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Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs TerraMaster D4-300 disk array

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 4 more storage drives installed than the TerraMaster D4-300 disk array (4 vs 0). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 80 TB more total installed storage capacity than the TerraMaster D4-300 disk array (80 TB vs 0 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 508 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the TerraMaster D4-300 disk array (580 W vs 72 W). Only the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, No on the TerraMaster D4-300 disk array.

Storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Yes
- D4-300 disk array:No
Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:HDD
- D4-300 disk array:No
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:4
- D4-300 disk array:0
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:80 TB
- D4-300 disk array:0 TB
Device class
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Large Enterprise Business
- D4-300 disk array:Home & Home Office
Chassis type
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Rack (2U)
- D4-300 disk array:Desktop
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:580 W
- D4-300 disk array:72 W
Width
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:483 mm
- D4-300 disk array:225 mm

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Comparison of ME5212, D4-300
53 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product	B TerraMaster D4-300 disk array Model D4-300 View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	Yes	No
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	No
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	0
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	80 TB	0 TB
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5"
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	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
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design2 differ
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Home & Home Office
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Desktop
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.8 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	8 cm
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, CCC, KC
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	72 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45.6 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown 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	225 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	136 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	227 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	275 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	186 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, USB Type-A to USB Type-C
Number of adapters includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Screws includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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

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