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A cheaper and better alternative to the popular Synology DS218J 2 Bay NAS.
Compared to the Synology it's offering double the RAM at 1GB, faster CPU, 512MB flash memory, 3x USB 3.1 ports and dual LAN support.
[eBay Plus] QNAP TS-231P 2 Bay NAS with 2x GBE $186.15 Delivered @ Computer Alliance eBay
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Are they as useful in running docker for apps?
Have one here. Not really enough ram to run much under docker unless you just want some very minor services. Don't think you can upgrade the ram either
The QNAP TS-231P2 allows you to upgrade the RAM up to 8GB but it costs a lot more than this unfortunately as everything else is identical.
everything else is identical.
The CPU in P2 is 4 cores instead of 2 cores.
Love mine. Have had for 6 months and it hasn't skipped a beat - mainly using it for media and time machine backups, but also have it setup as a VPN server to access my home network. Crazy how many different apps are available.
Updates come very frequently (2-3 times per month) fwiw.
what is this thing? A basic desktop PC?
A fancy file server with an interface you access through a browser - doesn't have any monitor output of its own.
Also useful against failing hard drives
Just bought the Synology too
Having 2 QNAPs for few years and pretty happy with them. QSync and QFile are super useful tools..
Do you use the snapshot replica between 2 QNAPs?
What's the largest disk size that can go into each bay?
3½"
3.5"
You can put 2 5" in if you want.Thanks for your responses guys, sorry I meant in terms of its the max 8TB disks in each slot or 10TB?
I don't think there is a limit
Not sure, someone was selling one on OCAU populated with 2x 14TB drives, so you should be safe. Don't think there's a hardware limit - all part of the software which is updated frequently.
@Trishool: Better to check with the company if it's not in their charts for what models are accepted. There's been a few drives through different brands that do not work.
Can it do link aggregation? (I can't read except on ozbargain)
No, the second LAN port is just there to make it look cool.
Redundancy C C C C
Yes.
High Efficiency with dual LAN support
The TS-231P supports multiple port-trunking modes, enabling administrators to set up link aggregation to increase total data transmission potential. Failover and dual IP are also supported to ensure continuous system operations. Supported port-trunking modes include: Balance-rr (Round-Robin), Active Backup, Balance XOR, Broadcast, IEEE 802.3ad, Balance-tlb (Adaptive Transmit Load Balancing) and Balance-alb (Adaptive Load Balancing).
Whats the power draw?
It draws 12V from the power brick. 😄
That depends on the drives you use
According to QNAP the power consumption in HDD Sleep Mode is 8.46W and 15.6W when the drives are fully populated in the typical operating mode.
Do they have a proper firewall these days?
I had a seagate cloud nas, and it was being accessed from somewhere and I couldn't track it down.
So ended up pulling the disk out and placing it in a PC. Now I'm using the PC firewall and virus checker and the PC as the house file server and HTPC.
You would only need it to have a firewall if you have it in your DMZ.
Your router will have a firewall.
A firewall won't stop someone using it if you have a default or weak password or if there is a vulnerability in the login.
Ok thanks. I can't explain it to this day.
That's not true, it doesn't need to be in the DMZ for someone to be able to remotely access it.
Many devices and pieces of software are programmed to communicate out first, creating an outbound NAT connection, allowing the return traffic to pass through the firewall bypassing firewall rules. There'd probably have to be a vulnerability in the Seagate Cloud though.
Of course you could lock down the Seagate from communicating out though.
That's not true
Yes it is.
it doesn't need to be in the DMZ for someone to be able to remotely access it.
I know, I didn't say that it did.
Many devices and pieces of software are programmed to communicate out first, creating an outbound NAT connection
What you are referring to is UPnP to dynamically allocate port mappings.
And do you know what?
If the NAS had it's own firewall built in it would make these mapping automatically so that it can communicate with the outside world. This would then be created in the router firewall.
There'd probably have to be a vulnerability in the Seagate Cloud though.
Which is what I said.
You just concluded it with flawed logic.Of course you could lock down the Seagate from communicating out though.
And it doesn't need is own firewall for this. You can do this with your routers firewall.
You could even disable UPnP.Putting a firewall behind a firewall is only going to cause issues for users.
I had a seagate cloud nas
I remember a few years ago when Seagate was shipping devices with default passwords that were open to the internet by default. The best security evar!
Had fun destroying that Seagate after I got the disk out.
Would this be good at running a plex server? Transcoding 1080P?
Just came to ask the same thing.
I'll only be streaming to one tv at a time, all over Ethernet. Would this be a good device?Just had a Google. Nope. This won't work for Plex at all
Wow. Glad I read the comments. I just assumed it would work with Plex.
It has Plex server built in. But it doesn't do transcoding. Works fine if you're watching at the same Res though. I stream to my Samsung TVs all the time over wi-fi and all good
Is the TS-228A better for home use?
It would depend on what kind of home use but considering they're the same price this is a better buy.
But the 228 supports plex transcoding. The 231 supports more protocols however: http://naschart.com/compare/qnap-ts-228-ts-228-116,qnap-ts-2…
Edit: actually i might be wrong about Plex transcoding. But it does have more cloud backup options.
Does this bad boy transcode Plex streams?
Read up a little further ;)
Noobs question please, I have been using WD MyCloud for more than 8 years now, never miss a beat. What does dedicated NAS server like this offer that WD MyCloud doesn't? Thank you.
This i back in stock now!
BTW - this one that
does support plex transcodingis the same price with discount:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-Bay-QNAP-TS-228A-Gigabit-NAS-U…I havent checked all the other specs, not sure if its up to scratch otherwise yet.
Edit: maybe not about the Plex transcoding.
This more expensive one should be able to do it https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/QNAP-TS-251-2G-2-Bay-Diskless-NA…missed it
Agreed better deal.