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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo 8TB TeraStation Pro vs QNAP DS712+ NAS/storage server

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 5identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 8 TB
    • 0 TB
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 4
    • 2
  • Storage drive interface
    • Serial ATA
    • Serial ATA II
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
    • 1, JBOD
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.66 GHz
    • 1.8 GHz
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • 5000 Mbit/s
    • 1000 Mbit/s
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 3
  • Management protocols
    • HTTP, HTTPS
    • SNMP

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Buffalo

8TB TeraStation ProView product
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QNAP

DS712+ NAS/storage server

Model DS712+

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Storage4 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers8 TB0 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one0
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers42
Storage drive capacityKnown for one0 GB
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II
Storage drive sizeKnown for one2.5/3.5"
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one6 TB
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD1, JBOD
Supported file systemsKnown for oneext3, ext4, FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS
Processor1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers1.66 GHz1.8 GHz
Number of processors installed11
Processor familyKnown for oneIntel Atom®
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one1 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR3
Network2 differ
iSCSI supportKnown for oneYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers5000 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IP, UDPPPPoE, IPv6, CIFS, AFP, NFS, FTP, WebDAV, iSCSI, Telnet, SSH
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneIEEE802.3ab, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers23
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
LED indicatorsYesYes
Chassis typeKnown for oneRack (1U)
Performance1 differ
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYes
Number of usersKnown for one2048 user(s)
Noise levelKnown for one19.2 dB
Management protocolsDiffersHTTP, HTTPSSNMP
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneSSL/TLS
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Power consumption (typical)Known for one27.5 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one17.6 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers12 kg1.69 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 35 °C5 - 35 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 10000 m
Relative humidityKnown for one5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-10 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Other features2 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP Mac OS X 10.5 Ubuntu 9.04
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs430 x 420 x 443 mm103.5 x 157 x 232 mm
FanKnown for one92x92 mm
Link/Act LEDKnown for oneYes
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for oneYes
Power requirementsDiffers100-240V, 50/60 Hz100V to 240V AC
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CE, BSMI
Management platformKnown for oneSMB/CIFS, AFP, FTP/FTPS, SFTP, HTTP/HTTPS, NFS
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XP Windows Server 2008 R2/2008/2003 R2/2003 Mac OS 10.4+

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