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Dell ME412 Expansion vs TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3

19specifications compared
15differ
4identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell ME412 Expansion has 192 TB more total installed storage capacity than the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 (192 TB vs 0 TB). The TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 has 4 more storage drives supported than the Dell ME412 Expansion (16 vs 12). The TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 has 24 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell ME412 Expansion (40 Gbit/s vs 16 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: Serial ATA III on the Dell ME412 Expansion, Serial ATA on the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3. Storage drive sizes supported: 3.5" on the Dell ME412 Expansion, 2.5,3.5" on the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3.

Total installed storage capacity
- ME412 Expansion:192 TB
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:0 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- ME412 Expansion:12
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:16
Supported storage drive interfaces
- ME412 Expansion:Serial ATA III
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supported
- ME412 Expansion:3.5"
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:2.5,3.5"
Data transfer rate
- ME412 Expansion:16 Gbit/s
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:40 Gbit/s
Product colour
- ME412 Expansion:Black
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:Black, Grey
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- ME412 Expansion:580 W
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:550 W
AC input voltage
- ME412 Expansion:250 V
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:100-240 V

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Comparison of ME412 Expansion, D16 Thunderbolt 3
53 specifications	A Dell ME412 Expansion View product	B TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage5 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
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	192 TB	0 TB
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	16
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	3.5"	2.5,3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	16 Gbit/s	40 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 dB
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 cm
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, CCC, KC
Device classKnown for one	Large Enterprise Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis typeKnown for one	Rack (2U)	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BezelKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	550 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 W
AC input voltageDiffers	250 V	100-240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	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
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	macOS
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	550 mm
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	136 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	440 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	580 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	710 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC	AC, Thunderbolt
Screws includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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