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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

NETGEAR ReadyNAS 2304G2 vs QNAP TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 23identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR ReadyNAS 2304G2 has 0.3 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS (2 GHz vs 1.7 GHz). The QNAP TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS has 1 more fiber ports quantity than the NETGEAR ReadyNAS 2304G2 (1 vs 0). The NETGEAR ReadyNAS 2304G2 has 20.8 W more power consumption (typical) than the QNAP TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS (47.5 W vs 26.7 W). Storage drive interface: Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III on the NETGEAR ReadyNAS 2304G2, Serial ATA III on the QNAP TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 on the NETGEAR ReadyNAS 2304G2, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD on the QNAP TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS.

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Processor frequency
    • 2 GHz
    • 1.7 GHz
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
    • 10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
  • Fiber ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Chassis type
    • Rack (1U)
    • Tower
  • LED indicators
    • Yes
    • HDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • 47.5 W
    • 26.7 W
  • Width
    • 430 mm
    • 160 mm

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ReadyNAS 2304G2View product
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TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NASView product
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Number of storage drives supported44
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATA II, Serial ATA IIISerial ATA III
Storage drive size2.5/3.5"2.5/3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 100, 1, 5, 6, 10, 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
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 slotsKnown for one1
Flash memoryKnown for one512 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one2 GB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
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 quantityDiffers01
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneSFP+
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (1U)Tower
Cooling typeKnown for oneActive
Product colourBlackBlack
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one12 cm
LED indicatorsDiffersYesHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensington
Performance1 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classSmall & Medium BusinessSmall & Medium Business
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneCloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for oneYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYes
Noise levelKnown for one19.5 dB
Management protocolsKnown for oneCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
Browser supportedDiffersMicroso Internet Explorer 9+, Microso Edge, Mozilla Firefox 14+, Google Chrome 20+, Apple Safari 5+Internet Explorer 10+, Firefox 8+, Safari 4+, Chrome
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYes
Built-in iTunes serverKnown for oneYes
Hot spareKnown for oneYes
On/off switchYesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
System logKnown for oneYes
Software3 differ
Operating system versionKnown for one4.3
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, 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, Mac OS X 10.9 Ma
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Operating system installedKnown for oneReadyNAS OS
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Power1 differ
Power supply locationKnown for oneExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one90 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs47.5 W26.7 W
Fan voltageKnown for one12 V
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.62 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one0.11 W
AC input voltageKnown for one100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers430 mm160 mm
DepthDiffers308 mm219 mm
HeightDiffers44 mm169 mm
WeightKnown for one4.19 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 45 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84714100

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