QNAP TS-853A Review: NAS does QTS + Linux combo

[Steve]

Having developed NAS products for more than a decade, QNAP now ships a massive range of devices for both enterprise and home environments. We've tested many of the company's offerings over the years and one of its most recent releases, the TS-x53A, just so happens to be on-hand today in its biggest form, touting eight drive bays, a Braswell quad-core SoC, and a heap of connectivity options.

Offered additionally in two ($448), four ($598), and six-bay ($792) versions, the TS-x53A is a broad series of new NAS boxes supporting QNAP's HybridDesk Station and QTS-Linux dual system features. This is said to be the first QTS-Linux dual system NAS geared for the Internet of Things era.

This is something I feel QNAP is doing much better than any of its competitors. By simply plugging in a keyboard, mouse and HDMI monitor, the TS-853A pretty much becomes a PC and could certainly displace an HTPC. It's also possible to operate the Linux Station as a remote desktop via web browser for instant management.

Read the complete review.

 

[fktech]

QNAP TS-653A (8GB RAM version) 6-Bay Professional-Grade Network Attached Storage $939 on Amazon. Expensive but nice capabilities.

 

[Steve]

QNAP TS-653A (8GB RAM version) 6-Bay Professional-Grade Network Attached Storage $939 on Amazon. Expensive but nice capabilities.

Yep but as I said in the review, don't buy the 8GB models. The 4GB version is $150 cheaper, 4GB of DDR3L memory doesn't cost nearly that much, think $25

 

[Bigtruckseries]

I have a 12TB WD My Cloud. It is very efficient and gives me internet access from anywhere in the world. It's amazing actually - to be able to listen to music from the drive in a Dubai hotel room.

My only problem is streaming porn from it sometimes doesn't work as well as I'd expect. WMV files work best.

 

[Steve]

I have a 12TB WD My Cloud. It is very efficient and gives me internet access from anywhere in the world. It's amazing actually - to be able to listen to music from the drive in a Dubai hotel room.

My only problem is streaming porn from it sometimes doesn't work as well as I'd expect. WMV files work best.

The WD My Cloud series is a nice cheap alternative, very nice for the price but still in a much lower class. As affordable as the My Cloud series is, there are probably cheaper alternatives for streaming porn. Of course I wouldn't know but given the demand I have to imagine there is

 

[Kenrick]

I have a 12TB WD My Cloud. It is very efficient and gives me internet access from anywhere in the world. It's amazing actually - to be able to listen to music from the drive in a Dubai hotel room.

My only problem is streaming porn from it sometimes doesn't work as well as I'd expect. WMV files work best.

I feel your pain mate.

 

[Marius033]

I own one 853a with 5gb ram.
Problem: from 14 to 14 seconds hard disks are accessed (write).
All aps uninstalled/deactivated.
This will make extremely short life for hard discs.
Qnap helpdesk say: Known problem. We will inform you when will be an solution.
If you search the internet this problem is known from years, is quite comon.... and generally is no solution.

 

[Marius033]

Qnap 853A with 4gb ram and 8 hdd segate 4tb