a bit difficult to say what the license costs, but the price of the solution overall is reasonable. I rate the SC series nine out of 10 for affordability.
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reviewer1762782
Infrastructure Business Lead
The SC Series was priced fairly. I wouldn't call it either expensive or cheap because we had a very tight budget, so if they were able to fit in that type of budget, they met our expectations.
View full review »This solution could be better priced in comparison with other vendors.
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David Winegar
Network Admin at Jefferson County Washington
It's a very affordable solution.
View full review »The pricing is reasonable, but it is expensive.
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reviewer1297803
IT Director - Enterprise Storage and Data Protection at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
The solution is not expensive. Initialization is strait forward, not complicated
They have a few features that can be licensed.
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SeniorSyf235
Senior Systems Engineer at a non-profit with 501-1,000 employees
So far, the solution has been affordable for us. We have a 48-drive solution and that works great for our headquarters site. Their pricing goes by the number of physical drives that you have and the drives are not cheap. Whenever you want to upgrade something there is a price issue. For example, for a 4TB SSD, they may charge you seven grand or eight grand. It's expensive. So we try to get the maximum use out of what we have, for five to seven years, and then upgrade it.
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ITManage50af
IT Manager at a non-tech company with 201-500 employees
It has a good price point and offers some value-added enterprise features.
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BenoitQuenet
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would not recommend the product. There are other, better products out there.
This system is not a good fit for most customers. It's not only the fact that it's too old, but it has not developed any more since Dell bought it.
View full review »Technically I can say that day to day cost is at a considerable level. Previously I told you if you consider 5-8 years solution then it'll minimize your day to day cost. Because, later to scale up your capacity you just need to add DAE (Disk Array Enclosure). That's all. And DAE is cheaper than buying a new storage for scale up capacity.
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reviewer1245675
Information Technology Operations Manager at Weber Metals
This product is too expensive compared to others, and I don't see any value in using it.
View full review »The pricing of Dell EMC Compellent is competitive.
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Todd Grimes
IT Architect at Synoptek
We have reviewed many platforms over the years. It is probably the best solution for its value.
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reviewer1515345
System Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
The solution is coming to the end of life. They don't really sell them as new products.
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Bennie Blakney
Systems Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
We have found it to be affordable. Comparing the cost with other hardware, it seems to be right in line with the compute and the storage that we get with it. The cost is a saw-off compared to other options because there's not a lot of difference between them. You just have to figure out what would be the best.
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Infrastr69c7
Senior IT Infrastructure Manager at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
The solution is affordable. We bought an entry-level solution and, for the price and the amount of storage that we got, we consider it a deal.
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DataCent3afe
Data Center Supervisor with 501-1,000 employees
We were able to afford two tiers of flash storage at a price where the competition was giving us one tier or just a handful of discs.
View full review »Take your time to meet with your representative and tell them your needs and listen careful to every recommendation. Always keep in mind, this is not just a enclosure with disks is a complete SAN as a service. There is software, license, and storage in one single solution.
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Coo5678
COO at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
We purchased the whole package at once. We don't pay any additional fees annually.
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Infrastrb44c
Infrastructure Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Licensing, especially on the storage line, could use some simplification. It's not terrible, but, for example, with the Isilon series, they've gone to completely a la carte. A la carte is very difficult to traverse, when it comes to what you need. It would be more beneficial, at least from my point of view as a customer, if they did it more like car companies do, where there are package lines. That would be my one complaint.
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Virtualiad5e
Virtualization Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
It is affordable. We need more discount, but it's good. Pricing is more important than improving on dedupe or compression.
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VirtualT40e2
Virtualization Team Leader at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
It's definitely affordable. Of course, it would be better if they made it cheaper, even more affordable.
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reviewer1515540
Director at a tech company with 11-50 employees
Pricing is market-related and is flexible for the solution. Pricing depends on varying life cycles.
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reviewer1314750
Technical Manager at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees
We have the basic license for the use of this solution and it is a permanent license. The overall cost could be less, it is expensive.
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Infrastr1ab2
Infrastructure Engineer at a leisure / travel company with 1-10 employees
We have found the solution to be affordable.
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SystemsE1d94
Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We have found the solution to be somewhat affordable. The scalability seems a bit more expensive than even buying a brand new one so far. That has been kind of a drawback.
View full review »The pricing of this solution is competitive.
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Dell SC Series
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Dell SC Series. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
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