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Dell ME412 Expansion vs Dell ME524 disk array

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 6identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell ME412 Expansion has 187.2 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell ME524 disk array (192 TB vs 4.8 TB). The Dell ME412 Expansion has 4 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell ME524 disk array (16 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). The Dell ME412 Expansion has 434.7 mm more width than the Dell ME524 disk array (483 mm vs 48.3 mm). Only the Dell ME524 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the Dell ME412 Expansion, HDD on the Dell ME524 disk array.

  • Storage drives installed
    • ME412 Expansion:No
    • ME524 disk array:Yes
  • Installed storage drive type
    • ME412 Expansion:No
    • ME524 disk array:HDD
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • ME412 Expansion:192 TB
    • ME524 disk array:4.8 TB
  • Data transfer rate
    • ME412 Expansion:16 Gbit/s
    • ME524 disk array:12 Gbit/s
  • Width
    • ME412 Expansion:483 mm
    • ME524 disk array:48.3 mm
  • Depth
    • ME412 Expansion:602.9 mm
    • ME524 disk array:54.8 mm
  • Height
    • ME412 Expansion:87.9 mm
    • ME524 disk array:8.79 mm

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Comparison of ME412 Expansion, ME524
38 specifications
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersNoYes
Installed storage drive typeDiffersNoHDD
Total installed storage capacityDiffers192 TB4.8 TB
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one12Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSerial ATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers16 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Storage drive capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10000 RPM
Designidentical
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Chassis typeRack (2U)Rack (2U)
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
BezelKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity580 W580 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportYesYes
AC input voltageKnown for one250 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cable lengthKnown for one2 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 1Known for oneNBR14136Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for oneC13 couplerUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers483 mm48.3 mm
DepthDiffers602.9 mm54.8 mm
HeightDiffers87.9 mm8.79 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePower Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 65 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512e
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 2025 (inc. Hyper-V), Windows 2022 (inc. hyper-V) RHEL 9.5, 8.10 SLES 15 SLES 15 SP6, SLES 12 SP 8 VMware 9.0 and 8.0 U3

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