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Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 vs TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3

22specifications compared
15differ
7identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 6 more storage drives installed than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (8 vs 2). The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 66 mm more width than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (184 mm vs 118 mm). The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 221.7 mm more depth than the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 (315 mm vs 93.3 mm). Only the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 has USB connectivity. RAID levels: 0, 1, JBOD on the Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3.

Number of storage drives installed
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:2
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
RAID levels
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:0, 1, JBOD
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:0, 1, 5, 10
USB connectivity
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Yes
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:No
Chassis type
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Tower
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Desktop
Product colour
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Grey
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Aluminium
LED indicators
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:Status
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:HDD, Power, SSD
Width
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:118 mm
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:184 mm
Depth
- 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3:93.3 mm
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:315 mm

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Comparison of 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3, D8 Thunderbolt 3
54 specifications	A Seagate 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3 View product	B TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage2 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	8
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	8
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 TB
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5"
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	HDD	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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectivityDiffers	Yes	No
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
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
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Desktop
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Aluminium
LED indicatorsDiffers	Status	HDD, Power, SSD
CoolingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 dB
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 cm
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, CCC, KC
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
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
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	184 mm
DepthDiffers	93.3 mm	315 mm
HeightDiffers	217 mm	266 mm
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	5.3 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	302 mm	320 mm
Package depthDiffers	239 mm	397 mm
Package heightDiffers	180 mm	381 mm
Package weightDiffers	4.6 kg	7 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	Thunderbolt	AC, Thunderbolt
Bundled softwareKnown for one	LaCie Toolkit Software Suite, LaCie RAID Manager	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	600 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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