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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

NETGEAR ReadyNAS 2304G2 vs QNAP TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 22identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 4
    • 2
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
    • 0, 1, JBOD
  • Processor frequency
    • 2 GHz
    • 1.7 GHz
  • Chassis type
    • Rack (1U)
    • Tower
  • Product colour
    • Black
    • White
  • Device class
    • Small & Medium Business
    • Home & Home Office
  • Width
    • 430 mm
    • 169 mm
  • Depth
    • 308 mm
    • 102 mm

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86 specifications
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NETGEAR

ReadyNAS 2304G2View product
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QNAP

TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NASView product
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers42
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSerial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one2.5,3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 100, 1, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one8 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one4
Storage drive capacityKnown for one2 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizeKnown for one2.5/3.5"
Processor1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers2 GHz1.7 GHz
Processor familyKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®
Processor coresKnown for one2
Memoryidentical
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR3
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one8 GB
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one1
Flash memoryKnown for one512 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one2 GB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Dynamic IPKnown for oneYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity33
Fiber ports quantity00
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (1U)Tower
Cooling typeKnown for oneActive
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one7 cm
LED indicatorsYesYes
Built-in displayKnown for oneNo
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Performance2 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classDiffersSmall & Medium BusinessHome & Home Office
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneCloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for oneYes
Noise levelKnown for one19.2 dB
Browser supportedDiffersMicroso Internet Explorer 9+, Microso Edge, Mozilla Firefox 14+, Google Chrome 20+, Apple Safari 5+Chrome, Firefox
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYes
Built-in UPnP AV media serverKnown for oneYes
Built-in iTunes serverKnown for oneYes
Disk scanKnown for oneYes
On/off switchYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYes
Softwareidentical
Operating system versionKnown for one4.3
Operating system installedKnown for oneReadyNAS OS
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 R2
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for oneExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one65 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one47.5 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.62 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.11 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers430 mm169 mm
DepthDiffers308 mm102 mm
HeightDiffers44 mm219 mm
WeightDiffers4.19 kg1.28 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 45 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84714100

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