Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 vs Seagate LaCie 6big

1specifications compared
1differ
0identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels: 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, 5, 6 on the Seagate LaCie 6big.

RAID levels
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
- LaCie 6big:5, 6

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Comparison of SAS6/iR, LaCie 6big
21 specifications	A Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product	B Seagate LaCie 6big View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SAS, Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	5, 6
Channels quantityKnown for one	2 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 Gbit/s
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	ARM	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	161 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	228 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	237 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 kg
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	278 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	340 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.1 kg

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