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Dell ME424 Expansion vs Seagate Exos E 5U84

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 1" more storage drive sizes supported than the Dell ME424 Expansion (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 1,620 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the Dell ME424 Expansion (2200 W vs 580 W). The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 330.1 mm more depth than the Dell ME424 Expansion (933 mm vs 602.9 mm). Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell ME424 Expansion, Rack (5U) on the Seagate Exos E 5U84. Product colour: Black on the Dell ME424 Expansion, Black, Metallic on the Seagate Exos E 5U84.

Storage drive sizes supported
- ME424 Expansion:2.5"
- Exos E 5U84:3.5"
Chassis type
- ME424 Expansion:Rack (2U)
- Exos E 5U84:Rack (5U)
Product colour
- ME424 Expansion:Black
- Exos E 5U84:Black, Metallic
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- ME424 Expansion:580 W
- Exos E 5U84:2200 W
AC input voltage
- ME424 Expansion:250 V
- Exos E 5U84:180 - 240 V
Depth
- ME424 Expansion:602.9 mm
- Exos E 5U84:933 mm
Height
- ME424 Expansion:87.9 mm
- Exos E 5U84:220 mm
Weight
- ME424 Expansion:4.8 kg
- Exos E 5U84:135 kg

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Comparison of ME424 Expansion, Exos E 5U84
41 specifications	A Dell ME424 Expansion View product	B Seagate Exos E 5U84 View product
Storage1 differ
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1008 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NL-SAS, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	57.6 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Remote management portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45 (Gigabit)
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Rack (5U)
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Metallic
CoolingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swap fan moduleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Device classKnown for one	Large Enterprise Business	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	2200 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
AC input voltageDiffers	250 V	180 - 240 V
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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	933 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	220 mm
WeightDiffers	4.8 kg	135 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 100%
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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