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QNAP TS-531X (8GB RAM version) ARM-based NAS with Hardware Encryption, Quad Core 1.4 GHz, 8GB RAM, 2 x 10GbE (SFP+), 2 x 1GbE
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- ARM Cortex-A15 Dual Core 1.4GHz 8GB DDR3 RAM (max 16GB), SATA 6Gb/s, 2 x 10GbE(SFP+) 2 x 1GbE, hardware encryption, Container Station Surveillance Station, max 2 UX-800P/UX-500P expansion units
- 10GbE readiness, SSD cache, and hardware-accelerated encryption engine ; VJBOD allows using the TS-531X to expand the storage capacity of other QNAP NAS
- Enjoy containerized virtualization and Iota app development with Container Station ; Build a private cloud to centrally organize & manage files and backup tasks
- Secure access with VPN Server & VPN Client ; Quickly find files using a real-time, natural search with Quirch
- Centrally manage multiple email accounts with Agent ; Expand the storage capacity to 21 drives by using QNAP expansion enclosures
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Pros: For the price, it is absolutely impossible to beat this NAS! Eight drive slots, which are all full-speed SATA ports, unlike the Synology 1815+. That means you won't be sacrificing any performance. 10 GbE, which you won't find on a Synology until a MUCH more expensive model. Synology has always been top pick when it came to software. But let's face it, the new versions of QTS (the operating system) are functionally indistinguishable (and in some ways better than) the Synology counterparts. Finally, with Enterprise drives that run VERY hot, even on the medium fan settings, this device keeps the drives cool and is almost silent.
Cons: The CPU is weak. Many people like to use these devices as a sort of "all-in-one" to handle all their media transcoding and such. This is not the device for that. It's going to stumble with CPU intensive tasks. It is best used for pure file storage, with maybe a little bit of light duty for Docker or Linux containers. Store you data here and connect a different computer to do the CPU-heavy stuff, like Plex. The new Synology devices are also offering BTRFS support, which is superior to the standard RAID options that this device supports. Hopefully QNAP will offer this option soon.
Overall Review: This device is absolutely more than capable of saturating 10GbE when coupled with SSDs. Even with an array of "spinning rust" (regular drives), it can easily reach 5 Gbps speeds or more, which is more than enough for all file storage and retrieval tasks. If you are just looking for a performant storage solution, look no further. I whole-heartedly recommend this device, especially for the price.