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The Qnap TS-259 Pro+ 2 bay NAS system is a very capable product built to the highest standards. Without any drives installed it costs £460.58 inc vat at Scan, which is a reasonable asking price.
We always admire the QNAP design, they never compromise with substandard drive trays or plastic chassis components and even this mid range product has a fully key based locking system which means it is an affordable security sensible purchase for small businesses who also demand responsive network storage.
Performance is pretty much on a par with the Synology DS710+ which features a slower 1.6ghz processor but reacts just as responsively thanks in part to the excellent, low overhead multitasking DSM software. The Synology DS710+, while ever so slightly faster in our real world tests is not built to the same exacting standards, meaning it may find adoption to be slightly slower within the demanding business IT sector. It is however cheaper at £360 inc vat.
The Qnap TS-259 Pro+ can emit a little more noise than we would like, especially within the confines of a simple dual drive chassis. To be fair it isn't a glaring problem, but if you purchase this for a bedroom environment, then at night it might prove a little irritating.
KitGuru says: The Qnap TS-259 Pro+ is a recommended purchase, the build quality is top drawer and performance is right up there with the fastest NAS in this sector.
