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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo 16TB LinkStation Pro Quad vs Buffalo LinkStation Duo 8TB

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 19identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 16 TB
    • 8 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 4
    • 2
  • Storage drive interface
    • Serial ATA
    • Serial ATA II
  • Maximum supported storage capacity
    • 16 TB
    • 8 TB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, JBOD
  • Supported network protocols
    • TCP/IP, Apple Talk
    • TCP/IP
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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Storage6 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers16 TB8 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers42
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers42
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDDHDD
Storage drive capacity4 TB4 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II
Maximum supported storage capacityDiffers16 TB8 TB
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1, JBOD
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one72 MB/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneYes
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for oneMarvell
Processor modelKnown for one88F6282
Processor frequencyKnown for one1.6 GHz
Number of processors installedKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
Compliance industry standardsDiffersIEEE802.3ab/IEEE802.3u/IEEE802.3IEEE802.3ab, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IP, Apple TalkTCP/IP
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Data link protocolsKnown for oneSMB/CIFS, AFP, FTP/FTPS, SFTP, HTTP/HTTPS
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity00
Fiber ports quantity00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0
RS-232 portsKnown for one0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one0
FireWire 400Known for oneNo
FireWire 800Known for oneNo
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one0
eSATAKnown for oneNo
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneMini Tower
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Performance1 differ
TypeNASNAS
Backup functionYesYes
Management protocolsDiffersHTTPHTTP, HTTPS
Built-in BitTorrent clientYesYes
On/off switchYesYes
Powerful backup NovaBACKUP ProfessionalYesYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit AES
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs43 W26 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
AC input voltageKnown for one100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers149 mm86 mm
DepthDiffers233 mm204 mm
HeightDiffers154 mm127 mm
WeightDiffers5.5 kg2.3 kg
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 35 °C5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7 (32-Bit-/64-Bit), Vista (32-Bit-/64-Bit), XP, Client OS Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-Bit), 2008 (32-Bit-/64-Bit), 2003 R2 (32-Bit), 2003 (32-Bit), Mac OS 10.4
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedYesYes
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Power requirementsKnown for one100-240V 50/60Hz
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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 Busines
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneAC

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