# legacy EMC/Dell lines: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/legacy-emc-dell-lines

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Enterprise storage systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/enterprise-storage-systems/index.md) | 0% | 161 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Avoid or heavily scrutinize legacy/niche systems like very old VNX/Unity without active support" (Grok 4.20, Enterprise storage)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named legacy EMC/Dell lines, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- c4cgroup.co.uk: 1
- ciopages.com: 1
- community.spiceworks.com: 1
- dcsglobal.com: 1
- extremetech.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1
- networkworld.com: 1
- reddit.com: 1
- research.oz.spotlightar.com: 1
- storagenewsletter.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://c4cgroup.co.uk/guides/buying-enterprise-storage: 1
- https://c4cgroup.co.uk/guides/choosing-enterprise-storage: 1
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/enterprise-storage: 1
- https://community.spiceworks.com/t/harrowing-data-loss-stories/1057733: 1
- https://dcsglobal.com/enterprise-technology-learning-center/storage/buying-guide: 1
- https://dcsglobal.com/topics/storage/storage-buyer-guide: 1
- https://extremetech.com/computing/326292-why-lying-about-storage-products-is-bad-an-ibm-deskstar-story: 1
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/enterprise-storage-systems/smb: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.