Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

QNAP SAS-12G2E interface cards/adapter Internal vs QNAP USB-U31A2P01 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

Key differences

Output interface
- SAS-12G2E interface cards/adapter Internal:SAS
- USB-U31A2P01 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Data transfer rate (max)
- SAS-12G2E interface cards/adapter Internal:12 Gbit/s
- USB-U31A2P01 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):10 Gbit/s
Weight
- SAS-12G2E interface cards/adapter Internal:180 g
- USB-U31A2P01 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):130 g

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Comparison of SAS-12G2E, USB-U31A2P01
13 specifications	A QNAP SAS-12G2E interface cards/adapter Internal Model SAS-12G2E View product	B QNAP USB-U31A2P01 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Model USB-U31A2P01 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	SAS	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green
Features1 differ
Data transfer rate (max)Differs	12 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 mm
WeightDiffers	180 g	130 g
Packaging dataidentical
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
CompatibilityKnown for one	QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP/TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP/TVS-EC2480U-SAS/TVS-EC1580MU-SAS/TS-EC2480U-RP/TS-EC1680U-RP/TS-EC1280U-RP/TS-EC880U-RP/SS-EC1279U-SAS-RP/SS-EC1879U-SAS-RP/SS-EC2479U-SAS-RP/TS-EC1279U-SAS-RP/TS-EC1679U-SAS-RP/TS-EC1679U-RP/TS-EC1279U-RP/TS-EC879U-RP/TVS-1271U-RP/TVS-871U-RP	Unknown — not stated by the source

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