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Dell ME4012 SAS vs Seagate Exos E 2U12

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Exos E 2U12 has 27.1 mm more depth than the Dell ME4012 SAS (630 mm vs 602.9 mm). The Seagate Exos E 2U12 has 1 mm more height than the Dell ME4012 SAS (88.9 mm vs 87.9 mm). The Seagate Exos E 2U12 has 21.2 kg more weight than the Dell ME4012 SAS (26 kg vs 4.8 kg). Product colour: Black on the Dell ME4012 SAS, Black, Metallic on the Seagate Exos E 2U12. AC input voltage: 100 - 250 V on the Dell ME4012 SAS, 90 - 264 V on the Seagate Exos E 2U12.

Product colour
- ME4012 SAS:Black
- Exos E 2U12:Black, Metallic
AC input voltage
- ME4012 SAS:100 - 250 V
- Exos E 2U12:90 - 264 V
Depth
- ME4012 SAS:602.9 mm
- Exos E 2U12:630 mm
Height
- ME4012 SAS:87.9 mm
- Exos E 2U12:88.9 mm
Weight
- ME4012 SAS:4.8 kg
- Exos E 2U12:26 kg
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ME4012 SAS:5 - 35 °C
- Exos E 2U12:5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- ME4012 SAS:-40 - 65 °C
- Exos E 2U12:-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- ME4012 SAS:5 - 95%
- Exos E 2U12:5 - 100%

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Comparison of ME4012 SAS, Exos E 2U12
40 specifications	A Dell ME4012 SAS View product	B Seagate Exos E 2U12 View product
Storageidentical
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
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supported	12	12
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	3.5"	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	3
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Remote management portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45 (Gigabit)
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
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
Design1 differ
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Metallic
CoolingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swap fan moduleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Device classKnown for one	Large Enterprise Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	580 W	580 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 250 V	90 - 264 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	483 mm	483 mm
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	630 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	88.9 mm
WeightDiffers	4.8 kg	26 kg
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80%	10 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 100%
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC, Fiber	Unknown — not stated by the source

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