Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array vs TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3

21specifications compared
18differ
3identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 6 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array (8 vs 2). The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 27.2 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array (32 TB vs 4.8 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array has 4 more storage drives supported than the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 (12 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array, Serial ATA on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3. Storage drive sizes supported: 3.5" on the Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array, 2.5,3.5" on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3.

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:2
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:4.8 TB
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:32 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:12
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Storage drive capacity
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:2.4 TB
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:4 TB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:SAS, Serial ATA III
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supported
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:3.5"
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:2.5,3.5"
Chassis type
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:Rack (2U)
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Desktop
Product colour
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:Black
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Aluminium

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Comparison of ME412, D8 Thunderbolt 3
52 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array Model ME412 View product	B TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage6 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	8
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	4.8 TB	32 TB
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	8
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 TB
Storage drive capacityDiffers	2.4 TB	4 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, 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
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	HDD	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
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Desktop
Product colourDiffers	Black	Aluminium
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, Power, SSD
CoolingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 dB
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 cm
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
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	300 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
AC input voltageDiffers	250 V	100 - 240 V
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	184 mm
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	315 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	266 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	397 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	381 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC	AC, Thunderbolt
Packaging contentKnown for one	24Gb HD-Mini SAS4 Cable, 1m, Quantity 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source

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