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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo LinkStation 421 vs QNAP TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 9identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 0 TB
    • 2 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 2
    • 1
  • Storage drive capacity
    • 0 GB
    • 2 TB
  • Storage drive interface
    • Serial ATA
    • Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
  • Maximum supported storage capacity
    • 8 TB
    • 4 TB
  • RAID support
    • Yes
    • No
  • Hot-swap drive bays
    • No
    • Yes

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Buffalo

LinkStation 421View product
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QNAP

TS-121 + 1X ST2000VX000View product
Storage8 differ
Storage drives installedKnown for oneNo
Total installed storage capacityDiffers0 TB2 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers01
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers21
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD
Storage drive capacityDiffers0 GB2 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA, Serial ATA II
Storage drive sizeKnown for one2.5/3.5"
Maximum supported storage capacityDiffers8 TB4 TB
RAID supportDiffersYesNo
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysDiffersNoYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS
Processor2 differ
Processor familyDiffersARMMarvell
Processor modelKnown for oneArmada 370
Processor frequencyDiffers1.2 GHz2 GHz
Number of processors installed11
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers0.5 GB1 GB
Internal memory typeDDR3DDR3
Flash memoryKnown for one16 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IP, SMB/CIFS, FTP, HTTP/HTTPS, AFPCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS (v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
iSCSI supportKnown for oneYes
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers12
Fiber ports quantity00
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
eSATAKnown for oneYes
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktopTower
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
LED indicatorsDiffersYesHDD, Power, Status, USB
Built-in displayKnown for oneNo
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)
Performanceidentical
TypeKnown for oneNAS
Device classKnown for oneHome & Home Office
Backup functionKnown for oneYes
Built-in optical driveKnown for oneNo
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for oneYes
Powerful backup NovaBACKUP ProfessionalKnown for oneYes
BuzzerKnown for oneYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYes
Number of usersKnown for one2048 user(s)
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneHTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNovaBACKUP Professional
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP Turbo System
Power2 differ
Power supply locationKnown for oneExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers48 W36 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Power consumption (typical)Differs26 W7 W
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one4 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers87 mm67 mm
DepthDiffers205 mm216 mm
HeightDiffers128 mm150 mm
WeightDiffers800 g1.06 kg
Package weightKnown for one1.86 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%0 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYes
Management platformKnown for oneHTTP/HTTPS

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