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Fujitsu AB2100 disk array vs Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 1identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu AB2100 disk array has 4 more storage drives installed than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (6 vs 2). The Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 has 9.2 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Fujitsu AB2100 disk array (32 TB vs 22.8 TB). The Fujitsu AB2100 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). Only the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 has USB connectivity. Installed storage drive type: SSD on the Fujitsu AB2100 disk array, HDD on the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3.

  • Installed storage drive type
    • AB2100 disk array:SSD
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:HDD
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • AB2100 disk array:6
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:2
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • AB2100 disk array:22.8 TB
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:32 TB
  • RAID levels
    • AB2100 disk array:0, 1, 1+0, 3, 5, 6
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:0, 1, JBOD
  • Data transfer rate
    • AB2100 disk array:12 Gbit/s
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:0.49 Gbit/s
  • USB connectivity
    • AB2100 disk array:No
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Yes
  • Chassis type
    • AB2100 disk array:Rack (2U)
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Tower
  • Width
    • AB2100 disk array:480 mm
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:118 mm

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Comparison of AB2100, 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3
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Fujitsu

AB2100 disk array

Model AB2100

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Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Installed storage drive typeDiffersSSDHDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers62
Total installed storage capacityDiffers22.8 TB32 TB
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 1+0, 3, 5, 60, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers12 Gbit/s0.49 Gbit/s
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneSSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one96Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one1468 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one3.8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectivityDiffersNoYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Thunderbolt versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Tower
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGrey
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceStatus
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceKensington
Device classKnown for oneSmall & Medium BusinessUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac 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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7, Windows 8
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers480 mm118 mm
DepthDiffers484 mm93.3 mm
HeightDiffers85 mm217 mm
WeightDiffers24.4 kg2.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source302 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source239 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source180 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceThunderbolt
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLaCie Toolkit Software Suite, LaCie RAID Manager
Other featuresidentical
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 MB
Poweridentical
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source

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