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The Qnap TS-259 Pro+ arrives in a plain, yet sturdy brown box with information clearly displayed on a colour sticker.
Inside the TS-259 Pro+ is protected between two thick pieces of stryofoam and a wrapper to stop scuffing during shipping.
The bundle includes the power cable, two RJ45 cables, a software disc, installation manual and the screws needed to mount two hard drives. QNAP also supply smaller black screws for 2.5 inch drives.
The product is very attractively designed. QNAP have opted for a bronze chassis colour, rather than a traditional black/silver colour scheme, and it really stands out.
On the front there are various status light indicators as well as a power button and a one touch copy button. There is also a USB 2.0 port here for easy connectivity. The rear has another four USB 2.0 ports as well as two eSATA 2 ports for external drives. Two Giga Lan internet connectors are above this and a system reset button. There is also a K-Lock security slot and a power connector port here. A single fan provides the cooling.
One side of the product houses the motherboard, set vertically with a clear protective cover to isolate it from the side panel.
The other side is the drive bay unit which is connected to a daughter card to handle both SATA slots. The TS-259 Pro handles various Raid modes, but more on this later.
The TS-259 Pro+ features an Intel Atom processor with 1GB of 800mhz DDR2 installed to ensure a responsive system,. even when heavily loaded. The Atom processor makes for an ideal NAS pairing as it requires very little power and generates even less heat.
The two hard drive trays are made from metal which immediately earns it bonus points. Many of the units we review on KitGuru feature plastic trays and they never give the same feeling of quality. On the back of the tray are indicators for 2.5 and 3.5 inch drive mounting. We are using two 3.5 inch Samsung drives today.
The QNAP drive bay is as well built as you will find on the market, featuring entirely metal construction into the daughtercard which supplies both power and data transfer.
