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Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array vs Dell ME524 disk array

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

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array has 434.7 mm more width than the Dell ME524 disk array (483 mm vs 48.3 mm). The Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array has 548.1 mm more depth than the Dell ME524 disk array (602.9 mm vs 54.8 mm). The Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array has 79.11 mm more height than the Dell ME524 disk array (87.9 mm vs 8.79 mm).

Width
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:483 mm
- ME524 disk array:48.3 mm
Depth
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:602.9 mm
- ME524 disk array:54.8 mm
Height
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:87.9 mm
- ME524 disk array:8.79 mm

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Comparison of ME412, ME524
34 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array Model ME412 View product	B Dell ME524 disk array Model ME524 View product
Storageidentical
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Number of storage drives installed	2	2
Total installed storage capacity	4.8 TB	4.8 TB
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacity	2.4 TB	2.4 TB
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive size	3.5"	3.5"
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SAS, 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 rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 RPM
Designidentical
Device class	Large Enterprise Business	Large Enterprise Business
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sector	512e	512e
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	580 W	580 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
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
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	48.3 mm
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	54.8 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	8.79 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentDiffers	24Gb HD-Mini SAS4 Cable, 1m, Quantity 4	Power Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)
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
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 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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