Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black vs Seagate Exos E 5U84

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 1" more storage drive sizes supported than the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black (3.5" vs 2.5"). The ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black has 5 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Seagate Exos E 5U84 (12 Gbit/s vs 7 Gbit/s). The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 338 mm more width than the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black (483 mm vs 145 mm). Only the Seagate Exos E 5U84 has USB connectivity. Product colour: Black on the ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black, Black, Metallic on the Seagate Exos E 5U84.

Storage drive sizes supported
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:2.5"
- Exos E 5U84:3.5"
Data transfer rate
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:12 Gbit/s
- Exos E 5U84:7 Gbit/s
USB connectivity
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:No
- Exos E 5U84:Yes
Product colour
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:Black
- Exos E 5U84:Black, Metallic
LED indicators
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:Access, Error, Power
- Exos E 5U84:Yes
Width
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:145 mm
- Exos E 5U84:483 mm
Depth
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:163 mm
- Exos E 5U84:933 mm
Height
- IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black:85 mm
- Exos E 5U84:220 mm

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Comparison of IB-2281SAS-12G, Exos E 5U84
55 specifications	A ICY BOX IB-2281SAS-12G disk array Black Model IB-2281SAS-12G View product	B Seagate Exos E 5U84 View product
Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	SAS
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	7 Gbit/s
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1008 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NL-SAS, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectivityDiffers	No	Yes
Mini-SAS host portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of mini-SAS host portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
SATA host portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
SATA power connector typeKnown for one	SATA 15-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Remote management portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45 (Gigabit)
Design2 differ
Device classKnown for one	Home & Home Office	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium, Metal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Metallic
LED indicatorsDiffers	Access, Error, Power	Yes
Number of fansKnown for one	2 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fan diameterKnown for one	5 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Key lockKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Rack (5U)
Hot-swap fan moduleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	145 mm	483 mm
DepthDiffers	163 mm	933 mm
HeightDiffers	85 mm	220 mm
WeightDiffers	1.52 kg	135 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	213 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	185 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	131 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	2.05 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Screws includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84718000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	6 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2200 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 100%

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