Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-231P2-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314 vs QNAP TS-431X2-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314

77specifications compared
17differ
60identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Total installed storage capacity
- TS-231P2-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:6 TB
- TS-431X2-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:4 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TS-231P2-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:2
- TS-431X2-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:4
Number of storage drives supported
- TS-231P2-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:2
- TS-431X2-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:4
Storage drive capacity
- TS-231P2-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:3 TB
- TS-431X2-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:1 TB
RAID levels
- TS-231P2-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:0, 1, JBOD
- TS-431X2-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Internal memory
- TS-231P2-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:4 GB
- TS-431X2-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:2 GB
Ethernet LAN data rates
- TS-231P2-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TS-431X2-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Fiber ports quantity
- TS-231P2-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:0
- TS-431X2-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314:1

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Comparison of TS-231P2-4G, TS-431X2-2G
101 specifications	A QNAP TS-231P2-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314 Model TS-231P2-4G View product	B QNAP TS-431X2-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314 Model TS-431X2-2G View product
Storage5 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	6 TB	4 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	2	4
Storage drive capacityDiffers	3 TB	1 TB
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online RAID expansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bad block scanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffers	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
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Fiber ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP+
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey, White	Black
Fan diameterDiffers	7 cm	12 cm
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Backup featuresDiffers	Cloud, USB drive, iSCSI LUN	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Built-in optical driveKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SnapshotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Browser supportedDiffers	Internet Explorer 10+, Chrome, Safari 7+, Firefox	Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google Chrome
Disk scanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folderKnown for one	CIFS/SMB	Unknown — not stated by the source
System logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 user(s)
Software1 differ
Operating system installedKnown for one	QNAP Turbo System	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	65 W	90 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	102 mm	160 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Number of screwsKnown for one	28	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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