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QNAP kick started 2010 by releasing the world's first Intel Atom D510 based NAS devices that are VMware ready iSCSI for virtualization deployments. The new products include the TS-259 Pro, TS-459 Pro, TS-659 Pro and TS-859 Pro. Today we are checking out the 4-bay TS-459 Pro to see if it can live up to the hype...
One of the biggest names in the network-attached storage (NAS) business right now is QNAP and for good reason. QNAP offers one of the largest and most impressive ranges of NAS products aimed at both home users and large businesses.
 Right now QNAP is offering NAS devices for less than $200 US, while some models cost over $2000 US. The budget single bay QNAP TS-119 costs $299 US, while the dual bay version, known as the TS-219P, costs $399 US and then the TS-410 four bay version is $499 US. This is a nice starting point, though in total QNAP currently offers a total of four single bay, along with five dual and quad bay devices, while there are also a few five, six and even eight bay devices. There are a number of legitimate reasons why NAS devices are becoming so popular in work environments, but because of the costly setup investment, they have remained more of a luxury than a necessity for home users. QNAP recently updated their product range and in doing so added a brand new 4-bay NAS device designed specifically for business use. Stepping up from the TS-439 Pro II Turbo NAS is the new TS-459 Pro Turbo NAS, which carries a hefty price tag of roughly $899 US, twice that of QNAP’s entry level 4-bay NAS device and around $50 more than the TS-439 Pro II. The first thing we questioned when QNAP told us about the TS-459 Pro was, what’s different when compared to the TS-439 Pro II? After all $50 US is not a great deal more when we are talking about products priced at over $800 US. As it turns out there is just one key difference between these two products and that difference being the processor. Whereas the slightly cheaper TS-439 Pro II sports the single-core Intel Atom D410 1.66GHz processor, the TS-459 Pro receives the more powerful Intel Atom D510 1.66GHz dual-core processor. There is said to be only a $20 US price difference between these two processors, so QNAP appears to be slapping a bit of a price premium on the dual-core model. |
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RickkiR |
Posted on: 04/15/2010 08:54 PM
These are becoming more and more affordable. I remember my first model. It had a 266MHz processor and if more than two people used it at the same time the transfer rate was under 10MB/s! That thing cost almost as much as this monster. QNAP looks like a pretty good brand now. |
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Dave P |
Posted on: 04/01/2010 12:33 PM
I wonder how long a virus scan would take for 8TB? I am guessing around a year to scan it for viruses/adware  |
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ProX |
Posted on: 04/01/2010 12:37 PM
Nah its not that bad plus most users that require that kind of space are working with HD stuff so its mostly audio/video stuff and not lots of little files. Nice review the performance was impressive but nearly $1000 ouch! |
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tiger |
Posted on: 04/01/2010 08:24 PM
nice review! I hope that someday we will have affordable storage solutions for the home user. considering that the hardware of of such a piece costs maybe around 200-300 USD I feel it's highly overpriced |
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Vip |
Posted on: 04/01/2010 08:27 PM
I agree with tiger these things cannot cost much to make but they are all expensive. I guess part of it is the software but like the review said the cheapest $400 version still uses the same software. |
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Russo |
Posted on: 04/01/2010 08:37 PM
Thanks for the detailed reivew. Where is the best place to buy one of these in Australia? |
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Ross Dent |
Posted on: 04/08/2010 10:14 PM
Looks impressive but I might have to go with a cheaper model like you suggested in the conclusion. |