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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo 4TB LinkStation Pro vs Buffalo LinkStation Duo 8TB

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 10identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 4 TB
    • 8 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 1
    • 2
  • Storage drive interface
    • Serial ATA
    • Serial ATA II
  • Management protocols
    • HTTP/HTTPS
    • HTTP, HTTPS
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 17 W
    • 26 W
  • Width
    • 45 mm
    • 86 mm
  • Depth
    • 175 mm
    • 204 mm

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4TB LinkStation ProView product
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LinkStation Duo 8TBView product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedKnown for oneYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers4 TB8 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers12
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers12
Installed storage drive typeKnown for oneHDD
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD
Storage drive capacity4 TB4 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one8 TB
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Compliance industry standardsDiffersIEEE802.3ab/IEEE802.3u/IEEE802.3IEEE802.3ab, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Data link protocolsKnown for oneSMB/CIFS, AFP, FTP/FTPS, SFTP, HTTP/HTTPS
Maximum data transfer rate1000 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocolsTCP/IPTCP/IP
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity00
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one0
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
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Performance1 differ
TypeKnown for oneNAS
Backup functionKnown for oneYes
Management protocolsDiffersHTTP/HTTPSHTTP, HTTPS
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for oneYes
On/off switchYesYes
Powerful backup NovaBACKUP ProfessionalKnown for oneYes
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
Power1 differ
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Power consumption (typical)Differs17 W26 W
AC input voltageKnown for one100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers45 mm86 mm
DepthDiffers175 mm204 mm
HeightDiffers156 mm127 mm
WeightDiffers1.1 kg2.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 35 °C5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7 (32 / 64), Windows Vista (32 / 64), Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows XP Media Center 2004/2005, Windows Server 2003/2008 (32 / 64), Mac OS X 10.3.9
Fibre ChannelKnown for oneNo
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Power requirementsKnown for oneAC 100-240V, 50/60Hz

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