QNAP TS-451A-4G 4-bay NAS review

1. Introduction2. QNAP TS-451A - Packaging & Bundle3. QNAP TS-451A - Design4. QNAP TS-451A - QTS5. QNAP TS-451A - Usability6. Testing Methodology7. CrystalDiskMark8. ATTO Disk Benchmark9. Intel NASPT10. IOMETER11. Real Life File Testing12. Power13. Closing Thoughts14. View All Pages

The QNAP TS-451A-4G is a high-end, feature-rich 4-bay NAS aimed at home, SOHO or Work Group usage scenarios. The unit sports an Intel dual-core processor, upgradable memory, two LAN ports and a USB Quick Access connector.

At the heart of the TS-451A-4G is an Intel Celeron N3060 dual-core CPU with a clock speed of 1.6GHz (burst up to 2.48GHz) backed up by 4GB of DDR3L-1600 dual-channel memory. There is a version of the TS-451A which comes with 2GB of memory pre-installed, the TS-451A-2G. Whichever version you choose, the memory is upgradable to a maximum supported 8GB.

QNAP quote performance figures for the TS-451A of 192.13MB/s for reads and 214.4MB/s for writes but as a note of caution, these figures are with both Ethernet ports configured in port trunking (Link Aggregation) mode.

Specifications
Intel Celeron CPU.
Built in AES-NI hardware encryption engine
4GB memory.
HDMI multimedia output (4K, 1080p).
2 year warranty.

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