Arista 7000 series vs Dell PowerConnect Switches

Likelihood to Recommend

Core and data center applications are the strengths of Arista products. The distribution layer is also a good fit. For the access layer, it would be more of a niche product.

Read full review

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Hospital & Health Care Company, 501-1000 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

These Dell [PowerConnect Switches] will perform great on almost every scenario, that's no lie at all. On the other hand, they are expensive and if you have a small company or little to invest, they are not the best option. The model I worked with on my research paper is not the best out there, but performed great on all stress and comparisons made.

Read full review

Nadyan Pscheidt

Developer

BPlus Tecnologia Ltda.Computer Software, 11-50 employees

View all 6 answers on this topic

Pros

The 7304's along side our core network design has provided 100% uptime during the 5 years of deployment.
The multi-chassis LAG has provided near 100% connectivity to the distribution and access switches.
Very low maintenance attention is needed.

Read full review

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Hospital & Health Care Company, 501-1000 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

Easy to configure
Rock solid. Have only had 1 fail out of dozens in over 6 years.
Great features and interface.

Read full review

Troy Smith

Vice President of Information Technology/Network Administrator

VFCUFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

View all 6 answers on this topic

Cons

The 7304's lack a graceful non-intrusive upgrade method even though they are dual supervisor.
I would like to see more integration with Aruba's ClearPass and Airwave products.

Read full review

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Hospital & Health Care Company, 501-1000 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

Precarious graphical (GUI) mode, needing to be updated for more efficient technologies such as HTML5
Short support time, given how much these devices support in terms of use. I have owned the devices for years, but no longer have a warranty

Read full review

Roni Peterson Alvarenga

Diretor de Tecnologia da Informação e Telecomunicação

Câmara Municipal de CampinasGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees

View all 6 answers on this topic

Support Rating

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

Dell PowerConnect Switches 10.0

Based on 2 answers

Top-grade because it is a switch that never presented any major problems for us. It has always been easy to install, configure, customize. It is a device widely used in access to connect computers, phones, access points

Read full review

Carol Moreira

Especialista em TI

Vivo (Telefônica Brasil)Telecommunications, 5001-10,000 employees

View all 2 answers on this topic

Alternatives Considered

I have used the Catalyst 6500 series in the past. From my point of view, the Arista surpasses the Catalyst on just about every front. Originally we were planning on implementing the Nexus 7000/7700 series switches for our core. Though a little more feature rich, it did not provide features we needed that the Arista did. The Nexus also was a confusing and complex platform to work with. Also, the Nexus was a significantly more expensive solution. Although very happy with the Arista switches we may evaluate the Aruba HPE 8400 chassis-based switches along with Arista switches in the future.

Read full review

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Hospital & Health Care Company, 501-1000 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

Dell PowerConnect Switches offer much better value for money than Cisco and a similar interface for deployment and management. They are interoperable and compatible with all open networking standards so will work with other vendors equipment. They also offer some unique hardware offerings such as 12 port 10GBe switches which is useful in smaller environments

Read full review

Tom Shepherd

Technical Architect

Computerworld GroupInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

View all 6 answers on this topic

Return on Investment

The Arista 7000 series met or exceed our data center switching and routing needs.
It provided a more cost effective alternative to other products we were considering.
Implementation was quick and easy due to the simple standards-based configuration.

Read full review

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Hospital & Health Care Company, 501-1000 employees

View all 1 answers on this topic

The ROI is great. Lost of ports and features for the money.
The Dell PowerConnect has allowed us to interconnect our core networking devices for a reasonable price.

Read full review

Steve P

Information Technology Manager

Human Resources FirmHuman Resources, 51-200 employees

View all 6 answers on this topic

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No