Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

NETGEAR RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230 vs QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM

50specifications compared
22differ
28identical
52known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230 has 2 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM (4 vs 2). The QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM has 0.5 GHz more processor frequency than the NETGEAR RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230 (1.7 GHz vs 1.2 GHz). The QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM has 384 MB more flash memory than the NETGEAR RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230 (512 MB vs 128 MB). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD on the NETGEAR RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230, 0, 1, JBOD on the QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM. Supported file systems: BTRFS, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4 on the NETGEAR RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4 on the QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM.

Number of storage drives supported
- RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230:4
- QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM:2
RAID levels
- RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
- QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM:0, 1, JBOD
Processor frequency
- RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230:1.2 GHz
- QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM:1.7 GHz
Flash memory
- RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230:128 MB
- QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM:512 MB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230:1
- QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM:0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230:2
- QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM:3
Chassis type
- RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230:Rack (1U)
- QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM:Tower
Product colour
- RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230:Black
- QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM:White

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Comparison of RN2120, QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM
102 specifications	A NETGEAR RN2120 NAS Rack (1U) Marvell Armada XP MV78230 Model RN2120 View product	B QNAP QNAP TS-231P2-4G 4 TB (2 x 2 TB WD RED) 2 Bay Desktop NAS with 4 GB RAM View product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	12 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	4	2
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	3 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	2.5/3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD	0, 1, JBOD
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systemsDiffers	BTRFS, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Bad block scanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5"
Processor1 differ
Processor familyKnown for one	Marvell Armada XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	MV78230	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.2 GHz	1.7 GHz
Processor coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryDiffers	128 MB	512 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	No	No
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	ENGR 10049 EST, ENGR 10045 EVT, ENGR 10048 CVT, ENGR 10046, ENGR 10023 HALT, ENGR 10036 CDG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic IP	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Load balancing systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Static IPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, IEEE 802.3a, SSH, SNMP v2, v3, NTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	3
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Design5 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (1U)	Tower
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Number of fansDiffers	3 fan(s)	1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers	4 cm	7 cm
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, HDD, LAN, Power, SSD	Yes
Built-in display	No	No
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance4 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Device classDiffers	Small & Medium Business	Home & Home Office
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup featuresDiffers	Cloud, USB drive	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	40 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelDiffers	28 dB	19.2 dB
Built-in optical driveKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Browser supportedDiffers	Microsoft Internet Exploer 9+, Mozilla Firefox 14+, Google Chrome 20+, Apple Safari 5+	Chrome, Firefox
Built-in FTP server	Yes	Yes
Built-in UPnP AV media server	Yes	Yes
Built-in iTunes server	Yes	Yes
Disk scan	Yes	Yes
Hot spareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network Time Protocol (NTP) clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Remotely operatedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Share folderKnown for one	1024	Unknown — not stated by the source
BuzzerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedKnown for one	ReadyNAS OS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionDiffers	6	4.3
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	180 W	65 W
Number of power supply units	1	1
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	100-240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power supply locationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	430 mm	169 mm
DepthDiffers	308 mm	102 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	219 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.28 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Class B, CE Class B, VCCI Class B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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