Qnap TS-419P 2

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

4
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Plenty of features.
Easy and intuitive web interface.
Can play the role of a fully capable download station.

Cons:

Price looks intimidating.
Not so high transfer speeds with RAID 6/5 arrays.

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Last revision on September 24, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Plenty of features
Easy and intuitive web interface
Can play the role of a fully capable download station
Multimedia and Surveillance station ability
Can take up to four, hotswap, disks
Supports most popular RAID levels
Dual Gigabit Ethernet network
Build Quality, Excellent Performance

Reviewers Didn't Like

Price looks intimidating
Not so high transfer speeds with RAID 6/5 arrays
Long boot time (>5min)
No USB 3.0 support
Short warranty
Still Quite Limited Support For IP Cameras
Write speeds in RAID 5 still limited by the installed computing power

Expert reviews and ratings

You are secureI know what forYou're holding files behind the hard drive doorDon't need WindowsTo boot you upLinux embedded on flash is enoughEveryone else on the network sees youEveryone else but the bannedQNAP you store all my files like nobody...

By APH Networks on August 31, 2012

QNAP also offers single bay and two bay network attached storage drives for home and small business environments that cost around Rs 14,000 to Rs 17,000 approximately. This four bay NAS retails at an MOP of Rs 49,000. If you are looking for a cheaper...

By Tech2 on July 19, 2012

QNAP’s TS-419P II is one of its most affordable four-bay NAS drives at around $549 without disks, but it can still form the hub of a versatile and capacious online storage system. Related Tags: 4 disk bay, drive, macworld, macworld australia, nas,...

By Macworld Australia on June 19, 2012

The TS-419P II is certainly not the most affordable NAS out there, although it belongs to QNAP's lower-end category. Nevertheless after testing it for some weeks I realized that it offers many more features, beyond what average users require, so its...

By techPowerUp! on May 24, 2012

If the QNAP TS-419P II looks somewhat familiar to you, that’s because it’s really the TS-419P+, but with a faster processor. While the latter came with a Marvell 6282 1.6GHz processor, the former comes with a 2.0GHz chip from the same line....

By hardwarezone.com.sg on December 08, 2011

The QNAP TS-419P II holds its own on features in the competitive NAS market, although it's let down in some of the smaller details such as locking drive...

By ZDNet UK on November 29, 2011

Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to ensure that all...

By Benchmark Reviews on November 01, 2011

Late last year when we reviewed the QNAP TS-219P II and TS-119P II for the first time we were impressed with what these compact NAS devices had to offer. Both were immediately available at reasonable prices and when compared to the competition they...

By Legion Hardware on July 25, 2012

In the world we are in today, data is everywhere, whether it be a simple photo or song on your phone right up to multi-level databases that run in huge datacentres. Naturally the latter is the last thing that you would be running from home so lets bring...

By eTeknix on March 12, 2012

For years we have been using a 4 bay QNAP NAS unit in our home office which has been quietly whirring away doing its duty. Today we are having a quick look at a more up-to-date version of this stalwart work horse of today's home and small-business...

By DigitalReviews on January 12, 2012

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