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Dell EqualLogic PS4100E vs Dell PowerVault MD3200i

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 3identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

  • Storage drive capacity
    • EqualLogic PS4100E:3 TB
    • PowerVault MD3200i:600 GB
  • Storage drive interface
    • EqualLogic PS4100E:Near Line SAS (NL-SAS)
    • PowerVault MD3200i:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
  • RAID levels
    • EqualLogic PS4100E:5, 6, 10, 50
    • PowerVault MD3200i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10
  • HDD speed
    • EqualLogic PS4100E:7200 RPM
    • PowerVault MD3200i:15000 RPM
  • Native capacity
    • EqualLogic PS4100E:36 TB
    • PowerVault MD3200i:7.2 TB
  • Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
    • EqualLogic PS4100E:700 W
    • PowerVault MD3200i:600 W
  • Weight
    • EqualLogic PS4100E:26.8 kg
    • PowerVault MD3200i:29.3 kg
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • EqualLogic PS4100E:5 - 40 °C
    • PowerVault MD3200i:10 - 35 °C

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Comparison of EqualLogic PS4100E, PowerVault MD3200i
24 specifications
Storage5 differ
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source115.2 TB
Storage drive capacityDiffers3 TB600 GB
Storage drive interfaceDiffersNear Line SAS (NL-SAS)Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID levelsDiffers5, 6, 10, 500, 1, 5, 6, 10
HDD speedDiffers7200 RPM15000 RPM
Native capacityDiffers36 TB7.2 TB
Designidentical
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD, Power, Power fail, Status
Chassis typeKnown for oneRack (2U)Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv4, IPv6, SNMP, telnet, SSH, HTTP, Web (SSL), iSCSIUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers700 W600 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers26.8 kg29.3 kg
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 40 °C10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 65 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsDiffers100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz90 - 264 V, 47 - 63 Hz
InterfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45, SAS, PS/2
Connector(s)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4x RJ-45, 1x 6Gb SAS, 1x PS/2
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 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 /Windows, Linux, VMware, Hyper-V
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs446.3 x 594 x 86.8 mm446.3 x 561 x 86.8 mm
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet

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