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Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array vs TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3

16specifications compared
13differ
3identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 2 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array (8 vs 6). The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 20.48 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array (32 TB vs 11.52 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array has 16 more storage drives supported than the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 (24 vs 8). Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array, Desktop on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3. Product colour: Black on the Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array, Aluminium on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3.

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:6
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:11.52 TB
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:32 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:24
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Maximum supported storage capacity
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:184 TB
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:128 TB
Chassis type
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:Rack (2U)
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Desktop
Product colour
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:Black
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Aluminium
LED indicators
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:Yes
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:HDD, Power, SSD
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:580 W
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:300 W

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Comparison of ME424, D8 Thunderbolt 3
54 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array Model ME424 View product	B TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	6	8
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	11.52 TB	32 TB
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	24	8
Maximum supported storage capacityDiffers	184 TB	128 TB
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	SSD	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	2.5"	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
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
BezelKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	300 W
Number of power supply units	1	1
AC input voltageDiffers	250 V	100 - 240 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
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	MiniSAS	AC, Thunderbolt
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	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
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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