QNAPTS-251
HowWeTested
It may well cost a fair bit morethansome
of the otherNAS driveson test, but the
QNAPTS-251is lightyearsaheadwith the
technologyit uses and supports.
It’s a solid,quickand dependableNAS
that’llkeepgettingbetter, thanksto the
embeddedoperatingsystemand collective
appsavailable.
EachNAS unit was testedon a homegigabitnetworkwitheithera pair of 2TB Toshiba3.5"hard drivesor a pair of WD 1TB .35"
drives,where possible.
A single4GB HD videofile was copiedacross the network,to and from the NAS unit.And mediawas streamedto a PC, tablet,Xbox
360 and PS3 simultaneously.
ZyXELNSA325v2
This was a tightrun betweenthe Synology
DiskStationDS715and the ZyXELNSA325v2.
However, we feel the ZyXELhas the upper
handdue to its overallcost compardto the
Synologymodel.However, the Synologydoes
pack an immenselyimpressivelist of features
and processingpower. If you’rewillingto
spend£300,then it’ll be wortheverypenny. If,
however, you simplyneeda two-bayNAS drive,
the ZyXELhas everythingyou’llneed.
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QNAPTS-251 ZyXELNSA325v2
Synology
DiskStation
DS715
SeagateSTCT200
Price £69.99 £45 £200 £70 £300 £117
Total HD
Capacities Up to 8TB Up to 8TB Up to 4TB Up to 8TB Up to 16TB Up to 10GB
Internal
Processor ARM800MHzCPU ARM800MHzCPU
IntelCeleron
2.41GHzCPU
ARM1.6GHzCPU AL-3141.4GHzCPU ARM1.2GHzCPU
Size 87 x 126 x 205mm 113 x 146 x 182mm
168.5x 102 x
225mm
108 x 205 x
147mm
157 x 103.5x
232mm
170 x 120 x
218mm
NumberOf USB
ports^114322
Avg 4GB Write
Speed 35MB/s 12MB/s 70MB/s 50MB/s 65MB/s 40MB/s
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