QNAP TS-453D-8G-US Diskless System Network Storage

Pros: - great help files & forums for NAS noobs - easy to set up out of the box - much quieter than rack versions

Overall Review: this is way more NAS than I needed BUT it was priced well with a pretty solid hardware package

Overall Review: Great product, good performance, loaded with 4 x WD Red Plus 4TB HDDs in RAID-5. Very Happy.

Pros: The product has many capabilities for client and server for multi media. Also has great backup services for all my network connected devices.

Cons: Could be improved by a step by step best practice for initial systems integration of the file system and APPS.

Overall Review: Great potential for multi media and mass storage.

Pros: -easy to use -easy setup -small learning curve for someone familiar with computers -very helpful information on qnaps website as well as other online resources. -excellent feature set -reasonable prices for SSL additions or extra software options. -reasonably priced extended warranty through qnap. - lots of updates and support - supports pcie expansion

Cons: What ive experienced: - user interface is a little buried. (may clicks and options to perform small actions) - only supports 8GB of ram maximum ( you can install more but the processor cant actually truly access the additional memory) -Only 2 usb 3.0 ports From what ive read: - most of the qnap consumer nas units end up having a 3 year life span.( im purchasing the extended warranty) - i have also read that in the past some nas units have been effectively unusable after operating system updates due to new features not being old hardware friendly.

Overall Review: As a background, i am an electrical engineer who designs electronics. I found this product to be intuitive and well designed. The software is very nice to use and has many extensible features. I am using the nas as a network file storage for personal files and personal project data. This data will be backed up to the cloud. My personal recommendation is to avoid using RAID for home use. My setup is local machines backs up to nas, nas backs up to local external hard drives (archives), nas backs up to cloud (important folders only). Nas contains qty2 wd red 4TB and qty 2 wd red 8TB drives all setup as static Volumes. This is my second nas unit but my first Qnap unit and so far i would highly recommend this product.

Pros: My previous QNAP TS-253B died after almost 3 years. I bought this one (TS-253D) as a replacement. I upgraded the ram to 8GB by ordering it separately. This NAS is definitely faster than the previous one.

Cons: Downside is no USB-C port.

Overall Review: I'd recommend this NAS.

Pros: Received in good condition next day. Big upgrade from my old Synology.

Cons: NIC is kind of picky. Tried a few 1gb switches, some only can be connected as 100mb while other showing 1gb connection.

Overall Review: Good machine so far but time will tell on long term reliability.

Pros: - Great performance - upgradable - powerful for Plex server and transcoding - flexibility of software and hardware configuration options - great QNAP OS - easy to set up and configure - dual 2.5G ethernet - endless options and settings

Cons: - Pricey when not on sale - pricey upgrade options (sdd and other add-in cards) - overwhelming number of software configuration options possible

Overall Review: Overall a great NAS option with an overabundance of features, options and upgradability. This has everything you will ever need!

Pros: Assembly and set up was easy. Lots of guides can be found online for getting everything set up for your needs. User friendly.

Cons: None so far! Hopefully stays that way.

Overall Review: I would recommend this product.