Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII) - Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)
Asus Radeon HD 4550 (256MB)
Software - Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 (64-bit) - ATI Catalyst 9.12
LG Super-Multi NAS N2A2 - Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB (Serial ATAII) - Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB (Serial ATAII)
QNAP TS-412 - Western Digital Blue 500GB (Serial ATAII) - Western Digital Blue 500GB (Serial ATAII) - Western Digital Blue 500GB (Serial ATAII) - Western Digital Blue 500GB (Serial ATAII)
Thecus N3200XXX - Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII) - Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII) - Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)
Synology Disk Station DS211 - Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII) - Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)
Synology Disk Station DS411+ - Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII) - Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII) - Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII) - Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)
Thanks to its implementation of the power-conscious Marvell 6281 processor, the QNAP TS-412 has very low consumption levels for a 4-bay NAS. Under load, the unit peaked at 28 watts, making it 22% more efficient than the Thecus N3200XXX (3-bay), which offers a similar price and performance.
