Comparison of TerraMaster U1-NAS and Drobo 5N

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	2012	2016
Class	Low end	Small office / Home office
Body
Dimensions	206 x 160 x 46 mm	150.3 x 185.4 x 262.3 mm
Weight	538 g	3.9 kg
Disks
Disk bays	1 x 3.5" SATA II	5 x 3.5" SATA III
RAID	no	BeyondRAID
SSD support	no	yes
Network
LAN ports	1 x Gigabit Ethernet	1 x Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless	no	no
Protocols	AFP CIFS/SMB FTP WEBDAV	AFP CIFS/SMB
P2P support	BitTorrent	no
Media server	DLNA UPnP iTunes	no
Cloud backup	no	no
Connectivity
USB ports	1 x USB 2.0 device	no
eSATA ports	no	no
System
CPU	N5 single-core @ 800 GHz	Marvell Armada XP MV78460 quad-core @ 1.2 GHz
RAM	256 MB	1 GB DDR3
Flash	8 MB	128 MB
Operating system	TerraMaster TOS	Drobo
Alternative OS
Power
Power supply	12 V / 2 A	12 V / 12.5 A
Consuption	15 W / 3 W
Fans	fanless	1 x 120 mm
Noise level		< 30.4 dB(A)
Features
Specials		1 x mSATA port
Administration
Default IP	DHCP
Default username	admin
Default password	admin

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