Just spotted over at eHomeUpgrade is a new NAS product from Qnap, the TS-419P. This is one slick looking unit and includes one of those nice looking LCD modules that I have had so much fun with over the years.
To be honest, I think some of the WHS system providers could pick up a thing or 2 from this machine. Headless machines just beg for a LCD module that displays system info. Of course, I am prejudiced, so let’s just leave it at that.
Getting back to the TS-419P, this is one of those Linux powered NAS devices that can give a WHS system a run for its money. Hardware specs? Let’s see:
CPU
Marvell 6281 1.2GHzDRAM
512MB DDRII RAMFlash Memory
16MBHDD
4 x 3.5″ or 2.5” SATA I/II HDD
NOTE:
- The system is shipped without HDD.
- For the HDD compatibility list, please visit http://www.qnap.com/pro_compatibility.asp
HDD Tray
4 x hot-swappable and lockable trayLAN Port
2 x Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet portLED Indicators
Status, LAN, USB, eSATA, HDD 1, HDD 2, HDD 3, HDD 4USB
4 x USB 2.0 port (Front: 1; Back: 3)
Supports USB printer, disk, pen drive, USB hub, and USB UPS, etc.eSATA
2 x eSATA port (Back)Buttons
Power button, USB one-touch-backup button, reset buttonLCD panel
Mono-LCD display with backlight and buttons for configurationAlarm Buzzer
System warningForm Factor
TowerDimensions
177(H) x 180(W) x 235(D) mm
6.97(H) x 7.09(W) x 9.25(D) inchWeight
Net weight: 3 Kg (6.61 lbs)
Gross weight: 4.6 Kg (10.14 lbs)Sound Level (dB)
W/o HDD installed: 33 dB
Stand by: 33.2 dB
In operation: 35.1dB
(Background: 25.5 dB)Power Consumption (W)
Sleep mode: 11W
In operation: 26W
(with 4 x 500GB HDD installed)Temperature
0~40˚C/ 32~104°FHumidity
0~95% R.H.Power Supply
Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, Output: 12V DC, 10A, 120WSecure Design
K-lock security slot for theft preventionFan
1 x quiet cooling fan (9 cm, 12V DC)
And the software capabilities:
File Server
File sharing across Windows/ Mac/ Linux/ Unix and centralized managementFTP Server
Supports data access from remote location via FTP (max. 256 concurrent connections)FTP with SSL/ TLS (explicit) mode
FXP supported
FTP bandwidth control and connection control
Passive FTP port range control
Backup Server
QNAP client-side backup software-NetBak Replicator supports instant, schedule, and auto-sync backup3rd party backup software support: Acronis True Image, CA Brightstor ARCserve Backup, EMC Retrospect, Symantec Backup Exec, LaCie Silverkeeper
Mac OS X Time Machine supportedPrinter Server
Network printer sharing via USB (Windows & Mac)
Supports all-in-one printer (max. 3 sets)Remote Replication
Block-level remote replication supports instant, schedule backup management; supports synchronization modeWeb Server
Built-in phpMyAdmin, Joomla!, editable php.ini, SQLite and MySQLMy SQL Server
MySQL database serverUPnP Media Server
(Built-in TwonkyMedia)
Supports UPnP or DLNA technology; the video, music, and photos on the NAS can be played by digital media players over the local networkEnjoy more than hundreds of worldwide Internet radio.
Supports DLNA media playing with PS3, Xbox360, PSP
Supports Nokia N95 (DLNA control point)
Supports iPhone/ iPod touch DLNA/ UPnP application.
iTunes Server
iTunes server for music sharing
Smart playlist for iTunes softwareMultimedia Station
Image slide show and rotation (+90°, -90°)Display photo details: dates, exposure time, aperture, etc.
