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QNAP TS-231P2-1G/16TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS vs QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant)

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 39identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) has 2 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-231P2-1G/16TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS (4 vs 2). The QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) has 1 more fiber ports quantity than the QNAP TS-231P2-1G/16TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS (1 vs 0). The QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) has 5 cm more fan diameter than the QNAP TS-231P2-1G/16TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS (12 cm vs 7 cm). RAID levels: 0, 1, JBOD on the QNAP TS-231P2-1G/16TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD on the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the QNAP TS-231P2-1G/16TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS, 10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s on the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant).

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 2
    • 4
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
    • 10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
  • Fiber ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Product colour
    • White
    • Black
  • Fan diameter
    • 7 cm
    • 12 cm
  • LED indicators
    • Yes
    • HDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
  • Device class
    • Home & Home Office
    • Small & Medium Business

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TS-231P2-1G/16TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NASView product
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QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant)View product
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers24
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA III
Storage drive sizeKnown for one2.5/3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSerial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one2.5,3.5"
Processoridentical
Processor frequency1.7 GHz1.7 GHz
Memoryidentical
Internal memory typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM supported8 GB8 GB
Memory slots11
Flash memory512 MB512 MB
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMM
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientYesYes
DHCP serverYesYes
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Dynamic IPKnown for oneYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity33
Fiber ports quantityDiffers01
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneSFP+
Design3 differ
Chassis typeTowerTower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Number of fans1 fan(s)1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers7 cm12 cm
LED indicatorsDiffersYesHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Cable lock slotYesYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensington
Built-in displayKnown for oneNo
Performance3 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classDiffersHome & Home OfficeSmall & Medium Business
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresCloud, iSCSI LUNCloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerYesYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYes
Noise levelDiffers19.2 dB19.5 dB
Management protocolsKnown for oneCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
Browser supportedDiffersChrome, FirefoxInternet Explorer 10+, Firefox 8+, Safari 4+, Chrome
Built-in FTP serverYesYes
Built-in iTunes serverYesYes
Hot spareKnown for oneYes
On/off switchYesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
System logKnown for oneYes
Built-in UPnP AV media serverKnown for oneYes
Disk scanKnown for oneYes
Softwareidentical
Operating system version4.34.3
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Ma
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Power1 differ
Power supply locationExternalExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers65 W90 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one26.7 W
Fan voltageKnown for one12 V
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
AC input voltageKnown for one100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers169 mm160 mm
DepthDiffers102 mm219 mm
HeightDiffers219 mm169 mm
WeightKnown for one1.28 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterYesYes
Cables includedAC, LAN (RJ-45)AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown 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

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