that machine has a 150w PSU, no rx480 going into that. no thunderbolt either. As of 4/28/2017 the model you listed is $1300, i doubt you got it cheaper when it was bleeding edge tech right after CES.
the only good thing about that model is it has a socket CPU, but only passive heat-sinks, so that ties your hands on upgrades unless your willing to void your warranty.
Not all data sets need the high IO rates of SSD. You can have a far high amount of storage/$ for the spinning disks, but still have a ton of high IO storage with six m.2. I'd like to know the configuration of the m.2 (x2? x4?) and if they're sharing any upstream PCI-E lanes.
I know that. My confusion is about why they're offering stuffing space for both sorts of SSD in the same box. No one is going to use both types os it's driving up the sticker cost of the unit and for m.2 customers making is larger or less space efficient by the several 3.5" bays that are blocked out for the unused 2.5" ones.
I love the company name QNAP. Sure their products are decent and they've got a good grip on an otherwise underserved niche, but nevermind all that business junk. QNAP...it's like short for Quick Nap and since I like sleep so much I do it literally every day, the name just sits well with me.
There is much more info here than qnap own website. Heck there is no info on their forum either. How will people get excited for a new product if you don't talk about it? (Talking about qnap reps)
They are so, so close to creating the ultimate all-in-one home computing box. Stick the i7-7700 from the Thunderbolt models into the 16-bay one, add a GPU of your choice (with a 550W PSU you could pretty much choose whatever you want today), run a VM of Windows for regular usage, and you'd have a killer workstation/gaming rig/NAS/whatever combo box.
Of course, you could build roughly the same thing yourself for far less money, but it'd be hard to build anything approaching that form factor.
i wish qnap would just sell their OS. virtualization is the only thing i want from them, but qnap ask way to much money when you try to add a CPU that can do VM's well, like a i5, or even a i7, or Xeon D.
So i can make my own box, but it wont do VM's, but i'll save load of cash.. and i do mean a LOAD of cash.
Or i can buy into qnap and overpay by 70% on the hardware, just to have access to the software.
I don't know what your virch needs are with regards to memory and CPU performance, but you can pick up a 2-bay QNAP NAS for relatively little money on Amazon. I found a base model TS-251 for under $350. Of course, it'd need more than 2GB of memory and doesn't ship with any storage so there'll be some added cost, but it does appear to support running virtual machines though the CPU is probably a bit underpowered for any heavy lifting.
The model with the 5.25" optical drive bay is interesting to me.
It is just a shame that the NAS doesn't support SAS so that you could put a 5.25" HH tape drive in there to run backups. That would be a far more useful feature on a NAS!
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Gothmoth - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
16-bay Xeon D NAS.... lovelyolafgarten - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
It's going to cost loads though.Morawka - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
yup, even their cheapest i3, 4 bay is 2 grand.Oliveer1 - Monday, January 30, 2017 - link
Try half that price. I bought a TVS-471 with an i3 last year for about a grand.Morawka - Friday, April 28, 2017 - link
that machine has a 150w PSU, no rx480 going into that. no thunderbolt either. As of 4/28/2017 the model you listed is $1300, i doubt you got it cheaper when it was bleeding edge tech right after CES.the only good thing about that model is it has a socket CPU, but only passive heat-sinks, so that ties your hands on upgrades unless your willing to void your warranty.
Morawka - Friday, April 28, 2017 - link
no ssd or m.2 eitherDanNeely - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
Why 3.5" 2.5" and m.2 in the same chassis? I assume SSD caching is involved, but why put both 2.5" and m.2 in the same product?tamalero - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
M2 for boot drive, 2.5 for cache/io ?DanNeely - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
Depending on the model it's either 2 or 6 m.2 slots; so it's not just for boot.jordanclock - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
Not all data sets need the high IO rates of SSD. You can have a far high amount of storage/$ for the spinning disks, but still have a ton of high IO storage with six m.2. I'd like to know the configuration of the m.2 (x2? x4?) and if they're sharing any upstream PCI-E lanes.DanNeely - Saturday, January 28, 2017 - link
I know that. My confusion is about why they're offering stuffing space for both sorts of SSD in the same box. No one is going to use both types os it's driving up the sticker cost of the unit and for m.2 customers making is larger or less space efficient by the several 3.5" bays that are blocked out for the unused 2.5" ones.DanNeely - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
Why is a Synology router mentioned in whats otherwise an all QNAP post?Valantar - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
...as an example of NAS makers moving into the router market, to illustrate that QNAP is now following their lead with the products in question?BrokenCrayons - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
I love the company name QNAP. Sure their products are decent and they've got a good grip on an otherwise underserved niche, but nevermind all that business junk. QNAP...it's like short for Quick Nap and since I like sleep so much I do it literally every day, the name just sits well with me.ElBerryKM13 - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
There is much more info here than qnap own website. Heck there is no info on their forum either. How will people get excited for a new product if you don't talk about it? (Talking about qnap reps)Valantar - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
They are so, so close to creating the ultimate all-in-one home computing box. Stick the i7-7700 from the Thunderbolt models into the 16-bay one, add a GPU of your choice (with a 550W PSU you could pretty much choose whatever you want today), run a VM of Windows for regular usage, and you'd have a killer workstation/gaming rig/NAS/whatever combo box.Of course, you could build roughly the same thing yourself for far less money, but it'd be hard to build anything approaching that form factor.
Morawka - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
i wish qnap would just sell their OS. virtualization is the only thing i want from them, but qnap ask way to much money when you try to add a CPU that can do VM's well, like a i5, or even a i7, or Xeon D.So i can make my own box, but it wont do VM's, but i'll save load of cash.. and i do mean a LOAD of cash.
Or i can buy into qnap and overpay by 70% on the hardware, just to have access to the software.
reminds me of medical equipment.
BrokenCrayons - Friday, January 27, 2017 - link
I don't know what your virch needs are with regards to memory and CPU performance, but you can pick up a 2-bay QNAP NAS for relatively little money on Amazon. I found a base model TS-251 for under $350. Of course, it'd need more than 2GB of memory and doesn't ship with any storage so there'll be some added cost, but it does appear to support running virtual machines though the CPU is probably a bit underpowered for any heavy lifting.Subzero155 - Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - link
When will these be released?jab701 - Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - link
The model with the 5.25" optical drive bay is interesting to me.It is just a shame that the NAS doesn't support SAS so that you could put a 5.25" HH tape drive in there to run backups. That would be a far more useful feature on a NAS!
teddybear168 - Sunday, October 29, 2017 - link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cWTxiOmmi4&t=...QNAP meets business demands for storage efficiency with innovative technologies: Qtier optimizes data access by automatically tiering data based on access frequency, RAID 50/60 balances data protection and system performance, and iSCSI Virtual JBOD maximizes storage utilization across multiple QNAP NAS units.