Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-EC1280U R2 vs QNAP TS-EC1680U R2

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Comparison of TS-EC1280U R2, TS-EC1680U R2
156 specifications	A QNAP TS-EC1280U R2 View product	B QNAP TS-EC1680U R2 View product
Storage2 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	16
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Network1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSC	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Rack (3U)
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
Fan diameterDiffers	6 cm	8 cm
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance2 differ
Noise levelDiffers	55.3 dB	40.5 dB
Built-in optical driveKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Security algorithmsDiffers	256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Power3 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	400 W	650 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	80.41 W	82.4 W
AC input frequencyDiffers	47/63 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions3 differ
HeightDiffers	88 mm	130 mm
WeightDiffers	14.2 kg	18.3 kg
Package weightDiffers	21.4 kg	24.2 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Number of screwsDiffers	96	128

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