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Dell ME524 disk array vs Seagate Exos E 2U12

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 5identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Exos E 2U12 has 1 more power supply units than the Dell ME524 disk array (2 vs 1). The Seagate Exos E 2U12 has 434.7 mm more width than the Dell ME524 disk array (483 mm vs 48.3 mm). The Seagate Exos E 2U12 has 575.2 mm more depth than the Dell ME524 disk array (630 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 Seagate Exos E 2U12.

  • Storage drives installed
    • ME524 disk array:Yes
    • Exos E 2U12:No
  • Installed storage drive type
    • ME524 disk array:HDD
    • Exos E 2U12:No
  • Product colour
    • ME524 disk array:Black
    • Exos E 2U12:Black, Metallic
  • Number of power supply units
    • ME524 disk array:1
    • Exos E 2U12:2
  • Width
    • ME524 disk array:48.3 mm
    • Exos E 2U12:483 mm
  • Depth
    • ME524 disk array:54.8 mm
    • Exos E 2U12:630 mm
  • Height
    • ME524 disk array:8.79 mm
    • Exos E 2U12:88.9 mm

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Comparison of ME524, Exos E 2U12
40 specifications
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDNo
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one4.8 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one2.4 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one12 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one10000 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Mini-SAS host portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of mini-SAS host portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Remote management portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45 (Gigabit)
Serial interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRS-232
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Metallic
CoolingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swap fan moduleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Device classKnown for oneLarge Enterprise BusinessUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Number of power supply unitsDiffers12
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source90 - 264 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers48.3 mm483 mm
DepthDiffers54.8 mm630 mm
HeightDiffers8.79 mm88.9 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 100%
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512eUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Packaging contentKnown for onePower Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 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 U3Unknown — not stated by the source

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