Product comparison · 2 network equipment chassis

Dell Brocade FC8-48E vs StarTech.com 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell Brocade FC8-48E has 162.2 mm more depth than the StarTech.com 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling (302.2 mm vs 140 mm). The StarTech.com 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling has 52.5 mm more height than the Dell Brocade FC8-48E (88.5 mm vs 36 mm). The Dell Brocade FC8-48E has 24.1 mm more width than the StarTech.com 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling (441.1 mm vs 417 mm). Product colour: Grey on the Dell Brocade FC8-48E, Black on the StarTech.com 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 93% on the Dell Brocade FC8-48E, 5 - 90% on the StarTech.com 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling.

Product colour
- Brocade FC8-48E:Grey
- 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling:Black
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Brocade FC8-48E:5 - 93%
- 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling:5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Brocade FC8-48E:0 - 40 °C
- 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Brocade FC8-48E:-25 - 70 °C
- 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling:-40 - 70 °C
AC input voltage
- Brocade FC8-48E:85 - 264 V
- 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling:100 - 240 V
Depth
- Brocade FC8-48E:302.2 mm
- 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling:140 mm
Height
- Brocade FC8-48E:36 mm
- 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling:88.5 mm
Width
- Brocade FC8-48E:441.1 mm
- 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling:417 mm

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Comparison of Brocade FC8-48E, MCM7-MEDIA-CHASSIS
39 specifications	A Dell Brocade FC8-48E View product	B StarTech.com 7-Slot Unmanaged Media Converter Chassis for MCM Media Converter Series, Full Power Isolation, Active Cooling Model MCM7-MEDIA-CHASSIS View product
Technical details1 differ
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS, Trade Agreements Act (TAA)
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Power
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Number of slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MCM Series
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Fabric OS v7.0.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	8 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Host interfaceKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	48	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported protocolsKnown for one	HTTP, SNMP v1/v3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching capacityKnown for one	384 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 93%	5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 93%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	85 - 264 V	100 - 240 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2 A
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 V
Included power plug typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EU, NA, UK
AC input frequencyKnown for one	47 - 63 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	302.2 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	36 mm	88.5 mm
WidthDiffers	441.1 mm	417 mm
WeightKnown for one	3.27 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	316 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	153 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.6 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	405 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	465 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 pc(s)

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