Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo 4.0TB LinkStation vs Iomega ix2-200 6TB

17specifications compared
14differ
3identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Total installed storage capacity
- 4.0TB LinkStation:4 TB
- ix2-200 6TB:6.144 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- 4.0TB LinkStation:4
- ix2-200 6TB:2
Number of storage drives supported
- 4.0TB LinkStation:4
- ix2-200 6TB:2
Storage drive capacity
- 4.0TB LinkStation:1 TB
- ix2-200 6TB:3 TB
Storage drive interface
- 4.0TB LinkStation:Serial ATA
- ix2-200 6TB:Serial ATA II
RAID levels
- 4.0TB LinkStation:0, 1, 5, 10
- ix2-200 6TB:1, JBOD
Processor frequency
- 4.0TB LinkStation:1.6 GHz
- ix2-200 6TB:1 GHz
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 4.0TB LinkStation:2
- ix2-200 6TB:3

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Comparison of 4.0TB LinkStation, ix2-200 6TB
56 specifications	A Buffalo 4.0TB LinkStation View product	B Iomega ix2-200 6TB View product
Storage6 differ
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	4 TB	6.144 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	2
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	4	2
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityDiffers	1 TB	3 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA II
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	16 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	1, JBOD
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	72 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Processor1 differ
Processor familyKnown for one	Marvell	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	88F6282	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	1 GHz
Number of processors installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Internal memory	0.25 GB	0.25 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE802.3ab/IEEE802.3u/IEEE802.3	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000BASE-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rate	1000 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
TypeKnown for one	NAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Backup functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	HTTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Powerful backup NovaBACKUP ProfessionalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 dB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	43 W	5 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	149 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	233 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	154 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	5.5 kg	2.27 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 30 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	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 XP Home / XP Professional / XP Professional x64, Mac OS X 10.4, Redhat 9, Enterprise 4/5, Gentoo, Mandrake 10, Devian 4, FedoraCore 6/5, OpenSUSE 10.3
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	149 x 233 x 154 mm	94 x 203 x 141 mm
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsDiffers	100-240V 50/60Hz	100-240 VAC
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 300MHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, Firefox 3.x, Apple Safari 3.0
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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