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Dell ME4012 SAS vs ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell ME4012 SAS has 4 more storage drives supported than the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black (12 vs 8). The Dell ME4012 SAS has 1" more storage drive sizes supported than the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Dell ME4012 SAS has 338 mm more width than the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black (483 mm vs 145 mm). Device class: Large Enterprise Business on the Dell ME4012 SAS, Home & Home Office on the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black. LED indicators: Yes on the Dell ME4012 SAS, Access, Error, Power on the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black.

Number of storage drives supported
- ME4012 SAS:12
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:8
Storage drive sizes supported
- ME4012 SAS:3.5"
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:2.5"
Device class
- ME4012 SAS:Large Enterprise Business
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:Home & Home Office
LED indicators
- ME4012 SAS:Yes
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:Access, Error, Power
Width
- ME4012 SAS:483 mm
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:145 mm
Depth
- ME4012 SAS:602.9 mm
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:163 mm
Height
- ME4012 SAS:87.9 mm
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:85 mm
Weight
- ME4012 SAS:4.8 kg
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:1.52 kg

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Comparison of ME4012 SAS, IB-2281SAS-12G
54 specifications	A Dell ME4012 SAS View product	B ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black Model IB-2281SAS-12G View product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	8
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mini-SAS host portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of mini-SAS host portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
SATA host portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
SATA power connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 15-pin
Number of SAS host portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
SAS host portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Home & Home Office
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium, Metal
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Access, Error, Power
CoolingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 cm
Key lockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis typeKnown for one	Rack (2U)	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	483 mm	145 mm
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	163 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	85 mm
WeightDiffers	4.8 kg	1.52 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	213 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	131 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.05 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Screws includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	AC, Fiber	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84718000
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 pc(s)
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	580 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 250 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable lengthKnown for one	2 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 1Known for one	NBR14136	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for one	C13 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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