Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array vs Seagate Exos E 2U12

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array has 12 more storage drives supported than the Seagate Exos E 2U12 (24 vs 12). The Seagate Exos E 2U12 has 1" more storage drive size than the Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array (3.5" vs 2.5"). The Seagate Exos E 2U12 has 1 more power supply units than the Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array (2 vs 1). Only the Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: SSD on the Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array, No on the Seagate Exos E 2U12.

Storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:Yes
- Exos E 2U12:No
Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:SSD
- Exos E 2U12:No
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:24
- Exos E 2U12:12
Storage drive size
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:2.5"
- Exos E 2U12:3.5"
Product colour
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:Black
- Exos E 2U12:Black, Metallic
Number of power supply units
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:1
- Exos E 2U12:2
AC input voltage
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:250 V
- Exos E 2U12:90 - 264 V
Depth
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:602.9 mm
- Exos E 2U12:630 mm

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Comparison of ME424, Exos E 2U12
42 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array Model ME424 View product	B Seagate Exos E 2U12 View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	Yes	No
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	SSD	No
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	24	12
Storage drive sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	11.52 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	184 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	10000 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mini-SAS host portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of mini-SAS host portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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)
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Design1 differ
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
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BezelKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Number of power supply unitsDiffers	1	2
AC input voltageDiffers	250 V	90 - 264 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	C13 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable currentKnown for one	10 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	630 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	88.9 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 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%
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	MiniSAS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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