QNAP TVS-872N 8-bay NAS Review

The TVS-872N comes in a large box with a clear image of the unit on the front. Above the image to the right is a sticker which displays the amount of memory the NAS uses. Under the image, there is a line of text and a row of icons describing some of the hardware features of the TVS-872N.

The rear of the box has a group of icons in the bottom left-hand corner representing some of the QTS OS features; Data Protection, Surveillance Station, Mobile Management, Private Cloud, File Sharing and Backup Station.

One side of the box just has a group of transportation icons in the top left-hand corner with an SSD/HDD compatibility panel on the bottom. The other side has a long line of icons representing the different standards that the device meets.

The box bundle for the TVS-872N is pretty comprehensive or rather it should be, our review model had been used for show demonstration purposes so was missing most of the items. What should've been in the box are three Gigabit Ethernet cables and enough fixing screws to secure 3.5in drives into the drive trays should you feel that the tool-free system doesn’t hold the drives firmly enough.

Extra screws for fixing 2.5in drives into the bays if you want to go down that route are also provided along with a quick installation guide. A nice touch is the inclusion of a pair of passive heatsinks to aid M.2 SSD cooling should you have any drives installed on the motherboard.

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