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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo LinkStation 421 vs QNAP TS-469L + 4X ST2000VX000

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 10identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 0 TB
    • 8 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 0
    • 4
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 2
    • 4
  • Storage drive capacity
    • 0 GB
    • 2 TB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Hot-swap drive bays
    • No
    • Yes
  • Processor family
    • ARM
    • Intel Atom®
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.2 GHz
    • 2.13 GHz

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Buffalo

LinkStation 421View product
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QNAP

TS-469L + 4X ST2000VX000View product
Storage6 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers0 TB8 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers04
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers24
Storage drive capacityDiffers0 GB2 TB
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysDiffersNoYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS
Storage drives installedKnown for oneNo
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD
Storage drive sizeKnown for one2.5/3.5"
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one8 TB
Processor2 differ
Processor familyDiffersARMIntel Atom®
Processor frequencyDiffers1.2 GHz2.13 GHz
Processor coresKnown for one2
Processor modelKnown for oneArmada 370
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers0.5 GB1 GB
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one3 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one2
Flash memoryKnown for one512 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR3
Network1 differ
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown 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)
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
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers15
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
eSATAKnown for oneYes
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktopTower
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)
LED indicatorsDiffersYeseSATA, HDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Built-in displayKnown for oneNo
Performanceidentical
BuzzerKnown for oneYes
Noise levelKnown for one22.4 dB
Noise level (idle)Known for one13.7 dB
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one256-bit AES, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
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
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers48 W250 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs26 W43 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one25 W
Output powerKnown for one1 W
Power supply locationKnown for oneExternal
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers87 mm180 mm
DepthDiffers205 mm235 mm
HeightDiffers128 mm177 mm
WeightDiffers800 g3.65 kg
Package weightKnown for one4.65 kg
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%0 - 95%
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
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYes
Management platformKnown for oneHTTP/HTTPS

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