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Dell ME412 Expansion vs Dell PowerStore 500T

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerStore 500T has 13,248 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell ME412 Expansion (13440 TB vs 192 TB). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 13 more storage drives supported than the Dell ME412 Expansion (25 vs 12). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 870 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the Dell ME412 Expansion (1450 W vs 580 W). Only the Dell PowerStore 500T has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the Dell ME412 Expansion, SSD on the Dell PowerStore 500T.

Storage drives installed
- ME412 Expansion:No
- PowerStore 500T:Yes
Installed storage drive type
- ME412 Expansion:No
- PowerStore 500T:SSD
Total installed storage capacity
- ME412 Expansion:192 TB
- PowerStore 500T:13440 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- ME412 Expansion:12
- PowerStore 500T:25
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- ME412 Expansion:580 W
- PowerStore 500T:1450 W
AC input voltage
- ME412 Expansion:250 V
- PowerStore 500T:200 - 240 V
AC input frequency
- ME412 Expansion:50 - 60 Hz
- PowerStore 500T:47 - 63 Hz
Power cable connector 1
- ME412 Expansion:NBR14136
- PowerStore 500T:C13 coupler

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Comparison of ME412 Expansion, PowerStore 500T
34 specifications	A Dell ME412 Expansion View product	B Dell PowerStore 500T View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	No	Yes
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	No	SSD
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	192 TB	13440 TB
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	25
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	16 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Designidentical
Device class	Large Enterprise Business	Large Enterprise Business
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
BezelKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack railsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power5 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	1450 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	250 V	200 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	47 - 63 Hz
Power cable lengthKnown for one	2 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 1Differs	NBR14136	C13 coupler
Power cable connector 2Differs	C13 coupler	C14 coupler
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power cable currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 A
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	444.5 mm
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	795 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	86.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	AC	AC
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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