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QNAP USB 2.0 4-Bay 1U Turbo NAS Rack Mount Server TS-412U
Thecus N5500 Diskless System Dual DOM with Dual Protection (NAS server)

Qnap
TS-412U vs Thecus
N5500

General
Manufacturer Qnap Thecus
Model TS-412U N5500
Lowest Price $889.65 Compare Qnap TS-412U prices $605.00 Compare Thecus N5500 prices
Warranty 2 years limited

Ports
RJ45 Ports 2 x 10/100/1000M
USB Ports USB 2.0 host port x5(Front x1, Back x4) (A Type) #
eSATA Ports Yes Yes
Other Ports 1 x PCIe

Storage
Drive Bays 4 5
Hard Disk Interface 5 x SATA
Hard Disk Size Diskless System
Rotational Speed 7200RPM

Features
  • Marvell 1.2GHz CPU and 256MB DDRII RAM. 2.5- or 3.5-inch SATA hot-swappable HDDs. 2 Gigabit LAN ports for multi-IP settings and port trunking. Also equipped with 4 USB ports and 2 eSATA ports for storage expansion or external data backup.
  • RAID 0, 1, 5, 6,10, 5+hot spare, single and JBOD. Online RAID Capacity Expansion, Online RAID Level Migration and RAID Recovery features are standard.
  • Supports NAS and iSCSI applications. iSCSI targets can be created on the NAS for storage expansion. Connect to other iSCSI devices on the network and add them as virtual disk drives (VDD) to expand the storage capacity of the NAS.
  • Windows, Mac, Linux, and UNIX. Windows Active Directory (AD), real-time system monitoring, detailed event logs, SNMP, instant SMS alert, Wake on LAN, and scheduled power on/off management are provided for the users to manage the NAS efficiently.
 Unique Dual-DOM Design
iSCSI
Recycled Bin
ISO Mount
On-line Raid migration/ Expansion
Snap Shot
Download manager
FarStone Drive Clone PRO 5.0
Disk Status Monitoring (S.M.A.R.T)
email / Buzzer notification
USB Printer (supports IPP)
Media server ( iTune, photo, ftp)
IP CAM server

Form Factor
Dimensions 19" x 2" x 17" 13.5" x 22.5" x 14"
Weight 21 lbs 10.14 lbs lbs
Form Factor Rackmount 1U Tower

Networking
Data Link Protocol
Network Interface Controller Ethernet 1000 Mb-s
DLNA Certified Yes No

Hardware
Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Supported Protocols SMB/CIFS, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, NFS v3, AFP
Processor Intel Celeron M 1.86 GHz
Memory 1024MB DDR2 SODIMM SDRAM
RAID RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD
LEDs Power(Blue)
System Status : Busy (FW Upgrade)(Orange)
HDD1-5 Activity/Fail(Green/Red)
WAN (Link : Green; Activity : Green)
LAN (Link :
Power 200W Power Supply support 2TB and above HDDx5
Temperature 5°C - 40 °C
Humidity 0-80% RH non-condensing

Software
Operating System Windows 2003 Server Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
UNIX/Linux
Mac OS 9 / X
Management System Management:
Performance options
Device status
Email alerts and event logs
SNMP

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