A significant departure from the norm, to be certain

Nov 29, 2014 10:51 GMT  ·  By

Network-attached storage devices usually do their best to pack as much capacity as possible, which is why it can be frustrating to wait until the latest HDDs gain support. It took a long whole for 4 TB units to be adopted, and for firmware to handle 5 TB and then 6 TB.

There are even 8 TB drives on the market, if you know where to look. However, QNAP decided to go totally sideways when it created the newest TS-451S Turbo NAS 4-bay system.

Instead of 3.5-inch drive bays, it has four 2.5-inch bays, because the NAS is meant to house fast solid-state drives instead of capacious HDDs. The SSDs can be set up in RAID 5 configuration (for data protection and quiet operation).

QNAP sees the TS-451S Turbo NAS playing the role of a LAN-accessible media center at home, but to also be used as a PC if the situation calls for it.

Speaking of which, the four SSD bays and the I/O are controlled by an Intel Celeron 2.41 GHz CPU (central processing unit).

"The new SSD NAS series features an exclusive hardware design that allows users to easily upgrade their RAM to enjoy smoother multi-tasking operations, especially for heavy users who run lots of multimedia applications," added Hsu.

The QNAP  TS-451S should start selling by the end of December but hasn't been given a price yet. Not that it matters, since even one SSD will cost more than the NAS itself, most likely. A more affordable TS-453S Pro NAS has been prepared, which is also smaller and lighter.

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