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bluechip STORAGEline RJ53300s vs Dell ME524 disk array

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell ME524 disk array has 2.8 TB more total installed storage capacity than the bluechip STORAGEline RJ53300s (4.8 TB vs 2 TB). The Dell ME524 disk array has 1.4 TB more storage drive capacity than the bluechip STORAGEline RJ53300s (2.4 TB vs 1 TB). The Dell ME524 disk array has 2,800 RPM more HDD speed than the bluechip STORAGEline RJ53300s (10000 RPM vs 7200 RPM). Supported storage drive types: HDD on the bluechip STORAGEline RJ53300s, HDD & SSD on the Dell ME524 disk array. Storage drive interface: Serial ATA III on the bluechip STORAGEline RJ53300s, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) on the Dell ME524 disk array.

Total installed storage capacity
- STORAGEline RJ53300s:2 TB
- ME524 disk array:4.8 TB
Supported storage drive types
- STORAGEline RJ53300s:HDD
- ME524 disk array:HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacity
- STORAGEline RJ53300s:1 TB
- ME524 disk array:2.4 TB
Storage drive interface
- STORAGEline RJ53300s:Serial ATA III
- ME524 disk array:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
HDD speed
- STORAGEline RJ53300s:7200 RPM
- ME524 disk array:10000 RPM
Chassis type
- STORAGEline RJ53300s:Rack (3U)
- ME524 disk array:Rack (2U)
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- STORAGEline RJ53300s:1000 W
- ME524 disk array:580 W
Width
- STORAGEline RJ53300s:437 mm
- ME524 disk array:48.3 mm

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Comparison of STORAGEline RJ53300s, ME524
32 specifications	A bluechip STORAGEline RJ53300s View product	B Dell ME524 disk array Model ME524 View product
Storage5 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	2 TB	4.8 TB
Supported storage drive typesDiffers	HDD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityDiffers	1 TB	2.4 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	2.5,3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	10000 RPM
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
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
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (3U)	Rack (2U)
Device classKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Large Enterprise Business
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	1000 W	580 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	437 mm	48.3 mm
DepthDiffers	647 mm	54.8 mm
HeightDiffers	132 mm	8.79 mm
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512e
Packaging contentidentical
Packaging contentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)
Other featuresidentical
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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