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Seagate 2big RAID vs Seagate Exos E 5U84

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 4identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 6.56 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Seagate 2big RAID (7 Gbit/s vs 0.44 Gbit/s). The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 266 mm more width than the Seagate 2big RAID (483 mm vs 217 mm). The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 815 mm more depth than the Seagate 2big RAID (933 mm vs 118 mm). Only the Seagate 2big RAID has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Seagate 2big RAID, No on the Seagate Exos E 5U84.

  • Storage drives installed
    • 2big RAID:Yes
    • Exos E 5U84:No
  • Installed storage drive type
    • 2big RAID:HDD
    • Exos E 5U84:No
  • RAID levels
    • 2big RAID:0, 1, JBOD
    • Exos E 5U84:0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
  • Data transfer rate
    • 2big RAID:0.44 Gbit/s
    • Exos E 5U84:7 Gbit/s
  • Chassis type
    • 2big RAID:Desktop
    • Exos E 5U84:Rack (5U)
  • Product colour
    • 2big RAID:Black
    • Exos E 5U84:Black, Metallic
  • Width
    • 2big RAID:217 mm
    • Exos E 5U84:483 mm
  • Depth
    • 2big RAID:118 mm
    • Exos E 5U84:933 mm

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43 specifications
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDNo
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"
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBOD0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
Data transfer rateDiffers0.44 Gbit/s7 Gbit/s
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one28 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
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)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktopRack (5U)
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Metallic
CoolingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swap fan moduleKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Device classKnown for oneLarge Enterprise BusinessUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — 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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers217 mm483 mm
DepthDiffers118 mm933 mm
HeightDiffers88.5 mm220 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source135 kg
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 40 °C5 - 35 °C
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%
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 CatalinaUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB Type-C, USB Type-C to USB Type-AUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one600 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717020Unknown — not stated by the source

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