Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerStore 500T disk array vs TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3

17specifications compared
16differ
1identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 1 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerStore 500T disk array (8 vs 7). The Dell PowerStore 500T disk array has 13,408 TB more total installed storage capacity than the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 (13440 TB vs 32 TB). The Dell PowerStore 500T disk array has 17 more storage drives supported than the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 (25 vs 8). Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerStore 500T disk array, Desktop on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3. Product colour: Black on the Dell PowerStore 500T disk array, Aluminium on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3.

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerStore 500T disk array:7
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerStore 500T disk array:13440 TB
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:32 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerStore 500T disk array:25
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Chassis type
- PowerStore 500T disk array:Rack (2U)
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Desktop
Product colour
- PowerStore 500T disk array:Black
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Aluminium
LED indicators
- PowerStore 500T disk array:Yes
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:HDD, Power, SSD
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerStore 500T disk array:1450 W
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:300 W
Number of power supply units
- PowerStore 500T disk array:2
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:1

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Comparison of 500T, D8 Thunderbolt 3
51 specifications	A Dell PowerStore 500T disk array Model 500T View product	B TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	7	8
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	13440 TB	32 TB
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	25	8
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 TB
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Desktop
Product colourDiffers	Black	Aluminium
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, Power, SSD
CoolingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 dB
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 cm
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, CCC, KC
Device classKnown for one	Large Enterprise Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack railsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	1450 W	300 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers	2	1
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power cable lengthKnown for one	2 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 1Known for one	C13 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable currentKnown for one	10 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	444.5 mm	184 mm
DepthDiffers	795 mm	315 mm
HeightDiffers	86.4 mm	266 mm
WeightDiffers	3.6 kg	5.3 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	397 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	381 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC	AC, Thunderbolt
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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