Automatic thumbnail generation for easy browsing
Photo album access authority management
Multimedia files (video and audio) local playing
Automatic file categorization
Download Station
PC-less BitTorrent/ FTP/ HTTP downloadQNAP remote download control software:
QGet (Windows/ Mac), allows you to control the download tasks of multiple Turbo NAS on one PC via LAN/ WAN.BitTorrent download supports TCP/ UDP tracker protocol, DHT
BT schedule download
BT download (up to 500 tasks)
Download configuration (current seed number, configurable port range, bandwidth control, download percentage, UPnP NAT port forwarding for BitTorrent download)
Download status list management (download percentage)
Supports access from Mac by Mozilla Firefox
Surveillance Station
Support 4 IP cameras (optional purchase) for network surveillanceSoftware Specifications
Operating System
Linux-embedded systemNetworking
TCP/IP, DHCP Client, DHCP Server, CIFS/SMB, AFP, NFS, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DDNS, NTPMulti-IP setting
Gigabit Jumbo Frame
Port Trunking
- Balance-rr (Round-Robin)
- Active Backup
- Balance XOR
- Broadcast
- IEEE 802.3ad
- Balance-tlb (Adaptive Transmit Load Balancing)
- Balance-alb (Adaptive Load Balancing)Network Service Discovery (UPnP & Bonjour)
File System
EXT3 (Internal/ external HDD)EXT4 (Internal/ external HDD)
FAT (External HDD)
NTFS (External HDD)
Supported Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 98/ ME/ NT/ 2000/ XP/ 2003/ VistaMac OS X
Linux and UNIXDisk Management
Single disk, RAID 0 (Disk Striping), RAID 1 (Disk Mirroring), RAID 5, RAID 5+ Hot spare, RAID 6, and JBOD (Linear Disk Volume)Multiple RAID
Online RAID Capacity Expansion
Online RAID Level Migration
RAID Recovery
Bitmap support for faster RAID rebuild (RAID 1/5/6)Disk usage status management
Check disk (Check Linux file system)
HDD S.M.A.R.T.
Bad blocks scan
Built-in iSCSI target service
Virtual Disk Drive (VDD) for storage expansion (max. 8 Volumes)
User Management
User quota management (per user)Windows AD
User account management (max. 4,096 users)
User group management (max. 512 groups)
Batch creating users
File System Management
Network share management (max. 512 shares)Network volume status management
Share folder level ACL support
Hide share folder on Windows network
Unicode support
Journaling file system
Web File Manager
System Tools
E-mail alert (SMTP authentication)SMS alert
HDD standby mode
Disk usage alert
Automatic power on after power loss
System firmware upgrade
SNMPBack up, restore, reset system settings
Smart fan setting
Configurable management port
Policy-based unauthorized IP blocking
Secure remote login by SSH connection
Remote login by Telnet connection
USB, SNMP UPS support
Schedule power on/ off (max. 15 settings)
Network recycle bin
Import SSL certificate
Real-time System Resource Monitor
LCD
When the system is ready, users can check or configure the IP settings, physical disk info, volume info, system info, shut down or reboot the NAS, etc.Event Logs
Complete system logs (file level): system events management, connection logs, current connection of on-line usersMultilingual Support
English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, and PolishBackup Management
PC-client backup software-NetBak Replicator: Instant/ Schedule/ Auto-sync backupRemote replication supports Rsync
Encrypted remote replication
One touch USB copy for different destination folders
Data backup to external storage device
Multi-browser support
Internet Explorer 7 & 8Safari 3 & 4
Firefox 3
Google Chrome
This is one very complete NAS unit and one that I would really like to check out. A Windows Home Server has a lot going it, but so does this Linux powered NAS unit.
The price (without HD’s) is $599. A rather steep price considering what it does not include and the fact that Linux is a open-source OS. And that the regular price for an HP EX485 (with better base HW specs and a 750GB HD to boot) is identical. And since the EX485 is on sale right now at Newegg for $449, that LCD module that comes with the TS-419P is beginning to lose its luster.
However, if all those SW features work out-of-the-box, this could be a very compelling plug-‘n-play machine.
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