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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-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3

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  • 154specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 138identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 24 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 (72 TB vs 48 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-8GE-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-8GE-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-8GE-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-8GE-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-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:72 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-8GE-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-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:12
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:2 TB
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:6 TB
  • Internal memory
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:4 GB
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:8 GB
  • Chassis type
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Rack (4U)
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-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-8GE-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-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:49.4 dB

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Comparison of TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2, TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2
168 specifications
Storage4 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers48 TB72 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers2412
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers2412
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityDiffers2 TB6 TB
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 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
Built-in optical driveKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH
Software1 differ
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
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power3 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers650 W450 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers12
AC input voltageDiffers100-240 V90-264 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
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
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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