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Dell PowerVault MD3220i disk array vs Seagate Business Storage

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault MD3220i disk array:12
- Business Storage:2
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault MD3220i disk array:3.6 TB
- Business Storage:4 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault MD3220i disk array:24
- Business Storage:4
Storage drive interface
- PowerVault MD3220i disk array:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- Business Storage:Serial ATA III
RAID levels
- PowerVault MD3220i disk array:0, 1, 5, 6, 10
- Business Storage:0, 1, 5, 10
HDD speed
- PowerVault MD3220i disk array:15000 RPM
- Business Storage:7200 RPM
LED indicators
- PowerVault MD3220i disk array:Fan fail, HDD, Power, Status
- Business Storage:Yes
Width
- PowerVault MD3220i disk array:446.3 mm
- Business Storage:161 mm

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Comparison of MD3220i, Business Storage
39 specifications	A Dell PowerVault MD3220i disk array Model MD3220i View product	B Seagate Business Storage View product
Storage6 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	12	2
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	3.6 TB	4 TB
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	24	4
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial ATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Data transfer rate	1 Gbit/s	1 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	7200 RPM
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	21.6 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	300 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host ports	4	4
RJ-45 ports quantity	1	1
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Design2 differ
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
LED indicatorsDiffers	Fan fail, HDD, Power, Status	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSL / TLS
Management platformKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEB
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iPhone, iPad, Android, PC, Mac
Product colourKnown for one	Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	600 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	90-264 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	47/63 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	446.3 mm	161 mm
DepthDiffers	508 mm	258.5 mm
HeightDiffers	86.8 mm	208 mm
WeightDiffers	24.2 kg	6.66 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Time Machine, BlackArmor
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 1GHz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-16 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source

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