Difference between TS-419P II and TS-419P+ for VMWare ESXi 5

[HellesAngel]

First post to this board so hello everyone.

My question is relatively simple - what is the difference between the TS-419P II and the TS-419P+? In Europe the TS-419P+ is some 50 euro more expensive and as far as I can see is only different from the TS-419P II by a slightly slower CPU speed. As this doesn't make any sense I'm asking what I missed. The QNAP site doesn't make the comparison easy.

Given the choice which would work better attached to an ESXi 5 server? This is for a SOHO environment - I work as a freelance software developer - and the data on the NAS will be shared with mostly Linux and some Win7 machines and several Linux virtual machines in an ESXi 5 box.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[schumaku]

First post to this board so hello everyone.

Hallo!

..what is the difference between the TS-419P II and the TS-419P+? In Europe the TS-419P+ is some 50 euro more expensive and as far as I can see is only different from the TS-419P II by a slightly slower CPU speed. As this doesn't make any sense I'm asking what I missed.

The price difference does not make any sense indeed. Checking the prices from the same reseller or distibutor? One more feature: Additional USB 3.0 ports became available on the TS-x19P II modles - The TS-419P II with USB 3.0 ports to start shipping in May 2012 (from the factory). SmallNetBuilder has published serial numbers from where the two additional UB 3.0 are available -> http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas/nas- ... nas-series

Given the choice which would work better attached to an ESXi 5 server? This is for a SOHO environment - I work as a freelance software developer - and the data on the NAS will be shared with mostly Linux and some Win7 machines and several Linux virtual machines in an ESXi 5 box.

As of writing, only one QNAP model line is listed on the VPMware HCL for ESXi 5 - and with NFS support only. Validation for iSCSI and NFS for all models in in the pipeline.

[HellesAngel]

Many thanks for your informative reply.

The site I'm using for the price comparison is http://geizhals.at/de/?in=&fs=TS-419P (sorry in German but you get the picture). In Germany, where I happen to be shopping, the TS-419P+ is 479 and the apparently better TS-419P II costs only 415. This could well be demand & competition forcing the price of the better TS-419P II down below the P+.

Currently I'm using a DNS323 as NAS and have the shares mounted as CIFS in all virtual machines. Although it works fine it's not fast and however I mount the TS-419P I'm fairly sure it will outperform the DNS323, which will be relegated to backup duty. If I manage to get the TS-419P properly integrated as an ESXi datastore then so much the better.

Thanks again.

[P3R]

The site I'm using for the price comparison is http://geizhals.at/de/?in=&fs=TS-419P (sorry in German but you get the picture). In Germany, where I happen to be shopping, the TS-419P+ is 479 and the apparently better TS-419P II costs only 415. This could well be demand & competition forcing the price of the better TS-419P II down below the P+.

It's the same in our market. When a new model is available and all the active resellers have shifted their focus to that new model there are always some hanging on to the older model, very often with a high price.

If there are any TS-419 P+ available, of course they should be less expensive especially now that the USB 3.0-equipped TS-X19PII-models comes to the market.