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Buffalo DriveStation Duo disk array vs Dell EqualLogic PS4100E

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Number of storage drives installed
- DriveStation Duo disk array:2
- EqualLogic PS4100E:12
Storage drive capacity
- DriveStation Duo disk array:4 TB
- EqualLogic PS4100E:3 TB
Storage drive interface
- DriveStation Duo disk array:Serial ATA II
- EqualLogic PS4100E:Near Line SAS (NL-SAS)
RAID levels
- DriveStation Duo disk array:0, 1
- EqualLogic PS4100E:5, 6, 10, 50
Weight
- DriveStation Duo disk array:2 kg
- EqualLogic PS4100E:26.8 kg
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DriveStation Duo disk array:5 - 35 °C
- EqualLogic PS4100E:5 - 40 °C
Power requirements
- DriveStation Duo disk array:100 - 240V 50/60Hz
- EqualLogic PS4100E:100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz

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Comparison of Duo, EqualLogic PS4100E
40 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Duo disk array Model Duo View product	B Dell EqualLogic PS4100E View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	12
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	8 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityDiffers	4 TB	3 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Near Line SAS (NL-SAS)
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	5, 6, 10, 50
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Native capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 TB
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Device classKnown for one	Home & Home Office	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	HDD, Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansKnown for one	1 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Rack (2U)
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6, SNMP, telnet, SSH, HTTP, Web (SSL), iSCSI
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	110-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 W
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	86 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	204 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	127 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	2 kg	26.8 kg
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	100 - 240V 50/60Hz	100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Server 2003 Mac OS 10.4 +	Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, including Hyper-V, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2 including Hyper-V, Windows XP, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, HP-UX, Mac OS X, VMware ESX Server 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.1 / 5, ESXi 3.5 / 4 / 4.1 /
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	446.3 x 594 x 86.8 mm
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC

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