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Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 vs Seagate Exos E 2U12

9specifications compared
9differ
0identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Exos E 2U12 has 365 mm more width than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (483 mm vs 118 mm). The Seagate Exos E 2U12 has 536.7 mm more depth than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (630 mm vs 93.3 mm). The Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 has 128.1 mm more height than the Seagate Exos E 2U12 (217 mm vs 88.9 mm). Only the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 has storage drives installed. Only the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 has USB connectivity.

Storage drives installed
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Yes
- Exos E 2U12:No
Installed storage drive type
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:HDD
- Exos E 2U12:No
USB connectivity
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Yes
- Exos E 2U12:No
Chassis type
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Tower
- Exos E 2U12:Rack (2U)
Product colour
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Grey
- Exos E 2U12:Black, Metallic
Width
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:118 mm
- Exos E 2U12:483 mm
Depth
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:93.3 mm
- Exos E 2U12:630 mm
Height
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:217 mm
- Exos E 2U12:88.9 mm

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Comparison of 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3, Exos E 2U12
53 specifications	A Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 View product	B Seagate Exos E 2U12 View product
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	Yes	No
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	No
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	32 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	0.49 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectivityDiffers	Yes	No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	3
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)
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Rack (2U)
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black, Metallic
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Status	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
CoolingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7, Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	118 mm	483 mm
DepthDiffers	93.3 mm	630 mm
HeightDiffers	217 mm	88.9 mm
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	26 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	302 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	239 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	4.6 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Thunderbolt	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	LaCie Toolkit Software Suite, LaCie RAID Manager	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	600 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	580 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	90 - 264 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 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 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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