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Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 2 more storage drives installed than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (4 vs 2). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 48 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (80 TB vs 32 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 11.51 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (12 Gbit/s vs 0.49 Gbit/s). Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, Tower on the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3.

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:4
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:2
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:80 TB
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:32 TB
Data transfer rate
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:12 Gbit/s
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:0.49 Gbit/s
Chassis type
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Rack (2U)
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Tower
Width
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:483 mm
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:118 mm
Depth
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:618.7 mm
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:93.3 mm
Height
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:87.9 mm
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:217 mm

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Comparison of ME5212, 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3
47 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product	B Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	2
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	80 TB	32 TB
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	0.49 Gbit/s
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	HDD & SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	20 TB	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
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Tower
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Status
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Device classKnown for one	Large Enterprise Business	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	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows 8
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	118 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	93.3 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	217 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	302 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	239 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Thunderbolt
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LaCie Toolkit Software Suite, LaCie RAID Manager
Other featuresidentical
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 MB
Connector(s)Known for one	12Gb SAS 8 port	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2025 (inc. Hyper-V), Windows 2022 (inc. hyper-V) RHEL 9.5, 8.10 SLES 15 SLES 15 SP6, SLES 12 SP 8 VMware 9.0 and 8.0 U3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	580 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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