QNAP TurboStation TS-451+-2G - Reviews
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10.4.2016
If you are looking for a NAS box, then it is a complex activity, that the QNAP makes more difficult by being more than just a simple NAS drive.As a NAS drive performance seems to be good, but it I am spotting issues moving small files from one part of the drive to another. Setup was relatively easy, complicated by my laptop running a company managed local firewall, which I had to disable briefly to be able to talk to the box. Also would recommend that you lock the IP address from your router to the QNAP, it will save you time and reduce effort.The QNAP isn't however, just a NAS drive. It is also a media server, with built in music and video capabilities and far more. The problem is,
24.1.2016
Works very well. Very happy with this purchase. Bought this after a disastrous accidental deletion of all my movies, songs and photos on my external drive (thankfully recovered them back) - but this was definitely the time to invest in a proper NAS.Have spent probably years looking at NAS setups and never making a decision, then saw this and was sold. I have been searching for something that can properly run PLEX media server with transcoding for our home theatre setup, and this really does work. It has ran simultaneously 2 x 1080p transcoding sessions and not broken a sweat, which is really saying something for a NAS. Remained almost perfectly quiet throughout also!Can be used as a home media system in and of itself with the HDMI output and included remote control,
27.1.2016
I've upgraded from a Netgear RreadyNAS, and also, I took the option of build my own, ie. I source the drives and memory separately (it's cheaper!), but obviously, have to spend a bit time to build the unit, took about an hour, so wasn't too long.First, this is very quiet, no more white noise humming in the background, just the occasional disks activities, so great!The software is very good, it's basically a linux unit, so you can do a lot with it, or not. I've chosen to use it as NAS with some of the built-in functions, but most others will be running in an Ubuntu VM in the NAS. So this VM is my home server, running mail / web etc. and it will start automatically when the NAS boots up.If you are not a technie,
8.3.2016
What can I say. What a monster of a little machine. Very solidly built. Fantastic OS software that is frequently updated. Very easy to setup. Has the great addition of a HDMI cable to plug into a TV or monitor. I was very surprised that it has an easy to use app store with loads of free software that turn this puppy into things you could only dream of. Very stable and after a months usage it have never been unavailable or busy on my LAN which has been a common trend for other cheaper underpowered devices I have had in the past.I decided to go for the QNAP instead of a Synology and spend the money I saved on extra RAM and HDDs.So far I really have nothing negative to say about this very solid,
17.6.2016
A very well designed machine that is easy to install. Set up, software wise, is more difficult and I had to contact QNAP support for advice. However their support is excellent, and there is a UK number you can call. This is one of the reasons that I decided on QNAP over Synology because to obtain help from the latter you have to call Taiwan directly.I'm only giving 4 stars because I am still experiencing glitches with SSL certificate and I some illogical ways that the Android apps handle things like album covers (which at the moment are appearing in the shared photo section of QPhoto, which is exactly where I don't want them, even if I wanted them at all).So for the fundamental functionality,
11.3.2017
QNAP TS-251+This was recommended to me by a IT engineer because of its hardware upgradability. I Have been using this device for a month now and I'm very impressed with the whole package. I can access all my files remotely at high speed utilising the port truncking function.On my home network this is super fast and incremental backups over the network are done in 12 minutes Previously I had a 3TB WD MyCloud and this would take over an hour to do the same backup.Their is a lot to learn about the full capabilities of this NAS so if your a newbie it may take some time to master how it all works but their is plenty of online support from QNAP to help you.Very happy with purchase.
24.10.2018
Setup was pretty good and worked straight away. But pretty fast, once up and running you are left to make a lot of decisions abut what apps to load, difficult quaetions about transcoding and so on. Good news if you know what you are doing, but after paying a fair amount of money for the box and the disks, you don't want a naggign fealing you are not using it fully.Media streaming seems good, which was one of the reaosns I chose it, I like the web-baed interface, it is responsive and pleasant. Not getting the same throughput as my previous netgear device, but unlike the netgear it has not crashed.Have not used it as a personal cloud yet.
19.6.2016
Moved from a Synology DS212j as it was becoming a little slow for what I wanted to do. This model offers superb value for money, offering a processor many times faster than the equivalently priced Synology at around the same price. I upgraded the RAM myself to 8Gb, which is pretty easy to do, although you have to be a little careful about which memory module you buy (but you don't need a QNAP one).Interface is snappy and I can run much more intensive applications (like virtualisation and Plex). If you're used to administering a Synology, you'll have no trouble with a QNAP; they're quite similar in terms of OS.Very highly recommended!
26.2.2016
Really pleased with this device. Needed a good NAS for my home network and it seems to do the job very well. Had a real fly-off between this and a Synology model and I went for this at the eleventh hour, and am really glad I did that. Bought two WD 4TB Reds on RAID-1 so that does the job for now. Seems to work very effectively with my TV and I'm really pleased with the built in streamer function. Will write a more detailed review after using for a few months.
9.11.2017
Been using this over a year now and it's simply brilliant at what it does. I went with the 2GB version, but bought a RAM upgrade as others have mentioned (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005LDLVAO) to make it 8GB and it's just a great device. I have it running a VM, Plex, iTunes server and a bunch more stuff on top of it's network sharing duties and it doesn't break a sweat. It has a web interface which is one of the best I've used. Highly recommended.
2.6.2016
a few teething problems with it initially. i also set it up at raid 5, it decided to go with raid 1. far too much data would be lost to correct this so im running it as is. plex updates seem to break the media side of things, the transfer speed isnt all that great but, its faster than my d-link dns 320l that it replaced.
23.5.2016
It is perfect in every way for backup, media serving, running my own personal cloud. Set up was a very straightforward affair, just be patient as formatting and scanning had take time. Once loaded on installed it can be augmented very easily with the excellent apps. Highly recommend this product,
18.12.2018
I have owned this device for a while. At first, I was not that impressed but over the last 2 years the software has changed so much and has made it a much better experience. My only disappointment is that the remote has stopped working on the device which is quite a let down.
31.1.2018
Good fully featured, reasonably powerful SOHO NAS unit.Trays feel somewhat cheaper and more plasticky than those on my older 219 NAS, but not a major issue as they should remain in place for most of their life.
17.3.2016
It's been more than a week now I've been using this. I am loving it right now. The interfaces are simple to use (however sometimes I get lost because of same functionality distributed in multiple places).