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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo TeraStation TS3230DN NAS Desktop Alpine AL524 vs QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 11identical
  • 67known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 has 7 more storage drives supported than the Buffalo TeraStation TS3230DN NAS Desktop Alpine AL524 (9 vs 2). The QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 has 2.4 GHz more processor frequency than the Buffalo TeraStation TS3230DN NAS Desktop Alpine AL524 (4.4 GHz vs 2 GHz). The QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 has 2 more processor cores than the Buffalo TeraStation TS3230DN NAS Desktop Alpine AL524 (6 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: Serial ATA III on the Buffalo TeraStation TS3230DN NAS Desktop Alpine AL524, Serial ATA, U.2 on the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3. RAID levels: 0, 1, JBOD on the Buffalo TeraStation TS3230DN NAS Desktop Alpine AL524, JBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3.

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 2
    • 9
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Serial ATA III
    • Serial ATA, U.2
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, JBOD
    • JBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Processor manufacturer
    • Annapurna Labs
    • Intel
  • Processor family
    • Alpine
    • Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor frequency
    • 2 GHz
    • 4.4 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • 4
    • 6
  • Internal memory
    • 2 GB
    • 8 GB

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98 specifications
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Buffalo

TeraStation TS3230DN NAS Desktop Alpine AL524

Model TS3230DN

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QNAP

TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3

Model TS-H966TX

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Storage4 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers29
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial ATA IIISerial ATA, U.2
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one2.5,3.5,U.2
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBODJBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Supported file systemsDiffersBTRFSext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one16 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2
Installed storage drive typeKnown for oneHDD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one2 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA III
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneYes
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAnnapurna LabsIntel
Processor familyDiffersAlpineIntel® Core™ i3
Processor frequencyDiffers2 GHz4.4 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one4.4 GHz
Processor coresDiffers46
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneIntel® UHD Graphics
Processor modelKnown for oneAL524
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2 GB8 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR4DDR5
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one64 GB
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one2
Flash memoryKnown for one4000 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers1000,2500 Mbit/s100,1000,2500,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one10000 Mbit/s
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
iSCSI supportKnown for oneYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv4, IPv6
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktopTower
Cooling typeKnown for oneActive
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one14 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for oneHDD, SSD, LAN, USB, Status
Performance1 differ
Device classDiffersHome & Home OfficeSmall & Medium Business
Backup featuresKnown for oneCloud, iSCSI LUN, USB drive
BuzzerKnown for oneYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYes
Number of usersKnown for one4096 user(s)
SnapshotKnown for oneYes
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP V2, V3
Share folder access right managementKnown for oneYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneApple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYes
Disk scanKnown for oneYes
Hot spareKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYes
Share folderKnown for one250 TB
System logKnown for oneYes
USB copy functionKnown for oneYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Password authenticationKnown for oneYes
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP QTS
Operating system versionKnown for one5.2.9
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUbuntu 14.04
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Core, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 Core, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Ser
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneLinux, Solaris 10
Power1 differ
Power supply locationKnown for oneExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one150 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Power consumption (typical)Known for one55.186 W
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V100 to 240
Power consumption (max)Known for one85 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50/60 Hz
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers170.1 mm224.6 mm
DepthDiffers170.1 mm223.6 mm
HeightDiffers231.1 mm182.7 mm
WeightDiffers4.31 kg3.57 kg
Package weightDiffers5.72 kg5.08 kg
Package widthKnown for one309.8 mm
Package depthKnown for one320 mm
Package heightKnown for one358.1 mm
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 85 °C-20 - 70 °C
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one250 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one380 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one340 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one5.08 kg
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one2 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one3 year(s)

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