Comparison of Synology DiskStation DS2015xs and TerraMaster F5-420
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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 Synology DiskStation DS2015xs (DS2015XS) |
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| Launch | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Class | Large business | Small office / Home office | |
| Body | |||
| Dimensions | 157 x 340 x 233 mm | 227 x 225 x 136 mm | |
| Weight | 5.21 kg | 2.28 kg | |
| Disks | |||
| Disk bays | 8 x 3.5" SATA III | 5 x 3.5" SATA III | |
| RAID | JBOD RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 RAID6 Synology Hybrid RAID |
JBOD RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 RAID6 |
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| SSD support | yes | yes | |
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| Network | |||
| LAN ports | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet | |
| Wireless | yes | no | |
| Protocols | AFP CIFS/SMB FTP ISCSI NFS WEBDAV |
AFP CIFS/SMB FTP ISCSI NFS WEBDAV |
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| P2P support | BitTorrent | no | |
| Media server | DLNA UPnP iTunes |
DLNA UPnP iTunes |
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| Cloud backup | Box Dropbox Google Drive Microsoft OneDrive |
Dropbox | |
| Connectivity | |||
| USB ports | 2 x USB 3.0 | 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 |
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| eSATA ports | no | ||
| System | |||
| CPU | Annapurna Labs Alpine AL514 quad-core @ 1.7 GHz | Intel Celeron J1900 quad-core @ 2 GHz | |
| RAM | 4 GB (upgradable) | 2 GB DDR3 | |
| Flash | 8 GB | ||
| Operating system | Synology DSM | TerraMaster TOS | |
| Alternative OS | |||
| Power | |||
| Power supply | 250 W, internal | 12 V / 8 A | |
| Consuption | 47.44 W / 22.98 W | 45.6 W / 9.8 W | |
| Fans | 2 x 120 mm | 2 x 80 mm | |
| Noise level | 24.1 dB(A) | 19.8 dB(A) | |
| Features | |||
| Specials | VMWare Ready Failover and link aggregation DX1215 Expansion Unit |
Failover and link aggregation | |
| Administration | |||
| Default IP | DHCP | DHCP | |
| Default username | admin | admin | |
| Default password | [blank] | admin | |
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