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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-131, 3TB vs QNAP TS-251, 4TB

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 30identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 3 TB
    • 4 TB
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 1
    • 2
  • Storage drive interface
    • Serial ATA
    • Serial ATA III
  • Processor family
    • ARM9
    • Intel® Celeron®
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.2 GHz
    • 2.41 GHz
  • Internal memory
    • 0.5 GB
    • 1 GB
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2

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TS-251, 4TBView product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers3 TB4 TB
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers12
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA III
Storage drive size2.5/3.5"2.5/3.5"
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1
Storage drive capacityKnown for one3 TB
Processor2 differ
Processor familyDiffersARM9Intel® Celeron®
Processor frequencyDiffers1.2 GHz2.41 GHz
Processor cores22
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers0.5 GB1 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR3L
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one2
Flash memory512 MB512 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYes
iSCSI supportKnown for oneYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers32
Fiber ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktopTower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourWhiteWhite
Number of fans1 fan(s)1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers5 cm7 cm
LED indicatorsYesYes
Cable lock slotYesYes
Cable lock slot typeKensingtonKensington
Performanceidentical
TypeNASNAS
Device classHome & Home OfficeHome & Home Office
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresCloudCloud
BuzzerYesYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYes
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP v2 & v3
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
Reset buttonYesYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, SSH, SSL/TLS
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedQNAP Turbo NAS SystemQNAP Turbo NAS System
Operating system versionKnown for one4.1
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Power1 differ
Power supply locationExternalExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers36 W60 W
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
Fan voltage12 V12 V
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers73 mm102 mm
Depth225 mm225 mm
Height168.5 mm168.5 mm
WeightDiffers1.04 kg1.28 kg
Package weightKnown for one2.32 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYes
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CE, BSMI, VCCI, C-TICK

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