Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo TeraStation III, 4.0TB vs QNAP WS-411U Rack (1U)

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Total installed storage capacity
- TeraStation III, 4.0TB:4 TB
- WS-411U Rack (1U):0 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TeraStation III, 4.0TB:4
- WS-411U Rack (1U):3
Storage drive capacity
- TeraStation III, 4.0TB:1 TB
- WS-411U Rack (1U):0 GB
Processor frequency
- TeraStation III, 4.0TB:0.8 GHz
- WS-411U Rack (1U):1.6 GHz
Weight
- TeraStation III, 4.0TB:8 kg
- WS-411U Rack (1U):12 kg
Operating temperature (T-T)
- TeraStation III, 4.0TB:5 - 35 °C
- WS-411U Rack (1U):0 - 40 °C

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Comparison of TeraStation III, 4.0TB, WS-411U
59 specifications	A Buffalo TeraStation III, 4.0TB View product	B QNAP WS-411U Rack (1U) Model WS-411U View product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	4 TB	0 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	3
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityDiffers	1 TB	0 GB
Storage drive interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	12 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	60 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Processor1 differ
Processor familyKnown for one	Marvell	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	0.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Memoryidentical
Internal memory	0.5 GB	0.5 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE802.3ab/IEEE802.3u/IEEE802.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, CIFS/SMB, DFS, AFP, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/SFTP, NFS, LDAP, NTP, SNMP, BitTorrent	TCP/IP, CIFS/SMB, AFP, HTTP, NFS, FTP, PDC
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Rack (1U)
Display typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Performanceidentical
TypeKnown for one	Storage server	Unknown — not stated by the source
Device classKnown for one	Home & Home Office	Unknown — not stated by the source
Backup functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	HTTP, HTTPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Powerful backup NovaBACKUP ProfessionalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Hom	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for one	Built-in	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	86 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	230 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	215 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	8 kg	12 kg
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Relative humidityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 85%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Mac 7.5 + Linux UNIX
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	430 x 570 x 44 mm
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x VGA

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