Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo DriveStation Quad 16TB vs QNAP TS-269 Pro, 2x 3 TB

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
61known for one product only

Key differences

Width
- DriveStation Quad 16TB:149.9 mm
- TS-269 Pro, 2x 3 TB:102 mm
Depth
- DriveStation Quad 16TB:233.7 mm
- TS-269 Pro, 2x 3 TB:216 mm
Height
- DriveStation Quad 16TB:154.9 mm
- TS-269 Pro, 2x 3 TB:150 mm
Weight
- DriveStation Quad 16TB:5.67 kg
- TS-269 Pro, 2x 3 TB:1.74 kg

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Comparison of DriveStation Quad 16TB, TS-269 Pro, 2x 3 TB
67 specifications	A Buffalo DriveStation Quad 16TB View product	B QNAP TS-269 Pro, 2x 3 TB View product
Storageidentical
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported file systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	235 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Atom®
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.13 GHz
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Networkidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC, UPnP
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tower
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 fan(s)
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN, Status, USB
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34.2 dB
Noise level (idle)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.7 dB
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES, 802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QNAP Storage Manager
Operating system versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.7
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Buffalo Tools NovaBACKUP Business Essentials	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	149.9 mm	102 mm
DepthDiffers	233.7 mm	216 mm
HeightDiffers	154.9 mm	150 mm
WeightDiffers	5.67 kg	1.74 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows Server 2003/2008 R2 - Apple Mac OS X - Linux & UNIX
FanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 cm, 12V DC
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240V AC, 50/60Hz

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