Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell ME412 Expansion vs ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell ME412 Expansion has 4 more storage drives supported than the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black (12 vs 8). The Dell ME412 Expansion has 1" more storage drive sizes supported than the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Dell ME412 Expansion has 4 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black (16 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). Device class: Large Enterprise Business on the Dell ME412 Expansion, Home & Home Office on the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black. LED indicators: Yes on the Dell ME412 Expansion, Access, Error, Power on the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black.

Number of storage drives supported
- ME412 Expansion:12
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:8
Storage drive sizes supported
- ME412 Expansion:3.5"
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:2.5"
Data transfer rate
- ME412 Expansion:16 Gbit/s
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:12 Gbit/s
Device class
- ME412 Expansion:Large Enterprise Business
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:Home & Home Office
LED indicators
- ME412 Expansion:Yes
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:Access, Error, Power
Width
- ME412 Expansion:483 mm
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:145 mm
Depth
- ME412 Expansion:602.9 mm
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:163 mm
Height
- ME412 Expansion:87.9 mm
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:85 mm

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Comparison of ME412 Expansion, IB-2281SAS-12G
53 specifications	A Dell ME412 Expansion View product	B ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black Model IB-2281SAS-12G View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installed	No	No
Installed storage drive type	No	No
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	8
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Data transfer rateDiffers	16 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	192 TB	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
Design2 differ
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Home & Home Office
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium, Metal
Product colour	Black	Black
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
BezelKnown for one	Yes	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 & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	145 mm
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	163 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	85 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	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
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	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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