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QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2 vs QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2

160specifications compared
10differ
150identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2 has 3 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2 (15 vs 12). The QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2 has 8 GB more internal memory than the QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2 (16 GB vs 8 GB). The QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2 has 7.9 dB more noise level than the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2 (57.3 dB vs 49.4 dB). Storage drive interface: Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III on the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2, Serial ATA on the QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2. Backup features: Cloud, iSCSI LUN on the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2, iSCSI LUN on the QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2.

Number of storage drives supported
- TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2:12
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2:15
Internal memory
- TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2:16 GB
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2:8 GB
Backup features
- TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2:Cloud, iSCSI LUN
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2:iSCSI LUN
Noise level
- TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2:49.4 dB
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2:57.3 dB
Power consumption (typical)
- TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2:178.65 W
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2:250.21 W
Power consumption (sleep)
- TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2:111.26 W
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2:130.72 W
Number of screws
- TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2:96
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2:120

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Comparison of TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2, TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2
161 specifications	A QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP R2 View product	B QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP R2 View product
Storage2 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	15
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	Serial ATA
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Performance3 differ
Backup featuresDiffers	Cloud, iSCSI LUN	iSCSI LUN
Noise levelDiffers	49.4 dB	57.3 dB
Share folder access right managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH	HTTPS, SSL/TLS
Software1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac 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 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	178.65 W	250.21 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	111.26 W	130.72 W
Packaging content1 differ
Number of screwsDiffers	96	120

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