Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Acer Gateway AS2040 Rack (4U) vs Buffalo CloudStor CS-WX/1D 2TB

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Total installed storage capacity
- Gateway AS2040 Rack (4U):10 TB
- CloudStor CS-WX/1D 2TB:2 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- Gateway AS2040 Rack (4U):5
- CloudStor CS-WX/1D 2TB:1
Number of storage drives supported
- Gateway AS2040 Rack (4U):15
- CloudStor CS-WX/1D 2TB:2
Storage drive interface
- Gateway AS2040 Rack (4U):Serial ATA
- CloudStor CS-WX/1D 2TB:Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
RAID levels
- Gateway AS2040 Rack (4U):0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6
- CloudStor CS-WX/1D 2TB:1, JBOD
Weight
- Gateway AS2040 Rack (4U):50 kg
- CloudStor CS-WX/1D 2TB:2.3 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Gateway AS2040 Rack (4U):649 x 483 x 174 mm
- CloudStor CS-WX/1D 2TB:86 x 127 x 205.7 mm

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Comparison of AS2040, CloudStor CS-WX/1D 2TB
29 specifications	A Acer Gateway AS2040 Rack (4U) Model AS2040 View product	B Buffalo CloudStor CS-WX/1D 2TB View product
Storage5 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	10 TB	2 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	5	1
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	15	2
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6	1, JBOD
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.6 GHz
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, NTP, AFP, SMB/CIFS
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis typeKnown for one	Rack (4U)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	50 kg	2.3 kg
Other features2 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	- Microsoft Windows 2000 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2008 - Hyper-V - VMware - IBM AIX - HP-UX - HP Tru64 UNIX - Novell NetWare - Oracle Enterprise Linux - Red Hat - SUSE - Asianux - HP OpenVMS - Apple Mac OS - IBM z/OS - Sun Solaris	Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Vista 2-bit/64-bit), Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 Mac OS X 10.3.9 - 10.7
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	649 x 483 x 174 mm	86 x 127 x 205.7 mm
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V, 50/60Hz
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Host interfaceKnown for one	FC: 8GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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