The QNAP TS-251A 2-Bay USB 3.0 DAS and NAS Walkthrough and Talkthrough with SPAN

NAS and DAS combine in the QNAP TS-251A – here is what Robbie thinks of the New QNAP NAS

 14nm Intel® Celeron® 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 – USB Direct Access. What we know so far:

• Connect a USB cable to the front of the NAS (slim USB 3.0 type Micro B)
• Connect other end to your PC or Mac via a standard USB Type A port
• Connect and access your device for the first time using QFinder Pro software (free)
• NAS can still be accessed in traditional NAS way whilst USB Direct Attached accessed is used
• Password and User account control can be applied or suspended as required for protection
• Native 4K and HD Transcoding – 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. Reporting 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)