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QNAP TS-251

QNAP TS-251


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12 reviews

  • wmueller

    9 years ago
    purchased this product

    I get on with it, it does what it's supposed to do, but I wouldn't buy it again.

    The thingy has been in the living room for 6 months now. Light and shade:

    + Quiet
    (even if, for example, no rubber plugs are used for the hard disks, the plastic housing rattles a bit along with the hard disks, which
    is hardly disturbing but somehow also better to solve)
    + many functions
    + good apps for the mobile phone (photo upload)
    + nice photo management

    On the downside:
    - many functions, but most of them are bad or not coordinated with each other.
    (media centre there are some, DLNA server almost too many)
    - the HDMI port sometimes falls asleep and doesn't wake up again without rebooting (can also be due to the TV, but it's annoying)
    - not all functions run on one port
    (some web interfaces for the media centre or the media folders are located somewhere else again, which is not nice for remote tinkering)
    - I can't get AppleTV to run stably
    (can't find each other, it works when it wants to - usually doesn't work, but they are connected via cable to the same router...)

    The management interface is rich in things. But sometimes it seems to be put together a bit quickly. I actually like Synology's better. It is clearer and more uniform.

    Super-annoying is that it often kicks the hard drives out of the RAID. Sometimes the first, sometimes the second. But after a reboot everything works again. Hard disk write test is ok. The NAS has already been replaced once (took 2 months... but support was always helpful). Problem is still there. Let's see how this will turn out...

    The RAM removal requires that you disassemble almost the whole thing. That's not well thought out either.
     

    Pro

    • Quiet
    • practical apps for the smartphone
    • Scope of functions

    Contra

    • Construction
    • App-Zoo on the NAS
    • RAID stability
  • brauhut

    9 years ago
    purchased this product

    I am very satisfied with the TS251. Speed...

    I am very satisfied with the TS251. Speed is very good, XBMC interface intuitive (order remote control!) and thanks to the HDMI connection, you can connect the NAS directly to the TV or even to a friend's house.
    The fan
    is slightly audible and only when the TV is off. The QNAP apps, web interface and so on are also great. I would buy again! 

    Pro

    • Quiet
    • Quick
    • Great interfaces & apps
    • HDMI interface

    Contra

    • No Contra
  • Anonymous

    8 years ago
    purchased this product

    a good solution as a data server

    Works perfectly, good software

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