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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) vs Seagate HS-251+ NAS Compact Intel® Celeron®

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 37identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) has 2 more storage drives supported than the Seagate HS-251+ NAS Compact Intel® Celeron® (4 vs 2). The Seagate HS-251+ NAS Compact Intel® Celeron® has 0.3 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) (2 GHz vs 1.7 GHz). The Seagate HS-251+ NAS Compact Intel® Celeron® has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) (2 vs 0). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD on the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant), 0, 1, JBOD on the Seagate HS-251+ NAS Compact Intel® Celeron®. Internal memory type: DDR3 on the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant), DDR3L on the Seagate HS-251+ NAS Compact Intel® Celeron®.

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 4
    • 2
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, JBOD
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.7 GHz
    • 2 GHz
  • Internal memory type
    • DDR3
    • DDR3L
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 3
    • 2
  • Fiber ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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QNAP

QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant)View product
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Seagate

HS-251+ NAS Compact Intel® Celeron®

Model HS-251+

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Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers42
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIISerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive size2.5/3.5"2.5/3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD0, 1, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one2 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2
Storage drive capacityKnown for one1 TB
Processor1 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers1.7 GHz2 GHz
Processor familyKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®
Processor coresKnown for one4
Memory1 differ
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3DDR3L
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one1
Flash memory512 MB512 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one2 GB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientYesYes
DHCP serverYesYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSC
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers32
Fiber ports quantityDiffers10
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneSFP+
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerCompact
Cooling typeDiffersActivePassive
Product colourBlackBlack
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one12 cm
LED indicatorsDiffersHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USBLAN, Status
Cable lock slotYesYes
Cable lock slot typeKensingtonKensington
Performance1 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classDiffersSmall & Medium BusinessHome & Home Office
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresCloud, iSCSI LUNCloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerYesYes
Multilingual supportYesYes
Noise levelKnown for one19.5 dB
Management protocolsKnown for oneCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneInternet Explorer 10+, Firefox 8+, Safari 4+, Chrome
Built-in FTP serverYesYes
Built-in iTunes serverYesYes
Hot spareKnown for oneYes
On/off switchYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
System logKnown for oneYes
Software3 differ
Operating system versionDiffers4.34.2
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 HWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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 MaMac 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 10.2 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 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP Turbo System
Power1 differ
Power supply locationExternalExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers90 W60 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one26.7 W
Fan voltageKnown for one12 V
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one0.6 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one100-240 Hz
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers160 mm302 mm
DepthDiffers219 mm220 mm
HeightDiffers169 mm41.3 mm
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterYesYes
Cables includedAC, LAN (RJ-45)AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideYesYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%

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