Manufacturer: QNAP Price: $ 260/360 US Author: Steve Date: 10/31/2011

[ Features & Design ]

The first thing you will notice about both the QNAP TS-119P II and TS-219P II is that they are very compact NAS devices, which isn’t uncommon for 1-bay and 2-bay units. The TS-119P II measures just 168.5mm (H) x 73mm (W) x 225mm (D) which incredibly makes it a little over 20% smaller than the TS-112. The TS-219P II on the other hand is of course bigger, measuring 168.5mm (H) x 102mm (W) x 225mm (D) making it 40% wider than the TS-119P II, yet much smaller than the TS-212. Although more compact, the TS-219P II is heavier than the older TS-212, at 1.28kg opposed to 1.9kg. It is a similar situation when comparing the smaller TS-119P II to the TS-112, as it weighs 100 grams more at 1.8kg. In any case, it is fair to say that both the TS-119P II and TS-219P II are very light weight and even with hard drive(s) inside they will be easy to move around. Both the TS-119P II and TS-219P II feature the same external design, with the only exception being the width of the TS-219P, which allows it to accommodate a second drive bay. They are wrapped in a black plastic shell which actually looks very tasteful. There is a glossy strip on the left hand side of the units which house various lights and front panel connectors. Like all good NAS devices these two models allow drive(s) to be hot-swapped during operation. There's no need to ever take the case off either. The use of individual, detachable 3.5-inch hard drive trays makes adding or removing storage capacity a breeze. The hot-swap bays each feature their own hard drive status light, though they are not on the bays themselves. Rather they are featured in that glossy black strip along with the power button, copy button and a USB 2.0 port. Additionally, along with the hard drive activity lights there are also lights that display USB and LAN activity, and system status. Around the back, the TS-119P II features a 50mm fan which generates a quiet 10.13dB in stand-by mode and a whisper quiet 12.83 dB when the unit is active. Below the fan is an eSATA port along with a Gigabit Ethernet port and two USB 2.0 ports. There is also a K-Lock security slot and a 12v DC power connector. The TS-119P II is powered by an external power brick which has a rated output of just 36 watts. Spinning the TS-219P II around reveals a bigger 70mm fan which makes just 20.77dB when the unit is active. Next to the fan are a pair of eSATA ports for high speed data transfer with external devices. There is also a single Gigabit Ethernet port and two USB 2.0 ports, along with a K-Lock security slot and a 12v DC power connector. Again QNAP has used an external power brick and this model outputs 60 watts.

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monty

Posted on: 11/09/2011 11:51 PM I remember a few years ago buying a single bay NAS for this kind of money was a waste of time. Thanks for the article it got me excited about getting one

Bluescreendeath

Posted on: 11/10/2011 04:02 AM Nice review but I still want to see you do one on those sweet looking Core i3 models!

sammy

Posted on: 11/10/2011 08:32 PM The TS-119P II looks ideal for my needs at home. I will look into getting one some more thank you.

scodd

Posted on: 11/15/2011 12:32 AM I just bought a p2x4 - 59, mb - 59, 4GB ram - 20, two hitachi deskstar 5400 2TB - (2)79 for a total of 297. Used old case and ps,, kb and mouse. Loaded ubuntu 11.1, soft raid1 and samba. Couldn't be better.