QNAP TS-431X-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs AL212 vs QNAP TS-431X-8G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs AL212

Comparison of TS-431X-2G, TS-431X-8G

97 specifications	A QNAP TS-431X-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs AL212 Model TS-431X-2G View product	B QNAP TS-431X-8G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs AL212 Model TS-431X-8G View product
Storageidentical
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacity	16 TB	16 TB
Number of storage drives installed	4	4
Number of storage drives supported	4	4
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacity	4 TB	4 TB
Storage drive interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Supported storage drive interfaces	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supported	2.5,3.5"	2.5,3.5"
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Online RAID migration	Yes	Yes
Online RAID expansion	Yes	Yes
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systems	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Bad block scan	Yes	Yes
Processoridentical
Processor family	Annapurna Labs	Annapurna Labs
Processor model	AL212	AL212
Processor frequency	1.7 GHz	1.7 GHz
Processor cores	2	2
Processor architecture	ARM Cortex-A15	ARM Cortex-A15
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM supported	8 GB	8 GB
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory slots	1	1
Flash memory	512 MB	512 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)	10000 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	No	No
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols	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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	3	3
Fiber ports quantity	1	1
Fiber optic connector	SFP+	SFP+
Designidentical
Chassis type	Tower	Tower
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fans	1 fan(s)	1 fan(s)
Fan diameter	12 cm	12 cm
LED indicators	HDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB	HDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Built-in display	No	No
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Performanceidentical
Type	NAS	NAS
Device class	Small & Medium Business	Small & Medium Business
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup features	Cloud, iSCSI LUN	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Buzzer	Yes	Yes
Multilingual support	Yes	Yes
Built-in optical drive	No	No
Card reader integrated	No	No
Snapshot	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
Browser supported	Internet Explorer 10+, Chrome, Safari 7+, Firefox	Internet Explorer 10+, Chrome, Safari 7+, Firefox
Built-in FTP server	Yes	Yes
Built-in iTunes server	Yes	Yes
Disk scan	Yes	Yes
Hot spare	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithms	256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS	256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folder	CIFS/SMB	CIFS/SMB
System log	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	QNAP Turbo System	QNAP Turbo System
Operating system version	4.3	4.3
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	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 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Poweridentical
Power supply location	External	External
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	90 W	90 W
Number of power supply units	1	1
Fan voltage	12 V	12 V
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	160 mm	160 mm
Depth	219 mm	219 mm
Height	169 mm	169 mm
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapter	Yes	Yes
Cables included	AC, LAN (RJ-45)	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified	Yes	Yes
Power management	Yes	Yes

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