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QNAP TS-431X-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs AL212 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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Comparison of TS-431X-2G, QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant)
102 specifications	A QNAP TS-431X-2G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs AL212 Model TS-431X-2G View product	B QNAP QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution \| Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant)View product
Storageidentical
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	16 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supported	4	4
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	4 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	2.5,3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 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
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systems	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Bad block scanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for one	Annapurna Labs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	AL212	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequency	1.7 GHz	1.7 GHz
Processor coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor architectureKnown for one	ARM Cortex-A15	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM supported	8 GB	8 GB
Memory form factorKnown for one	SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	10000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	Yes	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 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 displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Performance1 differ
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 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
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
Browser supportedDiffers	Internet Explorer 10+, Chrome, Safari 7+, Firefox	Internet Explorer 10+, Firefox 8+, Safari 4+, Chrome
Built-in FTP server	Yes	Yes
Built-in iTunes server	Yes	Yes
Disk scanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 folderKnown for one	CIFS/SMB	Unknown — not stated by the source
System log	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.5 dB
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software3 differ
Operating system installedKnown for one	QNAP Turbo System	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system version	4.3	4.3
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8	Windows 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 supported	Yes	Yes
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 10.0 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 supportedDiffers	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
Poweridentical
Power supply location	External	External
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	90 W	90 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fan voltage	12 V	12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.7 W
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) 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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