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Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 vs Seagate Exos E 5U84

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 1identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 6.51 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (7 Gbit/s vs 0.49 Gbit/s). The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 365 mm more width than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (483 mm vs 118 mm). The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 839.7 mm more depth than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (933 mm vs 93.3 mm). Only the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3, No on the Seagate Exos E 5U84.

  • Storage drives installed
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Yes
    • Exos E 5U84:No
  • Installed storage drive type
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:HDD
    • Exos E 5U84:No
  • RAID levels
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:0, 1, JBOD
    • Exos E 5U84:0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
  • Data transfer rate
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:0.49 Gbit/s
    • Exos E 5U84:7 Gbit/s
  • Chassis type
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Tower
    • Exos E 5U84:Rack (5U)
  • Product colour
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Grey
    • Exos E 5U84:Black, Metallic
  • LED indicators
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Status
    • Exos E 5U84:Yes
  • Width
    • 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:118 mm
    • Exos E 5U84:483 mm

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Comparison of 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3, Exos E 5U84
53 specifications
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDNo
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one32 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBOD0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
Data transfer rateDiffers0.49 Gbit/s7 Gbit/s
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD & SSD
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1008 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNL-SAS, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSAS
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Remote management portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45 (Gigabit)
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerRack (5U)
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack, Metallic
LED indicatorsDiffersStatusYes
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
CoolingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swap fan moduleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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 MavericksUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7, Windows 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers118 mm483 mm
DepthDiffers93.3 mm933 mm
HeightDiffers217 mm220 mm
WeightDiffers2.9 kg135 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one302 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one239 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one180 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one4.6 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneThunderboltUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneLaCie Toolkit Software Suite, LaCie RAID ManagerUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one600 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2200 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source180 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 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%

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