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Origin Storage Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS vs QNAP TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop

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  • 13differ
  • 16identical
  • 61known for one product only

Key differences

The Origin Storage Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS has 32 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop (80 TB vs 48 TB). The Origin Storage Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS has 4 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop (8 vs 4). The Origin Storage Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS has 4 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop (8 vs 4). Processor family: Intel® Core™ i3 on the Origin Storage Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS, Annapurna Labs on the QNAP TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop. Product colour: Black, Silver on the Origin Storage Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS, White on the QNAP TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop.

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS:80 TB
    • TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:48 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS:8
    • TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:4
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS:8
    • TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:4
  • Storage drive capacity
    • Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS:10 TB
    • TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:12 TB
  • Processor family
    • Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS:Intel® Core™ i3
    • TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:Annapurna Labs
  • Processor frequency
    • Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS:3.3 GHz
    • TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:1.7 GHz
  • Internal memory
    • Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS:4 GB
    • TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:1 GB
  • Maximum RAM supported
    • Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS:32 GB
    • TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:4 GB

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Comparison of N8850/80TBNAS, TS-431P2-1G 48TB 4x12TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop
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Origin Storage

Thecus N8850 8 Bay NAS

Model N8850/80TBNAS

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Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers80 TB48 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers84
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers84
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers10 TB12 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5,3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor2 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Annapurna Labs
Processor modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAlpine AL-314
Processor frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz1.7 GHz
Processor coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB1 GB
Internal memory typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers32 GB4 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
iSCSI supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers40
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers43
Fiber ports quantity00
Design1 differ
Chassis typeTowerTower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourDiffersBlack, SilverWhite
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD, LAN, Status, System, USB
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceKensington
Performance1 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classDiffersLarge Enterprise BusinessSmall & Medium Business
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19.5 dB
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceInternet Explorer 10+, Firefox 8+, Safari 4+, Chrome
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in iTunes serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot spareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On/off switchYesYes
Remotely operatedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folderKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIFS/SMB
System logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersLinuxQNAP Turbo System
Operating system versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.3
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source90 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
Fan voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one380.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one235 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one282.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one11.5 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source

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