Dell PowerSwitch N-Series Reviews

Name: Dell PowerSwitch N-Series
Brand: Dell Technologies
Rating: 3.5 (3 reviews)

3.5 out of 5

3 reviews
66% willing to recommend

What is Dell PowerSwitch N-Series?

Dell PowerSwitch N-Series bring users efficient connections to the network with highly functional access and aggregation switching. Products consist of: Dell EMC Networking N1100 Series, Dell Networking N1500 Switches, Dell Networking N2000 Series, Dell Networking N3000 Series and Dell Networking N4000 Series.

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Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is the #10 ranked solution in top LAN Switching solutions. PeerSpot users give Dell PowerSwitch N-Series an average rating of 7.0 out of 10. Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is most commonly compared to Cisco Catalyst Switches: Dell PowerSwitch N-Series vs Cisco Catalyst Switches.

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Al Vasek

Executive Business Development Manager, Cloud and Managed Services at Presidio Networked Solutions

I have had it and seen it in a number of data centers. It is not a bad product. It's stable, runs smoothly, and performs well until it doesn't, and then you are stuck. Then you have to wait for someone to become available who knows how to program it, whereas the other ten guys are all Cisco experts. You are in a situation where you can save $5,000, but now you have to reimburse 10 customers for SLA breaches that you had because we can't fix them. This is the dilemma with the product that we are dealing with. I would have said more about it if it had taken off more and been adopted more widely. Their basic PowerConnect switches are fine for small businesses because there isn't much to worry about, but that's an enterprise-grade switch.

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Gabriele Marini

IT Consultant at SPE

We don't work with solutions such as Aruba or Cisco. There are routers in our infrastructure, but they are not our responsibility or accountability. We work with servers and storage, specifically server and switch, but not routers. All our switches are from Dell. We have Dell PowerSwitch N-Series for LAN switching. We don't have statistics of deployment capability in terms of minimizing downtime because we only have Dell switches, so we cannot make comparisons with other brands. We don't feel that the Dell PowerSwitch N-Series solution needs improvement as we don't have significant problems. The Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is an affordable solution. Overall rating for Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is eight out of ten.

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Niranjan Oke

Project Delivery Manager at cineom broadcast ltd

I have experience with LAN switches, but my experience has more to do with video-based data. There are fewer restrictions. There is a question of bandwidth when it comes to designing a solution with switches that deal with storage device communication and editing systems. I have more to do with the broadcast IT solutions. My decisions are based on certified switches forwarded by OEMs. Our customers are not ready to accept anything that is not certified by OEM. As system integrators, we notify OEM of what solution we need to design and the number of machines or forwarding machines. We then quantify the things we want them to do. The OEM will confirm that we want to use this switch and whether it is certified or not. Our customers are not ready to use Hybrid solutions. We mostly use on-premises solutions because bandwidth is an issue in India. Customers don't have much to do with the configurations of the switch. The OEMs do the first level and advise the customers not to modify it. They are only allowed a few features or allowed to add some boards. They are not allowed to change the entire way the system functions because is a LAN scenario. The system has to be running all of the time. If you are using a corporate-type solution connected with routing and internet savvy applications, or a hybrid application, then I would not recommend using Dell. If you are using an on-premises application that is bandwidth-heavy and straightforward to setup then definitely Dell is a solution that can be used. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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Dell PowerSwitch N-Series mindshare

As of October 2025, the mindshare of Dell PowerSwitch N-Series in the LAN Switching category stands at 3.9%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

LAN Switching Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Dell PowerSwitch N-Series	3.9%
Cisco Catalyst Switches	26.4%
HPE ProCurve	12.1%
Other	57.6%

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PeerResearch reports based on Dell PowerSwitch N-Series reviews

Type	Title	Date
Category	LAN Switching	Oct 4, 2025	Download
Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	Oct 4, 2025	Download
Comparison	Dell PowerSwitch N-Series vs Cisco Catalyst Switches	Oct 4, 2025	Download
Comparison	Dell PowerSwitch N-Series vs Aruba Instant On Switches	Oct 4, 2025	Download
Comparison	Dell PowerSwitch N-Series vs NETGEAR Switches	Oct 4, 2025	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
Cisco Catalyst Switches	4.3	26.4%	95%	177 interviews Add to research
Cisco Nexus	4.2	9.0%	96%	107 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

"The automated configuration management tools of Dell PowerSwitch N-Series help improve network traffic management."
"Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles."
"For a customer, it is easy to configure and to add ports through the LAN the GUI."

Room for Improvement

"Instead of competing at the enterprise level with that product, they should probably scale it. With all of the ports, they should develop a good mid-level business to truly scale it and gain adoption before attempting to go after the enterprise."
"Customers do not prefer this to connect to multiple cities."

Pricing

"You are selling it to larger customers and in larger environments, where it's a less expensive model than Cisco, which is attempting to use the same approach Arista did, but with a completely different programming language."

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Dell PowerSwitch N-Series Reviews Summary
Author info	Rating	Review Summary
IT Consultant at SPE	4.0	I've used the Dell PowerSwitch N-Series for about 12 years; it's configurable, improves traffic management, and offers good support, but could improve in clustering, AI features, and stability. Overall, it's affordable and meets our network needs.
Executive Business Development Manager, Cloud and Managed Services at Presidio Networked Solutions	2.5	No summary available
Project Delivery Manager at cineom broadcast ltd	4.0	No summary available

Dell PowerSwitch N-Series Reviews

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Dell PowerSwitch N-Series mindshare

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Pricing

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