Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-420 NAS/storage server Tower Marvell vs QNAP TS-420U NORAIL

39specifications compared
10differ
29identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Storage drive interface
- TS-420 NAS/storage server Tower Marvell:Serial ATA II
- TS-420U NORAIL:Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
RAID levels
- TS-420 NAS/storage server Tower Marvell:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
- TS-420U NORAIL:0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Internal memory
- TS-420 NAS/storage server Tower Marvell:0.512 GB
- TS-420U NORAIL:1 GB
Number of fans
- TS-420 NAS/storage server Tower Marvell:1 fan(s)
- TS-420U NORAIL:2 fan(s)
LED indicators
- TS-420 NAS/storage server Tower Marvell:eSATA, HDD, LAN, Status, USB
- TS-420U NORAIL:HDD, Status, USB
Power consumption (typical)
- TS-420 NAS/storage server Tower Marvell:31 W
- TS-420U NORAIL:250 W
Width
- TS-420 NAS/storage server Tower Marvell:180 mm
- TS-420U NORAIL:439 mm
Depth
- TS-420 NAS/storage server Tower Marvell:235 mm
- TS-420U NORAIL:483 mm

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Comparison of TS-420, TS-420U NORAIL
68 specifications	A QNAP TS-420 NAS/storage server Tower Marvell Model TS-420 View product	B QNAP TS-420U NORAIL View product
Storage2 differ
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	0 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supported	4	4
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	0 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Storage drive size	2.5/3.5"	2.5/3.5"
Maximum supported storage capacity	16 TB	16 TB
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systems	ext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS	ext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Processoridentical
Processor family	Marvell	Marvell
Processor frequency	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of processors installed	1	1
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	0.512 GB	1 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Flash memory	16 MB	16 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi	No	No
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS (v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Fiber ports quantity	0	0
eSATA ports quantity	2	2
eSATA	Yes	Yes
Design2 differ
Chassis typeKnown for one	Tower	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fansDiffers	1 fan(s)	2 fan(s)
LED indicatorsDiffers	eSATA, HDD, LAN, Status, USB	HDD, Status, USB
Performanceidentical
BuzzerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	4096 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NAS
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	QNAP Turbo System	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	120 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	31 W	250 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	13 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltage	100-240 V	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	439 mm
DepthDiffers	235 mm	483 mm
HeightDiffers	177 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	3 kg	6.7 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	AC, LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	0 - 95%	0 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Performance managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S.M.A.R.T., HHS

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