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Dell EqualLogic PS4100E vs Dell EqualLogic PS6500E

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Number of storage drives installed
- EqualLogic PS4100E:12
- EqualLogic PS6500E:48
Storage drive capacity
- EqualLogic PS4100E:3 TB
- EqualLogic PS6500E:2 TB
Native capacity
- EqualLogic PS4100E:36 TB
- EqualLogic PS6500E:96 TB
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- EqualLogic PS4100E:700 W
- EqualLogic PS6500E:440 W
Weight
- EqualLogic PS4100E:26.8 kg
- EqualLogic PS6500E:74.8 kg
Operating temperature (T-T)
- EqualLogic PS4100E:5 - 40 °C
- EqualLogic PS6500E:5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- EqualLogic PS4100E:-40 - 65 °C
- EqualLogic PS6500E:-20 - 60 °C
Power requirements
- EqualLogic PS4100E:100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
- EqualLogic PS6500E:100-240 VAC, 47-63 Hz

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Comparison of EqualLogic PS4100E, EqualLogic PS6500E
19 specifications	A Dell EqualLogic PS4100E View product	B Dell EqualLogic PS6500E View product
Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	12	48
Storage drive capacityDiffers	3 TB	2 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Near Line SAS (NL-SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Native capacityDiffers	36 TB	96 TB
Design1 differ
Chassis typeKnown for one	Rack (2U)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4, IPv6, SNMP, telnet, SSH, HTTP, Web (SSL), iSCSI	IPv4, IPv6
Management platformKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, telnet, SSH, HTTP, Web (SSL), host scripting
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	700 W	440 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	26.8 kg	74.8 kg
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz	100-240 VAC, 47-63 Hz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	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 /	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	446.3 x 594 x 86.8 mm	480 x 960 x 180 mm
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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