Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell ME524 disk array vs ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell ME524 disk array has 2 more storage drives installed than the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black (2 vs 0). The ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black has 96.7 mm more width than the Dell ME524 disk array (145 mm vs 48.3 mm). The ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black has 108.2 mm more depth than the Dell ME524 disk array (163 mm vs 54.8 mm). Only the Dell ME524 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Dell ME524 disk array, No on the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black.

Storage drives installed
- ME524 disk array:Yes
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:No
Installed storage drive type
- ME524 disk array:HDD
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:No
Number of storage drives installed
- ME524 disk array:2
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:0
Device class
- ME524 disk array:Large Enterprise Business
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:Home & Home Office
Width
- ME524 disk array:48.3 mm
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:145 mm
Depth
- ME524 disk array:54.8 mm
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:163 mm
Height
- ME524 disk array:8.79 mm
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:85 mm

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Comparison of ME524, IB-2281SAS-12G
51 specifications	A Dell ME524 disk array Model ME524 View product	B ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black Model IB-2281SAS-12G View product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	Yes	No
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	No
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	0
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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"
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	4.8 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	2.4 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
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for one	Yes	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	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
Design1 differ
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Home & Home Office
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium, Metal
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
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	48.3 mm	145 mm
DepthDiffers	54.8 mm	163 mm
HeightDiffers	8.79 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
Packaging contentKnown for one	Power Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Other featuresidentical
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

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