Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-231P+2 x WD Red 4TB vs QNAP TS-431P + 4 x WD Red 4TB

Key differences

Total installed storage capacity
- TS-231P+2 x WD Red 4TB:8 TB
- TS-431P + 4 x WD Red 4TB:16 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TS-231P+2 x WD Red 4TB:2
- TS-431P + 4 x WD Red 4TB:4
Number of storage drives supported
- TS-231P+2 x WD Red 4TB:2
- TS-431P + 4 x WD Red 4TB:4
RAID levels
- TS-231P+2 x WD Red 4TB:0, 1, JBOD
- TS-431P + 4 x WD Red 4TB:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Product colour
- TS-231P+2 x WD Red 4TB:Grey, White
- TS-431P + 4 x WD Red 4TB:White
Fan diameter
- TS-231P+2 x WD Red 4TB:7 cm
- TS-431P + 4 x WD Red 4TB:12 cm
Type
- TS-231P+2 x WD Red 4TB:NAS
- TS-431P + 4 x WD Red 4TB:SAN
Backup features
- TS-231P+2 x WD Red 4TB:Cloud, USB drive, iSCSI LUN
- TS-431P + 4 x WD Red 4TB:Cloud, iSCSI LUN

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Comparison of TS-231P+2 x WD Red 4TB, TS-431P + 4 x WD Red 4TB
93 specifications	A QNAP TS-231P+2 x WD Red 4TB View product	B QNAP TS-431P + 4 x WD Red 4TB View product
Storage4 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	8 TB	16 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	2	4
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Networkidentical
WLAN adapter supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey, White	White
Fan diameterDiffers	7 cm	12 cm
Performance3 differ
TypeDiffers	NAS	SAN
Backup featuresDiffers	Cloud, USB drive, iSCSI LUN	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Noise levelDiffers	19.2 dB	19.5 dB
Remotely operatedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	65 W	90 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs	15.6 W	26.7 W
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers	102 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	225 mm	169 mm
HeightDiffers	168.5 mm	219 mm
WeightDiffers	1.28 kg	3 kg
Package weightDiffers	2.32 kg	4.3 kg
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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