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QNAP TS-251 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron® vs QNAP TS-651 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®

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  • 66specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 52identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-251 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:2
    • TS-651 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:6
  • RAID levels
    • TS-251 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:0, 1, JBOD
    • TS-651 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • TS-251 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:2
    • TS-651 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:3
  • Product colour
    • TS-251 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:White
    • TS-651 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:Black
  • Number of fans
    • TS-251 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:1 fan(s)
    • TS-651 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:2 fan(s)
  • Fan diameter
    • TS-251 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:7 cm
    • TS-651 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:9 cm
  • Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
    • TS-251 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:60 W
    • TS-651 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:250 W
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • TS-251 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:19.22 W
    • TS-651 NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Celeron®:39.42 W

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Comparison of TS-251, TS-651
73 specifications
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedNoNo
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 TB
Number of storage drives installed00
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers26
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive interfaceSerial ATA IIISerial ATA III
Storage drive size2.5/3.5"2.5/3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsDiffersext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFSext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS
Processoridentical
Processor familyIntel® Celeron®Intel® Celeron®
Processor frequency2.41 GHz2.41 GHz
Processor cores22
Memoryidentical
Internal memory1 GB1 GB
Internal memory typeDDR3LDDR3L
Maximum RAM supported8 GB8 GB
Flash memory512 MB512 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
DHCP clientYesYes
DHCP serverYesYes
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Supported network protocolsCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSCCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
Fiber ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
Design3 differ
Chassis typeTowerTower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Number of fansDiffers1 fan(s)2 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers7 cm9 cm
LED indicatorsYesYes
Built-in displayNoNo
Cable lock slotYesYes
Cable lock slot typeKensingtonKensington
Performanceidentical
TypeNASNAS
Device classHome & Home OfficeHome & Home Office
Backup functionYesYes
BuzzerYesYes
Multilingual supportYesYes
Built-in optical driveNoNo
Card reader integratedNoNo
Web-based managementYesYes
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
Security algorithms256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP v2 & v3Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedQNAP Turbo SystemQNAP Turbo System
Operating system version4.14.1
Windows operating systems supportedYesYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers60 W250 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs19.22 W39.42 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.41 W
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Fan voltage12 V12 V
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers102 mm257 mm
DepthDiffers225 mm235 mm
HeightDiffers168.5 mm175 mm
WeightDiffers1.28 kg6.18 kg
Package weightDiffers2.32 kg6.9 kg
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) certifiedYesYes
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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