Comparison of Promise SmartStor NS2600 and QNAP TS-228

The side-by-side comparison of the devices’ specifications. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting NAS.

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Launch	2010	2016
Class	Low end	Small office / Home office
Body
Dimensions	92 x 145 x 213 mm	187.7 x 90 x 125 mm
Weight	950 g	700 g
Disks
Disk bays	2 x 3.5" SATA II	2 x 3.5" SATA II
RAID	RAID0 RAID1	JBOD RAID0 RAID1
SSD support	no	yes
Network
LAN ports	1 x Gigabit Ethernet	1 x Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless	no	no
Protocols	AFP CIFS/SMB FTP NFS	AFP CIFS/SMB FTP WEBDAV
P2P support	BitTorrent eDonkey	no
Media server	DLNA UPnP iTunes	DLNA UPnP iTunes
Cloud backup	no	Amazon S3 Box Dropbox Google Drive Microsoft OneDrive
Connectivity
USB ports	1 x USB 2.0	1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0
eSATA ports	no	no
System
CPU	Freescale MPC8315 @ 400 MHz	Realtek RTD1195 dual-core @ 1.1 GHz
RAM	128 MB	1 GB
Flash	64 MB	4 GB
Operating system	Promise SmartNAVI 2.0	QNAP QTS
Alternative OS
Power
Power supply	12 V / 5 A	12 V / 5 A
Consuption	39 W	13.24 W / 6.05 W
Fans	1 x 60 mm	1 x 40 mm
Noise level	< 30 dB(A)	17 dB(A)
Features
Specials
Administration
Default IP	DHCP	DHCP
Default username	admin	admin
Default password	admin	admin

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