One of the best just got better
We had a chance to put QNAP's TVS-871 NAS box through its paces a couple of months ago (see our review) and came away impressed with its overall feature-set and performance. We also knew there was an update coming in the form of the TVS-871T, supposedly the industry's first hybrid NAS/DAS/iSCSI IP-SAN solution with dual Thunderbolt 2 connectivity, which we're told is now shipping.
To recap, the TVS-871T is an eight-bay NAS box that supports up to 64 terabytes of hot-swappable storage with transfers speeds of up to 20Gb/s. If that's not enough storage for your backup needs, you can expand the TVS-871T with QNAP's TX expansion unit series for a total of up to 448TB of raw storage.
The potential for large amounts of storage backup isn't the only thing that's beastly about this NAS box, so are the hardware specs. There are two models available -- the TVS-871T-i7-16G with an Intel Core i7-4790S quad-core processor and the TVS-871T-i5-16G with an Intel Core i5-4590S quad-core CPU. Both models also boast 16GB of DDR3 RAM, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, and 10GbE ports.
There's a large divide between a NAS box like the TVS-871T and budget NAS units built around Intel's Atom hardware. However, it's not all about the CPU, RAM, and storage capacity -- QNAP is really pushing the built-in Thunderbolt connectivity and and the all-around functionality for content creators.
QNAP's pitch to photographers and video professionals working with 4K Ultra HD video streams is that the TVS-871T is a single storage device capable of handling the entire storage job, not just part of it.
"Today 4K video editors must ingest the raw video on high-performance direct-attached RAID storage and edit there, then export edited content out to a NAS or other storage with cloud access for client sharing, and then yet another device for archiving once the project is completed," QNAP says.
All of those tasks (and more) can be performed on the TVS-871T. It also comes with a dedicated private cloud for easy remote access, file sharing, and advanced virtualization features so you can use the NAS box as a standalone PC.
"The TVS-871T is really a ground-breaking innovation for video professionals," said Erick Oliveros, Marketing Manager for QNAP. "We’ve made it possible for video professionals to simplify their workflow, cut costs by eliminating redundant storage, and collaborate like never before. The TVS-871T delivers unparalleled performance, connectivity, flexibility and is going to be absolutely delightful for the video production industry."
QNAP's QTS 4.2 management software comes pre-installed on the TVS-871T, as do several accompanying apps.
The TVS-871T is now shipping in the U.S. and Canada, though you'll have to contact QNAP (or its reseller partners) or a price quote.
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