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QNAP TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB vs QNAP TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB

107specifications compared
13differ
94identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB has 2 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB (10 TB vs 8 TB). The QNAP TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB has 1 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB (5 vs 4). The QNAP TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB has 2 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB (10 vs 8). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 on the QNAP TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD on the QNAP TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB. LED indicators: HDD, LAN, Status on the QNAP TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB, HDD, LAN, Status, USB on the QNAP TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB.

Total installed storage capacity
- TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB:10 TB
- TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB:8 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB:5
- TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB:4
Number of storage drives supported
- TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB:10
- TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB:8
RAID levels
- TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB:0, 1, 5, 6, 10
- TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
LED indicators
- TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB:HDD, LAN, Status
- TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB:HDD, LAN, Status, USB
Noise level
- TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB:30.4 dB
- TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB:27.4 dB
Power consumption (typical)
- TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB:121 W
- TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB:101 W
Power consumption (sleep)
- TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB:40 W
- TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB:39 W

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Comparison of TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB, TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB
114 specifications	A QNAP TS-1079 Pro, 5x 2 TB View product	B QNAP TS-879 Pro, 4x 2 TB View product
Storage4 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	10 TB	8 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	5	4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	10	8
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Memoryidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6), CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	HDD, LAN, Status	HDD, LAN, Status, USB
Performance2 differ
Number of usersKnown for one	4096 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelDiffers	30.4 dB	27.4 dB
Security algorithmsDiffers	256-bit AES, 802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS	256-bit AES, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	121 W	101 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	40 W	39 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WeightDiffers	9.84 kg	8.39 kg
Package weightDiffers	15.4 kg	14 kg
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows Server 2003/2008 R2, Apple Mac OS X, Linux & UNIX	- Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows Server 2003/2008 R2 - Apple Mac OS X - Linux & UNIX
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Linux

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