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QNAP TS-212 2x500GB vs Zyxel NSA310 + 2TB

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 12identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel NSA310 + 2TB has 1 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-212 2x500GB (2 TB vs 1 TB). The QNAP TS-212 2x500GB has 1 more storage drives installed than the Zyxel NSA310 + 2TB (2 vs 1). The QNAP TS-212 2x500GB has 1 more storage drives supported than the Zyxel NSA310 + 2TB (2 vs 1). Only the QNAP TS-212 2x500GB has RAID support. Storage drive capacity: 500 GB on the QNAP TS-212 2x500GB, 2 TB on the Zyxel NSA310 + 2TB.

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TS-212 2x500GB:1 TB
    • NSA310 + 2TB:2 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TS-212 2x500GB:2
    • NSA310 + 2TB:1
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-212 2x500GB:2
    • NSA310 + 2TB:1
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TS-212 2x500GB:500 GB
    • NSA310 + 2TB:2 TB
  • Storage drive size
    • TS-212 2x500GB:2.5/3.5"
    • NSA310 + 2TB:3.5"
  • RAID support
    • TS-212 2x500GB:Yes
    • NSA310 + 2TB:No
  • Internal memory
    • TS-212 2x500GB:0.25 GB
    • NSA310 + 2TB:0 GB
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • TS-212 2x500GB:3
    • NSA310 + 2TB:2

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Comparison of TS-212 2x500GB, NSA310 + 2TB
61 specifications
Storage7 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers21
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers21
Storage drive capacityDiffers500 GB2 TB
Storage drive sizeDiffers2.5/3.5"3.5"
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportDiffersYesNo
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported file systemsDiffersext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFSext2, ext3, ext4, FAT32, NTFS, ReiserFS, XFS
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for oneMarvellUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one6281Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one1.2 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers0.25 GB0 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR2Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one16 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
DHCP serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
iSCSI supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3abUnknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/SMB, AFP (3.1), NFS, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMPCIFS/SMB, NFS, DHCP, PPPoE
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers32
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Design2 differ
Chassis typeKnown for oneDesktopUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffersHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USBeSATA, HDD, Power, USB
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
BuzzerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one2048 user(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for oneHTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLSUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneLinuxUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one60 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs13 W16.3 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one6 WUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers85 mm58 mm
DepthDiffers218.4 mm196 mm
HeightDiffers165.5 mm130 mm
WeightDiffers910 g662 g
Package weightDiffers1.9 kg1.53 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45)
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-30 - 70 °C
Other featuresidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source362 x 110 x 201 mm
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE LVD, BSMI, CE, FCC, C-Tick, BSMI

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