Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo TeraStation 5600 vs Buffalo TeraStation 5800 16TB

72specifications compared
9differ
63identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Total installed storage capacity
- TeraStation 5600:12 TB
- TeraStation 5800 16TB:16 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TeraStation 5600:6
- TeraStation 5800 16TB:8
Number of storage drives supported
- TeraStation 5600:6
- TeraStation 5800 16TB:8
Maximum supported storage capacity
- TeraStation 5600:18 TB
- TeraStation 5800 16TB:32 TB
Management protocols
- TeraStation 5600:TCP/IP, UDP
- TeraStation 5800 16TB:HTTP/HTTPS
Power consumption (typical)
- TeraStation 5600:120 W
- TeraStation 5800 16TB:170 W

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Comparison of TeraStation 5600, TeraStation 5800 16TB
120 specifications	A Buffalo TeraStation 5600 View product	B Buffalo TeraStation 5800 16TB View product
Storage6 differ
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	12 TB	16 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	6	8
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	6	8
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	Serial ATA II
Maximum supported storage capacityDiffers	18 TB	32 TB
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 51, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 51, 60, 61, JBOD
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
FireWire 800Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansKnown for one	2 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NAS
Backup functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, UDP	HTTP/HTTPS
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Powerful backup NovaBACKUP ProfessionalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Bundled softwareKnown for one	NovaBACKUP Business Essentials v14	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pre-installed softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power consumption (typical)Differs	120 W	170 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.5 kg
Weight (imperial)Known for one	9.98 kg (22 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management platformKnown for one	VMware	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance managementKnown for one	HTTP, HTTPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Size (imperial)Known for one	23.1 cm (9.1")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported protocolsKnown for one	CIFS/SMB, AFP, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/SFTP/FTPS, NFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AC, LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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