Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array vs ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has 4 more storage drives installed than the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black (4 vs 0). The Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has 16 more storage drives supported than the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black (24 vs 8). The Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has 12 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black (24 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). Only the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: SSD on the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array, No on the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black.

Storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:Yes
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:No
Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:SSD
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:No
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:4
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:0
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:24
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:8
Data transfer rate
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:24 Gbit/s
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:12 Gbit/s
Device class
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:Large Enterprise Business
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:Home & Home Office
LED indicators
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:Yes
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:Access, Error, Power
Width
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:483 mm
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:145 mm

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Comparison of ME5024, IB-2281SAS-12G
52 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array Model ME5024 View product	B ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black Model IB-2281SAS-12G View product
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	Yes	No
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	SSD	No
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	0
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	24	8
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Data transfer rateDiffers	24 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	15.36 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	3.84 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	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	2
SATA host portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
SATA power connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 15-pin
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Home & Home Office
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium, Metal
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Access, Error, Power
CoolingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 cm
Key lockKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis typeKnown for one	Rack (2U)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack railsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	145 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	163 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	85 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.52 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	213 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	131 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.05 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Screws includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84718000
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 pc(s)
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 100%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-100 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	32Gb FC Type-B 8 Port Dual Controller	Unknown — not stated by the source

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