Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Seagate LaCie 6big vs StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

10specifications compared
10differ
0identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering 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 141 mm more width than the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (161 mm vs 20 mm). The Seagate LaCie 6big has 103 mm more depth than the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (228 mm vs 125 mm). RAID levels: 5, 6 on the Seagate LaCie 6big, 0, 1, JBOD on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. Weight: 11 kg on the Seagate LaCie 6big, 60 g on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering.

RAID levels
- LaCie 6big:5, 6
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:0, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rate
- LaCie 6big:1.4 Gbit/s
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:6 Gbit/s
Width
- LaCie 6big:161 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:20 mm
Depth
- LaCie 6big:228 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:125 mm
Height
- LaCie 6big:237 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:120 mm
Weight
- LaCie 6big:11 kg
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:60 g
Package width
- LaCie 6big:350 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:144 mm
Package depth
- LaCie 6big:278 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:174 mm

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Comparison of LaCie 6big, PEXMSATA3422
32 specifications	A Seagate LaCie 6big View product	B StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering Model PEXMSATA3422 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Port multiplierKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	5, 6	0, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.4 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell - 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, CE, FCC
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions8 differ
WidthDiffers	161 mm	20 mm
DepthDiffers	228 mm	125 mm
HeightDiffers	237 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	11 kg	60 g
Package widthDiffers	350 mm	144 mm
Package depthDiffers	278 mm	174 mm
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 x 142 x 30 mm
Package heightDiffers	340 mm	32 mm
Package weightDiffers	12.1 kg	160 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 TB
Internal mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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