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Dell PowerStore 500T vs Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerStore 500T has 5 more storage drives installed than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (7 vs 2). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 13,408 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (13440 TB vs 32 TB). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 326.5 mm more width than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (444.5 mm vs 118 mm). Installed storage drive type: SSD on the Dell PowerStore 500T, HDD on the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3. Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerStore 500T, Tower on the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3.

Installed storage drive type
- PowerStore 500T:SSD
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:HDD
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerStore 500T:7
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:2
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerStore 500T:13440 TB
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:32 TB
Chassis type
- PowerStore 500T:Rack (2U)
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Tower
Product colour
- PowerStore 500T:Black
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Grey
LED indicators
- PowerStore 500T:Yes
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Status
Width
- PowerStore 500T:444.5 mm
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:118 mm
Depth
- PowerStore 500T:795 mm
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:93.3 mm

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Comparison of PowerStore 500T, 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3
49 specifications	A Dell PowerStore 500T View product	B Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage3 differ
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	SSD	HDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	7	2
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	13440 TB	32 TB
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.49 Gbit/s
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	HDD & SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	2.5"	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
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Tower
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	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
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	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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	444.5 mm	118 mm
DepthDiffers	795 mm	93.3 mm
HeightDiffers	86.4 mm	217 mm
WeightDiffers	3.6 kg	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 content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC	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
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	1450 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	200 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	47 - 63 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 1Known for one	C13 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for one	C14 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable currentKnown for one	20 A	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	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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