Need help to buy PowerConnect 5548 or 6248

I currently Powerconnect 6248 and 6224 switches via my network.  On a floor 48 port switch is full and I need to add another, my thought is to add an another 6248 and stack them, but told me that I should get the 5548 and use sfp + 10 gig connection to connect to my 6248.  When I talked to my rep at Dell, he said he would not recommend it, but it might be possible.  Can someone tell me what would make the most sense?  Currently, we have data on the site servers and applications but will move them to a data center in the near future.

The first thing that comes to mind would be to run as two stacked 6200 switches. When stacked it management makes it a little easier since the stacked switches act as one. It also less time spent on configuration with the addition of a member of the battery compared to a separate switch. Once 6200 switches are stacked you would also have the ability to Setup redundant connections by implementing a SHIFT that uses a port to each of the switches.

On the other side of things, I'm not familiar with the topology of your network. So there may be a specific situation that is the reasoning behind this recommendation of people. They gave no explanation of why they would recommend the 5548 with connection sfp + on the stack?

Thank you

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