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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo TeraStation TS3430DN NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-524 vs QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 11identical
  • 64known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 has 5 more storage drives supported than the Buffalo TeraStation TS3430DN NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-524 (9 vs 4). The QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 has 2.4 GHz more processor frequency than the Buffalo TeraStation TS3430DN NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-524 (4.4 GHz vs 2 GHz). The QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 has 2 more processor cores than the Buffalo TeraStation TS3430DN NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-524 (6 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: Serial ATA III on the Buffalo TeraStation TS3430DN NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-524, Serial ATA, U.2 on the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD on the Buffalo TeraStation TS3430DN NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-524, JBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3.

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

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Buffalo

TeraStation TS3430DN NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-524

Model TS3430DN

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QNAP

TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3

Model TS-H966TX

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Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers49
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial ATA IIISerial ATA, U.2
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one2.5,3.5,U.2
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBODJBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Supported file systemsKnown for oneext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one16 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one4
Installed storage drive typeKnown for oneHDD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one4 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA III
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneYes
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAnnapurna LabsIntel
Processor familyDiffersAnnapurna LabsIntel® 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 oneAlpine AL-524
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
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s100,1000,2500,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one10000 Mbit/s
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IPIPv4, IPv6
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one0
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
Performance2 differ
Device classDiffersHome & Home OfficeSmall & Medium Business
Backup featuresDiffersCloudCloud, 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
On/off switchKnown 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
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
Power2 differ
Power supply locationKnown for oneExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one150 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Power consumption (typical)Differs33 W55.186 W
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V100 to 240
Power consumption (max)Known for one85 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers152.4 mm224.6 mm
DepthDiffers228.6 mm223.6 mm
HeightDiffers203.2 mm182.7 mm
WeightDiffers6.21 kg3.57 kg
Package weightKnown for one5.08 kg
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 85%5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-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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