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Product number
- 864803
- 859106
- 797869
- 853741
- 857162
Manufacturer code
- TS-231K
- TS-251D-2G
- DS218play
- AS3102T v2
- DS420j
Brand
- QNAP
- QNAP
- Synology
- Asustor
- Synology
Warranty
- 2 years
- 2 years
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 2 years
Warranty type
- Carry-in warranty
- Carry-in warranty
- Carry-in warranty
- Carry-in warranty
- Carry-in warranty
Old product returned for free
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Number of hard drive bays
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 4
Internal RAM
- 1 GB
- 2 GB
- 1 GB
- 2 GB
- 1 GB
Total number of RAM slots
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 0
Integrated hard drive
- No
- No
- No
- No
- No
Suitable for hard drive size
- 2,5 inch HDD, 2,5 inch SSD, 3.5-inch HDD
- 2,5 inch HDD, 2,5 inch SSD, 3.5-inch HDD
- 2,5 inch HDD, 2,5 inch SSD, 3.5-inch HDD
- 3.5-inch HDD
- 2,5 inch HDD, 2,5 inch SSD, 3.5-inch HDD, mSATA
Cache memory
- 521 MB
- 0 MB
- 0 MB
- 0 MB
SATA connector type
- S-ATA (III)
- PCI-e 2.0 x4
- S-ATA (III)
- S-ATA (III)
- S-ATA, S-ATA (II), S-ATA (III), mSATA (6Gb/s)
RAID
- BeyondRAID, Hot spare, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, SimplyRAID
- Hot spare, RAID 0, RAID 1
- JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, Synology Hybrid RAID
- JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
- JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, RAID 6, Synology Hybrid RAID
NAS functions
- Backup server, Database server, Download server, FTP server, Mail server, Media server, Photo server, Print server, Surveillance station, VPN server, Web server, iTunes server
- Backup server, Database server, Download server, FTP server, Mail server, Media server, Photo server, Print server, Surveillance station, VPN server, Web server, iTunes server
- Backup server, Download server, FTP server, Media server, Photo server, Surveillance station, VPN server, Web server
- Backup server, Database server, Download server, FTP server, Mail server, Media server, Photo server, Print server, Surveillance station, VPN server, Web server, iTunes server
- Backup server, Database server, Download server, FTP server, Mail server, Media server, Photo server, Surveillance station, VPN server, Web server, iTunes server
NAS application center
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
DLNA
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
UPnP AV support
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- No
FTP server
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
On/off switch
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Kensington lock
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- No
Apple Time Machine support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Chromecast support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Maximum number of simultaneous users
- More than 10
- More than 10
- Less than 10
- More than 10
- Less than 10
Number of IP camera licenses included
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 4
- None
Plex support
- No
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- No
Automatic switch on/off
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- Yes
Suitable for IFTTT
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- No
- No
Recommended for use
- Making a backup, Save photos and videos
- Making a backup, Media streaming, Save photos and videos, Storing games
- Making a backup, Save photos and videos
- Making a backup, Media streaming, Personal cloud, Save photos and videos, Storing games
- Making a backup, Media streaming, Personal cloud, Save photos and videos, Storing games
Plex support type
- Full HD (1080p)
- HD Ready (720p)
- Full HD (1080p), HD Ready (720p), SD (480p)
Best tested
- No
- No
- Yes
- No
- No
LACP Link aggregation
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- No
iSCSI support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Thunderbolt connector
- No
- No
- No
- No
- No
Bluetooth
- No
- No
- No
- No
Connection type
- Wired, Wireless
- Wired
- Wired
- Wired
- Wired
Ethernet speed
- Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)
- Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)
- Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)
- Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)
- Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)
Number of ethernet ports
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1
ANT+
- No
Number of female standard USB-A ports
- 2
Female standard USB-A port version
- 3.0
Number of female standard USB-B (3.0 form) ports
- 3
Female standard USB-B (3.0 form) port version
- 3.0
Processor
- Annapurna Labs Alpine
- Intel Celeron
- RealTek
- Intel Celeron
- RealTek
Processor brand
- Annapurna
- Intel
- RealTek
- Intel
- RealTek
Processor cores
- Quad-Core (4)
- Dual-core (2)
- Quad-Core (4)
- Dual-core (2)
- Quad-Core (4)
Clock speed
- 1,7 GHz
- 2 GHz
- 1,4 GHz
- 1,6 GHz
- 1,4 GHz
Turbo speed
- 1,7 GHz
- 2,7 GHz
- 1,4 GHz
- 2,48 GHz
- 1,4 GHz
Processor family
- Celeron
- RealTek
- Celeron
- RealTek
Processor code name
- Gemini Lake
- RealTek
- Braswell
Depth
- 21,9 cm
- 22,6 cm
- 22,25 cm
- 21,8 cm
- 23 cm
Width
- 10,2 cm
- 10,5 cm
- 10 cm
- 10,2 cm
- 16,8 cm
Height
- 16,1 cm
- 16,8 cm
- 16,5 cm
- 16,5 cm
- 18,4 cm
Type NAS
- Upright
- Upright
- Upright
- Upright
- Upright
Color
- White
- White
- Black
- Black
- Black
Weight
- 1,35 kg
- 1,5 kg
- 870 g
- 1,17 kg
- 2,21 kg