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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo TeraStation 5200 NVR 2TB vs QNAP TS-253 Pro

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 18identical
  • 78known for one product only

Key differences

  • Storage drives installed
    • Yes
    • No
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 2 TB
    • 0 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 2
    • 0
  • Supported storage drive types
    • HDD
    • HDD & SSD
  • RAID levels
    • 1, JBOD
    • 0, 1, JBOD
  • Processor family
    • Intel Atom®
    • Intel® Celeron®
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.86 GHz
    • 2 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • 2
    • 4

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Buffalo

TeraStation 5200 NVR 2TBView product
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QNAP

TS-253 ProView product
Storage6 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Total installed storage capacityDiffers2 TB0 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers20
Number of storage drives supported22
Installed storage drive typeKnown for oneHDD
Supported storage drive typesDiffersHDDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one1 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one8 TB
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers1, JBOD0, 1, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Storage drive sizeKnown for one2.5/3.5"
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneIntel
Processor familyDiffersIntel Atom®Intel® Celeron®
Processor modelKnown for oneD2550
Processor frequencyDiffers1.86 GHz2 GHz
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsKnown for one4
Processor cacheKnown for one1 MB
L2 cacheKnown for one1 MB
Bus typeKnown for oneDMI
ECC supported by processorKnown for oneNo
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one36 bit
Processor cache typeKnown for oneL2
Processor codeKnown for oneSR0VY
Processor codenameKnown for oneCedarview
Processor lithographyKnown for one32 nm
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bit
Processor package sizeKnown for one22 X 22 mm
Processor socketKnown for oneBGA 559
SteppingKnown for oneB3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one10 W
TjunctionKnown for one100 C
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one4 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one6.4 GB/s
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneNo
Memory1 differ
Internal memory2 GB2 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3DDR3L
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one2
Flash memoryKnown for one512 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
iSCSI supportYesYes
Data link protocolsKnown for oneSMB/CIFS, AFP, FTP/FTPS, SFTP, HTTP/HTTPS, NFS
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IP, CIFS/SMB, DFS, AFP, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/SFTP, NFS, LDAP, NTP, SNMP, RTSP, BitTorrentCIFS/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
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
Fiber ports quantity00
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one640 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one2
Design1 differ
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsYesYes
Built-in displayDiffersYesNo
Display typeKnown for oneLCD
Chassis typeKnown for oneTower
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one7 cm
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensington
Performance2 differ
TypeDiffersStorage serverNAS
Device classHome & Home OfficeHome & Home Office
Backup functionDiffersYesNo
Web-based managementYesYes
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for oneYes
On/off switchYesYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneCloud, iSCSI LUN
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYes
Built-in optical driveKnown for oneNo
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP v2 & v3
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Software3 differ
Operating system installedDiffersLinuxQNAP Turbo System
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 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, WinYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 2000 Server, Windows 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, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64
Operating system versionKnown for one4.1
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Power2 differ
Power supply locationKnown for oneBuilt-in
Number of power supply units11
Power consumption (max)Known for one25 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs20 W16.34 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs13 W0.74 W
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one90 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneNo
Fan voltageKnown for one12 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm102 mm
DepthDiffers230 mm216 mm
HeightDiffers170 mm150 mm
WeightDiffers4.5 kg1.74 kg
Package weightKnown for one2.92 kg
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for oneYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel 64Known for oneYes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for oneNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneNo
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for oneYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one4
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneYes
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for oneSingle
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYes
Power managementKnown for oneYes
Processor ARK IDKnown for one65470
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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