Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Buffalo DriveStation Duo disk array vs D-Link xStack disk array Rack (3U)

12specifications compared
12differ
0identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Number of storage drives installed
- DriveStation Duo disk array:2
- xStack disk array Rack (3U):0
Number of storage drives supported
- DriveStation Duo disk array:2
- xStack disk array Rack (3U):16
Storage drive interface
- DriveStation Duo disk array:Serial ATA II
- xStack disk array Rack (3U):Serial ATA
RAID levels
- DriveStation Duo disk array:0, 1
- xStack disk array Rack (3U):0, 1+0, 5
AC input voltage
- DriveStation Duo disk array:110-240 V
- xStack disk array Rack (3U):90-264 V
AC input frequency
- DriveStation Duo disk array:50 - 60 Hz
- xStack disk array Rack (3U):47/63 Hz
Width
- DriveStation Duo disk array:86 mm
- xStack disk array Rack (3U):446 mm
Depth
- DriveStation Duo disk array:204 mm
- xStack disk array Rack (3U):471 mm

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Comparison of Duo, xStack
49 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Duo disk array Model Duo View product	B D-Link xStack disk array Rack (3U) Model xStack View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	0
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	8 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	2	16
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	4 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1+0, 5
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 TB
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Device classKnown for one	Home & Home Office	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	HDD, Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansKnown for one	1 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Rack (3U)
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Management platformKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GUI
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, VCCI, BSMI, CB, KCC, C-Tick, UL/cUL, TUV
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	110-240 V	90-264 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	47/63 Hz
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	86 mm	446 mm
DepthDiffers	204 mm	471 mm
HeightDiffers	127 mm	131 mm
WeightDiffers	2 kg	15 kg
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Relative humidityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 - 240V 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Server 2003 Mac OS 10.4 +	Windows Vista 32-bit & x64 (Ultimate & Enterprise) Windows Server 2003 R2 / SP1 32 & 64-bit Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32 & 64-bit Windows XP Pro 32 & 64-bit Windows 2000 AdvancedServer Red Hat 7.3 Red Hat Enterprise AS upd 5 (64-bit) Red Hat Enterprise 5 upd 2 (64-bit) SuSE Professional 9.3 32-
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	425 MB/s
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3U 19"
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet

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