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Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array vs Dell ME412 Expansion

24specifications compared
5differ
19identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell ME412 Expansion has 187.2 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array (192 TB vs 4.8 TB). The Dell ME412 Expansion has 4 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array (16 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). Only the Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array, No on the Dell ME412 Expansion. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array, Serial ATA III on the Dell ME412 Expansion.

Storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:Yes
- ME412 Expansion:No
Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:HDD
- ME412 Expansion:No
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:4.8 TB
- ME412 Expansion:192 TB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:SAS, Serial ATA III
- ME412 Expansion:Serial ATA III
Data transfer rate
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:12 Gbit/s
- ME412 Expansion:16 Gbit/s

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Comparison of ME412, ME412 Expansion
34 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array Model ME412 View product	B Dell ME412 Expansion View product
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	Yes	No
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	No
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	4.8 TB	192 TB
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supported	12	12
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	2.4 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supported	3.5"	3.5"
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	16 Gbit/s
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	580 W	580 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
AC input voltage	250 V	250 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 m
Power cable connector 1Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NBR14136
Power cable connector 2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C13 coupler
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	483 mm	483 mm
Depth	602.9 mm	602.9 mm
Height	87.9 mm	87.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	AC	AC
Packaging contentKnown for one	24Gb HD-Mini SAS4 Cable, 1m, Quantity 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80%	10 - 80%
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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