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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo LinkStation Mini 500GB vs QNAP TS-259 Pro Turbo NAS

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 2identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 0.5 TB
    • 0 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 2
    • 0
  • Storage drive capacity
    • 250 GB
    • 0 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 1, JBOD
    • JBOD
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 5
  • Weight
    • 500 g
    • 1.74 kg
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 5 - 35 °C
    • 0 - 40 °C

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61 specifications
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Buffalo

LinkStation Mini 500GBView product
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QNAP

TS-259 Pro Turbo NASView product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedKnown for oneYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers0.5 TB0 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers20
Installed storage drive typeKnown for oneHDD
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD
Storage drive capacityDiffers250 GB0 GB
Storage drive sizeKnown for one2.5"
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one2 TB
RAID supportKnown for oneNo
RAID levelsDiffers1, JBODJBOD
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one40 MB/s
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneIEEE802.3/ab/u
Data link protocolsKnown for oneSMB/CIFS, FTP, AFP
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IP, Apple TalkTCP/IP, CIFS/SMB, AFP, NFS, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYes
iSCSI supportKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers15
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one0
eSATAKnown for oneYes
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneDesktop
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Display typeKnown for oneLCD
Performanceidentical
TypeKnown for oneNAS
Device classKnown for oneHome & Home Office
Backup functionKnown for oneYes
Management protocolsKnown for oneHTTP
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for oneYes
Powerful backup NovaBACKUP ProfessionalKnown for oneYes
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.3 Panther
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for oneExternal
Power consumption (typical)Known for one17 W
AC input voltageKnown for one100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one40 mm
DepthKnown for one135 mm
HeightKnown for one82 mm
WeightDiffers500 g1.74 kg
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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one102 x 216 x 150 mm
Link/Act LEDKnown for oneYes
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Power requirementsKnown for one100-240V, 50/60Hz
Connectivity LEDsKnown for oneStatus, LAN, USB, eSATA, Power, HDD 1, HDD 2
I/O portsKnown for one2 x eSATA
Processoridentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1.66 GHz
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one1 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one512 MB

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