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QNAP TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 vs QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3

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  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 24 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 (48 TB vs 24 TB). The QNAP TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 12 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 (24 vs 12). The QNAP TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 12 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 (24 vs 12). Chassis type: Rack (4U) on the QNAP TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3, Rack (2U) on the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3. AC input voltage: 100-240 V on the QNAP TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3, 90-264 V on the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3.

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:48 TB
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:24 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:24
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:12
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:24
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:12
  • Internal memory
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:4 GB
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:16 GB
  • Chassis type
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Rack (4U)
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Rack (2U)
  • Fan diameter
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:8 cm
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:6 cm
  • Noise level
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:48.3 dB
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:49.4 dB
  • Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:650 W
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:450 W

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Comparison of TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2, TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2
168 specifications
Storage3 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers48 TB24 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers2412
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers2412
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Network1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSCCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS (v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ports & interfacesidentical
External mini-SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (4U)Rack (2U)
Fan diameterDiffers8 cm6 cm
Built-in displayKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Noise levelDiffers48.3 dB49.4 dB
Security algorithmsDiffers256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH
Built-in optical driveKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac 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 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers650 W450 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers12
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source178.65 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source111.26 W
AC input voltageDiffers100-240 V90-264 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightDiffers176.2 mm88 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14.2 kg
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21.4 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Number of screwsDiffers19296

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