QNAP TVS 472XT PT 4G US Thunderbolt 10GbE Slots Review

I recommend this server for 4K video editing for two Macbook Pros. I get around 700-1000Mbps with a black magic speed test with 8 drives installed at 7200rpm before even attempting to install NVMe drives, which supposedly really speeds up transfer speeds. I've noticed that a 10Gbe connection is MUCH faster than a Thunderbolt connection. which is kinda weird. I don't think I set it up correctly as the Thunderbolt 3 connection should be faster. Buyers should consider the 10Gbe connectivity…

It's fantastic when not falling. I bought this to host a Plex media server. It crashes randomly and when it comes back it wants to do a filesystem check. The Plex service has to be disabled first, and sometimes this NAS just won't let me stay logged in long enough before it spontaneously restarts. Very, very annoying, especially considering the high price of it. Another issue I encountered shortly after purchase was that I wanted to install a QNAP-approved graphics card to handle hardware…

This is my first NAS. It was pretty easy to set up by following the quick start guide, but I encountered some setup difficulties along the way. For those who might buy this device, here are some things you should know so you don't make the same mistakes I did: Hardware warnings: 1) If you buy x72XT, make sure you also have a right-angle screwdriver to have. If you want to insert M.2 cards into the x72XT, you need to remove this Thunderbolt card. There can be an inch of clearance between the…

This is my first NAS. I got it because I wanted to have one folder for all my iTunes media, which became impossible because my external USB drive was too small, only 6TB and I have about 15TB of media in iTunes. In addition, a single USB stick with only 150 MB/s on USB 3.0 was also too slow when reading and writing. I really like this product and would give it 5 stars if it didn't have the following cons: I bought 2 of these devices in a 4 fill version. My primary drive is RAID 0 and my…