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QNAP TS-473-4G/24TB-RED 4 Bay NAS vs QNAP TS-473-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND

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  • 83specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 75identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-473-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND has 2 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-473-4G/24TB-RED 4 Bay NAS (6 vs 4). Storage drive sizes supported: 2.5,3.5,M.2 on the QNAP TS-473-4G/24TB-RED 4 Bay NAS, 2.5,3.5" on the QNAP TS-473-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD on the QNAP TS-473-4G/24TB-RED 4 Bay NAS, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD on the QNAP TS-473-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND. Chassis type: Desktop on the QNAP TS-473-4G/24TB-RED 4 Bay NAS, Tower on the QNAP TS-473-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND.

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-473-4G/24TB-RED 4 Bay NAS:4
    • TS-473-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND:6
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • TS-473-4G/24TB-RED 4 Bay NAS:2.5,3.5,M.2
    • TS-473-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND:2.5,3.5"
  • RAID levels
    • TS-473-4G/24TB-RED 4 Bay NAS:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD
    • TS-473-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Chassis type
    • TS-473-4G/24TB-RED 4 Bay NAS:Desktop
    • TS-473-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND:Tower

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Comparison of TS-473-4G/24TB-RED 4 Bay NAS, TS-473-8G
110 specifications
Storage4 differ
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers46
Storage drive capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA III
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA IIISerial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5,3.5,M.22.5,3.5"
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
RAID rebuildKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bad block scanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Disk roamingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD Embedded R-Series SoC
Processor modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRX-421ND
Processor coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Network1 differ
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS (v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktopTower
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Third-party supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in optical driveKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
SnapshotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Browser supportedDiffersChrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer 10+, Safari 7+Internet Explorer 10+, Chrome, Safari 7+, Firefox
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Disk scanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Password authenticationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsDiffers256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SNMPv3, SSH, SSL/TLS
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Share folderKnown for oneCIFS/SMBUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQNAP Turbo System
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Power managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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