Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo LinkStation 420 vs QNAP TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000

33specifications compared
21differ
12identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Number of storage drives installed
- LinkStation 420:2
- TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000:1
Number of storage drives supported
- LinkStation 420:2
- TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000:1
Storage drive capacity
- LinkStation 420:1 TB
- TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000:2 TB
Storage drive interface
- LinkStation 420:Serial ATA
- TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000:Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Maximum supported storage capacity
- LinkStation 420:8 TB
- TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000:4 TB
RAID support
- LinkStation 420:Yes
- TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000:No
Hot-swap drive bays
- LinkStation 420:No
- TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000:Yes
Processor frequency
- LinkStation 420:1.2 GHz
- TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000:2 GHz

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Comparison of LinkStation 420, TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000
74 specifications	A Buffalo LinkStation 420 View product	B QNAP TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000 View product
Storage7 differ
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	1
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	2	1
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	2 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Maximum supported storage capacityDiffers	8 TB	4 TB
RAID supportDiffers	Yes	No
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive baysDiffers	No	Yes
Supported file systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS
Processor1 differ
Processor modelKnown for one	Armada 370	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.2 GHz	2 GHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	1 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Network1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, SMB/CIFS, FTP, HTTP/HTTPS, AFP	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS (v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
iSCSI supportKnown 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)
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, Power, Status, USB
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tower
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 fan(s)
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/HTTPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Powerful backup NovaBACKUP ProfessionalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BuzzerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 user(s)
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	TimeMachine	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QNAP Turbo System
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	48 W	36 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	26 W	7 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 W
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers	87 mm	67 mm
DepthDiffers	205 mm	216 mm
HeightDiffers	128 mm	150 mm
WeightDiffers	2.4 kg	1.06 kg
Package widthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	200 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	85 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	1.69 kg	1.86 kg
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	0 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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