NAS and DAS combine in the QNAP TS-251A โ here is what Robbie thinks of the New QNAP NAS
ย 14nm Intelยฎ Celeronยฎ N3060 dual-core 1.6GHz processor, up to 2.48GHz (same as DS216+II)
2 or 4GB RAM (maximum of 8GB across two slots)
Kinda the key selling point for many people is โ USB Direct Access. What we know so far:
โข Connect a USB cable to the front of the NAS (slim USB 3.0 type Micro B)
โข Connect other end to your PC or Mac via a standard USB Type A port
โข Connect and access your device for the first time using QFinder Pro software (free)
โข NAS can still be accessed in traditional NAS way whilst USB Direct Attached accessed is used
โข Password and User account control can be applied or suspended as required for protection
โขย Native 4K and HD Transcoding โ though cannot expect the same height in Plex Performance
Why is this new NAS such a big deal?
Why should I buy this NAS?
Dual OS support like the X53A range, which will come as a welcome bonus to some. Reportingย Read and Write through two LAN ports of 194.5MB/s Read and 211.88 MB/s Write. Finally including standard QNAP facilities like:
- Latest QNAP QTS NAS software support
- Remote Control included
- Windows and Mac compatible
- VM supported as well as QvPC with the USB and HDMI ports
- Surveillance over Network supported with 2 Camera licences included (Max x32)
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