Final Thoughts

It's off-white to say that we had some pretty high expectations for the QNAP TS-809 Pro Turbo NAS given its specifications and cost tag. Thus nosotros were pleased to see that information technology was able to outclass every other NAS device we had reviewed before, and even bested our desktop examination organisation in nigh every test we ran.

In terms of functioning, the TS-809 Pro Turbo didn't merely run across our expectations, information technology crushed them. The throughput was incredible and its sustained transfer speeds of over 100MB/s meant this device is in a course of its own, fifty-fifty when compared to Synology's highest performance SOHO NAS devices like the DS409+.

With a starting toll of $1,700 it'southward obvious the TS-809 Pro Turbo is not intended for abode users, at least non any with standard kind of needs. All upwardly you'd be looking at spending ~$3,000 to build a 16TB server when factoring in the cost of eight 2TB drives, which can be had for as little every bit $150 apiece these days. For businesses that demand the highest levels of performance and capacity, the TS-809 Pro Turbo volition certainly deliver on all its promises.

Besides supporting an incredible amount of storage, the QNAP TS-809 Pro Turbo features an aesthetically pleasing pattern. Information technology'south fairly compact for an eight-bay NAS, and operates quietly thanks to a pair of 120mm fans on the dorsum; then you could either get out it in apparently sight or constrict it away to be managed remotely through its intuitive interface.

While on that topic, nosotros loved QNAP's AJAX-based GUI. Yous'll find a myriad of configuration options under each menu, and yet navigating through the admin interface was unbelievably painless, making it easier to exploit the full potential of this device. Information technology's also comforting to know QNAP is keeping decorated on improving its software. Since its release (Feb. 09) in that location have been vii major firmware releases for the TS-809 Pro Turbo NAS, with the latest version three.1.ii (Build 1014) existence used in our review.

For all the adept things we've mentioned then far, there are as well a few others where we feel QNAP is falling rather short. A glaring limitation is the i-year warranty, which seems a piddling skimpy for such an expensive product that is aimed toward businesses. Nosotros were likewise disappointed and surprised to acquire that eSATA support is nonexistent. While information technology is possible to connect an external storage unit using USB 2.0, the lack of eSATA means that performance for these drives is going to exist quite limited.

Our last gripe has to practise with the power supply. While the PSU itself is of adept quality, and from a purely aesthetics point of view we like that it is contained inside the example, replacing it out of warranty could crusade a few problems downwards the road.

The QNAP TS-809 Pro Turbo is an impressive product that sets a new standard for all high-cease NAS devices. Furthermore, its intuitive software, 8-bay hot-swap blueprint, and enterprise-friendly features like built-in iSCSI target service, AES 256-fleck volume-based encryption, and dual Gigabit Ethernet NICs for teaming and network failover safety truly make this a unique product that's well worth the asking price.