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Buffalo LinkStation Live 3TB vs Iomega px4-300d 2TB

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 4identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • LinkStation Live 3TB:3 TB
    • px4-300d 2TB:2 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • LinkStation Live 3TB:1
    • px4-300d 2TB:2
  • Storage drive capacity
    • LinkStation Live 3TB:3 TB
    • px4-300d 2TB:1 TB
  • Maximum supported storage capacity
    • LinkStation Live 3TB:3 TB
    • px4-300d 2TB:12 TB
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • LinkStation Live 3TB:1
    • px4-300d 2TB:2
  • Weight
    • LinkStation Live 3TB:1.1 kg
    • px4-300d 2TB:6.56 kg
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • LinkStation Live 3TB:150 x 45 x 175 mm
    • px4-300d 2TB:176 x 257 x 257 mm
  • Power requirements
    • LinkStation Live 3TB:100-240V, 50/60Hz
    • px4-300d 2TB:100 - 240 VAC

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Comparison of LinkStation Live 3TB, px4-300d 2TB
50 specifications
Storage4 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers3 TB2 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers12
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Storage drive capacityDiffers3 TB1 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA II
Storage drive sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
Maximum supported storage capacityDiffers3 TB12 TB
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 5+1, 10
Supported file systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceext2, ext3, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.17 ms
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Atom®
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 GHz
Number of processors installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
Network2 differ
iSCSI supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Compliance industry standardsDiffersIEEE802.3ab/IEEE802.3/IEEE802.3uIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Maximum data transfer rate1000 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IP, SMB/CIFS, FTP/SFTP, AFP, HTTP/HTTPSCIFS/SMB/Rally, NFS, AFP/Bonjour, FTP, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, WebDAV, Windows DFS, SNMP
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000BASE-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
RS-232 portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
FireWire 400Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
FireWire 800Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
eSATAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLCD
Performanceidentical
Multilingual supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source31 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200000 h
Management protocolsKnown for oneHTTP/HTTPSUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers1.1 kg6.56 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterYesYes
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45)
Other features3 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2008(R2), Windows Server 2003(R2), Mac OS 10.7, 10.6, 10.5, 10.4, 10.3.9Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7, Mac OS X 10.4 – 10.7, Redhat Enterprise Linux 4/5 Desktop/Workstation, Ubuntu 7.10 – 10.10, Fedora 7/8, Fedora Core 5/6, OpenSUSE 10.3- 11.3, Debian 4
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs150 x 45 x 175 mm176 x 257 x 257 mm
Minimum processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePentium 300MHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceInternet Explorer 7.0, Firefox 3.x, Apple Safari 3.0, CD/DVD
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Power requirementsDiffers100-240V, 50/60Hz100 - 240 VAC
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one17 WUnknown — not stated by the source

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