Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Seagate LaCie 6big

6specifications compared
6differ
0identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 4.6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Seagate LaCie 6big (6 Gbit/s vs 1.4 Gbit/s). The Seagate LaCie 6big has 104 mm more width than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (161 mm vs 57 mm). The HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 13 mm more depth than the Seagate LaCie 6big (241 mm vs 228 mm). RAID levels: 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, 5, 6 on the Seagate LaCie 6big. Weight: 370 g on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, 11 kg on the Seagate LaCie 6big.

RAID levels
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
- LaCie 6big:5, 6
Data transfer rate
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- LaCie 6big:1.4 Gbit/s
Width
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:57 mm
- LaCie 6big:161 mm
Depth
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:241 mm
- LaCie 6big:228 mm
Height
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:191 mm
- LaCie 6big:237 mm
Weight
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:370 g
- LaCie 6big:11 kg

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Comparison of P420, LaCie 6big
14 specifications	A HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product	B Seagate LaCie 6big View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60	5, 6
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	1.4 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	57 mm	161 mm
DepthDiffers	241 mm	228 mm
HeightDiffers	191 mm	237 mm
WeightDiffers	370 g	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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