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Seagate Exos E 2U12 vs TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 7identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 has 4 more storage drives supported than the Seagate Exos E 2U12 (16 vs 12). The Seagate Exos E 2U12 has 30 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 (580 W vs 550 W). The Seagate Exos E 2U12 has 1 more power supply units than the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 (2 vs 1). Product colour: Black, Metallic on the Seagate Exos E 2U12, Black, Grey on the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3. AC input voltage: 90 - 264 V on the Seagate Exos E 2U12, 100-240 V on the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3.

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • Exos E 2U12:12
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:16
  • Product colour
    • Exos E 2U12:Black, Metallic
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:Black, Grey
  • Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
    • Exos E 2U12:580 W
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:550 W
  • Number of power supply units
    • Exos E 2U12:2
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:1
  • AC input voltage
    • Exos E 2U12:90 - 264 V
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:100-240 V
  • Width
    • Exos E 2U12:483 mm
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:550 mm
  • Depth
    • Exos E 2U12:630 mm
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:136 mm
  • Height
    • Exos E 2U12:88.9 mm
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:440 mm

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Comparison of Exos E 2U12, D16 Thunderbolt 3
56 specifications
Storage1 differ
Storage drives installedNoNo
Installed storage drive typeNoNo
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 TB
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers1216
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5,3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityNoNo
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Thunderbolt versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DisplayPort versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2
Mini-SAS host portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of mini-SAS host portsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Remote management portKnown for oneRJ-45 (Gigabit)Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeKnown for oneRS-232Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, MetallicBlack, Grey
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source35 dB
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 cm
Built-in displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, FCC, CCC, KC
Chassis typeKnown for oneRack (2U)Unknown — not stated by the source
CoolingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap fan moduleKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers580 W550 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers21
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source210 W
AC input voltageDiffers90 - 264 V100-240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemacOS
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers483 mm550 mm
DepthDiffers630 mm136 mm
HeightDiffers88.9 mm440 mm
WeightKnown for one26 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source580 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source270 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source710 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, Thunderbolt
Screws includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 40 °C5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 80%5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-20 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 100%Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS

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