QNAP launches a NAS with Thunderbolt 2 technology
QNAP Systems is claiming “world’s first” with the launch of its Turbo vNAS TVS-871T. The NAS unit comes packed with an Intel Haswell processor, eight drive bays, and Thunderbolt 2 technology, providing customers with both loads of performance and storage capacity. The company also introduced two storage expansion enclosures that are compatible with QNAP’s new NAS, the eight-bay TX-800P and the five-bay TX-500P.
The specs show that the TVS-871T-i7-16G is powered by an Intel Core i7-4790S quad-core processor clocked at 3.2GHz, and 16GB of DDR3 RAM. The TVS-871T-i5-16G includes an Intel Core i5-4590S quad-core processor clocked at 3GHz, and 16GB of DDR3 RAM. Other ingredients include two Thunderbolt 2 ports, three USB 3.0 ports, two 10 gigabit Ethernet ports, four 1 gigabit Ethernet port, and one HDMI port for connecting the NAS to a monitor or HDTV.
The new NAS device features QNAP’s QTS 4.2 operating system, which allows the customer to connect a keyboard and mouse for a (somewhat) full desktop experience. The user interface is similar to Apple’s iOS in presentation, providing apps with rounded icons that can be added across several “pages.” Users can get additional apps by way of QNAP’s built-in App Center, but there are already a number of apps preinstalled such as Photo Station, Music Station, Video Station, and more.
With Thunderbolt 2, users will experience 20Gb/s bandwidth, twice the speed of first-generation Thunderbolt solutions. This connectivity is ideal for handling lightning-quick 4K video transfers, as are the two built-in 10GbE ports. And while eight drive bays should be plenty for the media artist or CAD operator, the compatibility with TX-800P and the TX-500P means users can add up to six QNAP expansion enclosures that produce up to an extra 448TB.
“Most current Thunderbolt DAS users are frustrated with being unable to share large amount of files quickly to increase productivity. The TVS-871T Thunderbolt 2 Turbo vNAS perfectly integrates the high-speed storage of Thunderbolt DAS and flexible file sharing of 10GbE networks, completely solving the obstacles faced by conventional Thunderbolt DAS users,” says David Tsao, product manager of QNAP.
Customers wanting to get their hands on one of these new QNAP Turbo vNAS TVS-871T units—as well as the TX-800P and TX-500P expansion enclosures—can do so at ASI Partners, D&H Distributing, Ingram Micro, MA Labs, and Synnex here in the States. QNAP did not provide pricing.
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