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Buffalo 4.0TB LinkStation vs Buffalo LinkStation Pro Quad 8.0TB

50specifications compared
2differ
48identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

Total installed storage capacity
- 4.0TB LinkStation:4 TB
- LinkStation Pro Quad 8.0TB:8 TB
Storage drive capacity
- 4.0TB LinkStation:1 TB
- LinkStation Pro Quad 8.0TB:2 TB

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Comparison of 4.0TB LinkStation, LinkStation Pro Quad 8.0TB
52 specifications	A Buffalo 4.0TB LinkStation View product	B Buffalo LinkStation Pro Quad 8.0TB View product
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	4 TB	8 TB
Number of storage drives installed	4	4
Number of storage drives supported	4	4
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Supported storage drive types	HDD	HDD
Storage drive capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
Storage drive interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Maximum supported storage capacity	16 TB	16 TB
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Drive device, transfer rate	72 MB/s	72 MB/s
Processoridentical
Processor family	Marvell	Marvell
Processor model	88F6282	88F6282
Processor frequency	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of processors installed	1	1
Memoryidentical
Internal memory	0.25 GB	0.25 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	No	No
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compliance industry standards	IEEE802.3ab/IEEE802.3u/IEEE802.3	IEEE802.3ab/IEEE802.3u/IEEE802.3
Cabling technology	10/100/1000BASE-T(X)	10/100/1000BASE-T(X)
Maximum data transfer rate	1000 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocols	TCP/IP	TCP/IP
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Fiber ports quantity	0	0
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mini Tower
Product colour	Black	Black
Performanceidentical
Type	NAS	NAS
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Management protocols	HTTP	HTTP
Built-in BitTorrent client	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Powerful backup NovaBACKUP Professional	Yes	Yes
Security algorithms	128-bit AES	128-bit AES
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)	43 W	43 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	149 mm	149 mm
Depth	233 mm	233 mm
Height	154 mm	154 mm
Weight	5.5 kg	5.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapter	Yes	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 30 °C	0 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7 (32-Bit-/64-Bit), Vista (32-Bit-/64-Bit), XP, Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-Bit), 2008 (32-Bit-/64-Bit), 2003 R2 (32-Bit), 2003 (32-Bit), Mac OS 10.4	Windows 7 (32-Bit-/64-Bit), Vista (32-Bit-/64-Bit), XP, 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) certified	Yes	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)	149 x 233 x 154 mm	149 x 233 x 154 mm
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Power requirements	100-240V 50/60Hz	100-240V 50/60Hz

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