Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches vs Dell PowerConnect Switches

Likelihood to Recommend

It's easy to start using Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches and even to provide an effective and secure network even the distribution of networks across the company through Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches are amazing. The network performance is nice and it allows easy data monitoring and data sharing through secure data environment created through Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches functionalities and the reports are very clear.

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Diana Alvarado

Web Developer

Brander Group Inc.Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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We work in the electric industry. These should not be used in a high-heat environment. We like to keep the temperature of the room in the low 60's so they are not suited for our Substation locations due to extreme heat and cold. However, they perform great in a server room.

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Seth Urbanczyk

Network Administrator

Deaf Smith ElectricUtilities, 51-200 employees

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Pros

high forwarding // high forwarding
posee la capacidad de convertirse tambien en un WLC // Has the ability to become a WLC as well
posee puertos UPOE que pueden ser usados para varios dispositivos finales. // It has UPOE ports that can be used for multiple end user devices
capacidad de expansion con modulos adicionales // The ability to scale up/expand using additional modules

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Miguel Maldonado

Presales

CiberCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Reliable.
Excellent hardware support from Dell including 4 hour parts/replacement.
Excellent technical support from Dell on software, troubleshooting, and configuration.
More affordable than its main enterprise competitors.
Easy to use CLI.

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Verified User

Executive in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Que los precios sean mejorados para ser mas competitivos // More competitive prices/cost
Generar mas marketing y promocion de los nuevos equipos // Create more marketing and promotional features about new equipment
Liberar de licencias obligatorias en los equipos // Release obligatory licenses for businesses

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Mercedes Albuja

ventas

segurosLogistics and Supply Chain, 51-200 employees

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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

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Roni Peterson Alvarenga

Diretor de Tecnologia da Informação e Telecomunicação

Câmara Municipal de CampinasGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Support Rating

Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches 8.2

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Dell PowerConnect Switches 9.1

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Dell ProSupport is outstanding. Dell ProDeploy is likewise outstanding. I prefer them even over traditional Cisco support. I've had repeated cases where Dell immediately addressed or fixed an issue with US-based support, including firmware hotfixes. Not even Cisco can boast that.

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Executive in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

The 9200 switches are a great switch for reliability and processing. We use our 9200's for Layer 2 only switching, as well as use some 9200's in routing cases as well. The 9200's is a model number we use as our primary model number for upgrading our other switches like the 2960's and 3850's.

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Thomas Osborne

Network System Administrator

CentralSquare TechnologiesInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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I selected Dell mainly due to previous experience using them in a business environment. I've never had a unit fail on me and when my budget for equipment like network switches has been less than a training class on how to use those switches, it's incredible to be able to find quality equipment at the price point Dell offers and even more so when their enterprise support has been as excellent as I have been accustomed to dealing with. In all honesty, even if I had a larger budget, I would have bought these same switches since they were exactly what I needed to suit my needs. We looked into HPE/Aruba network switches, and while they would have performed everything we needed and more, they were almost four times the cost of these Dell network switches. That's a hard sell when it comes to planning a tight budget.

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Chris Funk

IT Director

Clark County Juvenile CourtGovernment Administration, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

We use NFR so not really an impact. Being a Cisco shop we dont have any serious problems with ROI
Customers love Cisco Catalyst switches as they perform great and capable of all fulfilling all customer needs. A single switch can perform as router/switch/poe/trunks/multicast (For overhead paging. school bell system etc.)
With frequent IOS upgrades always ready to support day 1/ 0 day equipment. ROI impact is very positive.

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Verified User

Contributor in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Reports are easily created and very useful.
Quick creation of different network connections.
Excellent and secure channels for multiple data management.
Great data visualization options offered by Dell PowerConnect Switches.

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Annette Gilmour

Senior Project Manager

Linio GroupInternet, 1001-5000 employees

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Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches vs Dell PowerConnect Switches