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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)

68specifications compared
4differ
64identical
34known for one product only

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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
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
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	4 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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 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
Memory form factorKnown for one	SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one	10000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Designidentical
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
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
Browser supportedDiffers	Internet Explorer 10+, Chrome, Safari 7+, Firefox	Internet Explorer 10+, Firefox 8+, Safari 4+, Chrome
Disk scanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Share folderKnown for one	CIFS/SMB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.7 W
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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