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IBM xSeries 346 vs Dell PowerEdge 2850
I'm planing to buy 3 servers for my new data centre. I have to decide between IBM xSeries 346 and Dell PowerEdge 2850 with backup devices - IBM 200/400GB LTO Tape Drive andDell PowerVault 110T LTO-2 200/400GB.
IBM's offer is about 10% more expensive than Dell's one.
What do you think is it worth money?
Please if some have experience with this models share your oppinion.
Thanks!
IBM's offer is about 10% more expensive than Dell's one.
What do you think is it worth money?
Please if some have experience with this models share your oppinion.
Thanks!
I do know that Dell's Business customer support is excellent. We are a all Dell shop consisting of 3 6650s, 1650 and a 220s Powervault. I will have to say we have had minimal problems. And what problems we've had Dell was right on top of it.
I have 4 2850s in this office and a powervault LTO2 200/400GB
The LTO2 is a class piece of kit - we have several of them globally and have had no problems. We have experienced issues with Dells 2450 and 2850 power supply units - a lot more problems than you should have. As there are 2 in the 2850 for redundancy, it did not cause an outage but I ended up getting to know the Dell engineer who replaced them as he was here 3 times - a bad sign!
Our other offices had 2 seperate problems with PSUS from 2450s - these are a similar unit. That said, I would still go with the Dell had i the choice again as IBMs support is just not up to it compared to Dell. At the end of the day, most reputable hardware companies produce good kit - its the support that makes or breaks them
The LTO2 is a class piece of kit - we have several of them globally and have had no problems. We have experienced issues with Dells 2450 and 2850 power supply units - a lot more problems than you should have. As there are 2 in the 2850 for redundancy, it did not cause an outage but I ended up getting to know the Dell engineer who replaced them as he was here 3 times - a bad sign!
Our other offices had 2 seperate problems with PSUS from 2450s - these are a similar unit. That said, I would still go with the Dell had i the choice again as IBMs support is just not up to it compared to Dell. At the end of the day, most reputable hardware companies produce good kit - its the support that makes or breaks them
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