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NETGEAR RN21242E ReadyNAS vs NETGEAR RN21243E ReadyNAS

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 2differ
  • 40identical
  • 0known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • RN21242E ReadyNAS:8 TB
    • RN21243E ReadyNAS:12 TB
  • Storage drive capacity
    • RN21242E ReadyNAS:2 TB
    • RN21243E ReadyNAS:3 TB

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Comparison of RN21242E ReadyNAS, RN21243E ReadyNAS
42 specifications
Storage2 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers8 TB12 TB
Number of storage drives installed44
Number of storage drives supported44
Storage drive capacityDiffers2 TB3 TB
Storage drive interfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
Storage drive size2.5/3.5"2.5/3.5"
Maximum supported storage capacity16 TB16 TB
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFSext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS
Memoryidentical
Flash memory128 MB128 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientYesYes
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Maximum data transfer rate1000 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocolsTCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, UPnP Discovery, Bonjour Discovery, Link Aggregation, SNMP v2/v3, SSH, NTPTCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, UPnP Discovery, Bonjour Discovery, Link Aggregation, SNMP v2/v3, SSH, NTP
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Fiber ports quantity00
eSATA ports quantity22
eSATAYesYes
Designidentical
Chassis typeRack (1U)Rack (1U)
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsActivity, LAN, PowerActivity, LAN, Power
Performanceidentical
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
Poweridentical
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width430 mm430 mm
Depth308 mm308 mm
Height44 mm44 mm
Weight7.48 kg7.48 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesRoHSRoHS
Management platformReadyCLOUDReadyCLOUD

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