Comparison of QNAP TS-228 and ZyXEL NAS326

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	2016	2016
Class	Small office / Home office	Small office / Home office
Body
Dimensions	187.7 x 90 x 125 mm	207 x 164 x 123 mm
Weight	700 g	1.26 kg
Disks
Disk bays	2 x 3.5" SATA II	2 x 3.5" SATA II
RAID	JBOD RAID0 RAID1	JBOD RAID0 RAID1
SSD support	yes	no
Network
LAN ports	1 x Gigabit Ethernet	1 x Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless	no	no
Protocols	AFP CIFS/SMB FTP WEBDAV	AFP CIFS/SMB FTP HTTP ISCSI NFS WEBDAV
P2P support	no	BitTorrent
Media server	DLNA UPnP iTunes	DLNA UPnP iTunes
Cloud backup	Amazon S3 Box Dropbox Google Drive Microsoft OneDrive	Dropbox Google Drive
Connectivity
USB ports	1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0	1 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 3.0
eSATA ports	no	no
System
CPU	Realtek RTD1195 dual-core @ 1.1 GHz	Marvell Armada 380 88F6810 @ 1.3 GHz
RAM	1 GB	512 MB
Flash	4 GB	256 MB
Operating system	QNAP QTS	ZyXEL
Alternative OS
Power
Power supply	12 V / 5 A	12 V / 5 A
Consuption	13.24 W / 6.05 W	28 W / 5.5 W
Fans	1 x 40 mm	1 x 80 mm
Noise level	17 dB(A)
Features
Specials
Administration
Default IP	DHCP	DHCP
Default username	admin	admin
Default password	admin	1234

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