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bluechip STORAGEline RJ52200s vs Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 2 more storage drives installed than the bluechip STORAGEline RJ52200s (4 vs 2). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 79.4 TB more total installed storage capacity than the bluechip STORAGEline RJ52200s (80 TB vs 0.6 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 1" more storage drive size than the bluechip STORAGEline RJ52200s (3.5" vs 2.5"). Supported storage drive types: HDD on the bluechip STORAGEline RJ52200s, HDD & SSD on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array. Storage drive capacity: 300 GB on the bluechip STORAGEline RJ52200s, 20 TB on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array.

Number of storage drives installed
- STORAGEline RJ52200s:2
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:4
Total installed storage capacity
- STORAGEline RJ52200s:0.6 TB
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:80 TB
Supported storage drive types
- STORAGEline RJ52200s:HDD
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacity
- STORAGEline RJ52200s:300 GB
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:20 TB
Storage drive size
- STORAGEline RJ52200s:2.5"
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:3.5"
HDD speed
- STORAGEline RJ52200s:15000 RPM
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:7200 RPM
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- STORAGEline RJ52200s:1200 W
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:580 W
Width
- STORAGEline RJ52200s:437 mm
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:483 mm

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Comparison of STORAGEline RJ52200s, ME5212
33 specifications	A bluechip STORAGEline RJ52200s View product	B Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product
Storage7 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	4
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	0.6 TB	80 TB
Supported storage drive typesDiffers	HDD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityDiffers	300 GB	20 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) III	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	7200 RPM
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini-SAS host portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SAS host portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of mini-SAS host portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Remote management portKnown for one	RJ-45 (Gigabit)	Unknown — not stated by the source
SAS host portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Device classKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Large Enterprise Business
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	1200 W	580 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	437 mm	483 mm
DepthDiffers	630 mm	618.7 mm
HeightDiffers	89 mm	87.9 mm
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512e
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12Gb SAS 8 port
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2025 (inc. Hyper-V), Windows 2022 (inc. hyper-V) RHEL 9.5, 8.10 SLES 15 SLES 15 SP6, SLES 12 SP 8 VMware 9.0 and 8.0 U3

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