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Buffalo TeraStation TS7120r 12TB vs QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP-US NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225

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  • 92specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 75identical
  • 48known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TeraStation TS7120r 12TB:12 TB
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-US NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:0 TB
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TeraStation TS7120r 12TB:12
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-US NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:16
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • TeraStation TS7120r 12TB:6
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-US NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:4
  • Chassis type
    • TeraStation TS7120r 12TB:Rack (2U)
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-US NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:Rack (3U)
  • Product colour
    • TeraStation TS7120r 12TB:Black, Grey
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-US NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:Black
  • LED indicators
    • TeraStation TS7120r 12TB:Yes
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-US NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:eSATA, HDD, LAN, Status
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • TeraStation TS7120r 12TB:250 W
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-US NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:229 W
  • Width
    • TeraStation TS7120r 12TB:736 mm
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-US NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:442.4 mm

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Comparison of TeraStation TS7120r 12TB, TS-EC1679U-RP-US
140 specifications
Storage5 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers12 TB0 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers1216
Storage drive capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 GB
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA IIISerial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5/3.5"
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 TB
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 51, 60, 61, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Supported file systemsDiffersDFSext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS
RAID supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Xeon®Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Compliance industry standardsDiffersIEEE802.3ab / IEEE802.3u / IEEE802.3IEEE 802.3ad
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IP, CIFS/SMB, AFP, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/SFTP, NFS, LDAP, HTTP/HTTPS, NTP, RTSPCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
WAN connectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEthernet (RJ-45)
eSATAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Rack (3U)
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 fan(s)
LED indicatorsDiffersYeseSATA, HDD, LAN, Status
Performanceidentical
BuzzerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of usersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 user(s)
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source54.73 dB
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, SSH, SSL/TLS
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMPUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQNAP Turbo NAS System
Operating system versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.7
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNovaBACKUP Business EssentialsUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs250 W229 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source89.1 W
AC input voltageKnown for one100-240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers736 mm442.4 mm
DepthDiffers480 mm528.3 mm
HeightDiffers88 mm130 mm
WeightDiffers20 kg18.4 kg
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.9 kg
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 90%
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003/2008 R2 Apple Mac OS X Linux & UNIX
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 Gbit/s
FanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60mm
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100-240V
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneDLNAUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source

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