The manufacturer QNAP has launched a new NAS server that is specifically focused on locating it in the living room or in a modern office, this QNAP TBS-464 model has an HDMI port with 4K resolution to use it as a multimedia player, in addition, it has hardware high-end so we will have no problems using it to share files very quickly, since it incorporates Multigigabit connections to avoid having a bottleneck with the Gigabit Ethernet interface. Do you want to know all the news about this new high-performance NAS server?
Main features
This NAS server called QNAP TBS-464, or also known as «NASbook SSD» is ideal for modern offices and even to put it directly in our living room and that is in view, because it has a really elegant and compact design, so it will go unnoticed in our living room. This model has very advanced multimedia capabilities, ideal to satisfy all the video needs that we have. The first thing you should know is that this NAS has the QTS 5.0 operating system with all the security, optimization and speed improvements, so you will have the latest news from the manufacturer.
CPU and RAM characteristics
This new NASbook has an Intel Celeron N5105 or Intel Celeron N5095 processor , they are Quad-Core at a speed of 2.0GHz but can increase up to 2.9GHz when more power is required. The N5095 model is faster than the N5105, therefore, we recommend you see which processor it has exactly. This processor has a 64-bit x86 architecture, we have an integrated graphics processor with Intel UHD Graphics, we also have a floating point unit, hardware encryption acceleration with AES-NI, and we even have hardware accelerated transcoding, ideal to take advantage of to the maximum programs like Plex Media Server and others.
This server is sold with 8GB of DDR4 SO-DIMM RAM but it cannot be expanded, it will be the maximum memory you have. Regarding the FLASH memory, it has 4GB as usual in the servers of the manufacturer QNAP, this memory is used as protection of the double boot operating system.
Storage
This NAS, being so compact, has a total of four slots for NVMe 1.3 SSDs , therefore, we will have all-flash storage, we will not have hard drives in this NAS server. The positive part of having all SSDs is that it will be very fast, it will not make any noise from the movement of hard drives, and also, it will not heat almost anything compared to hard drives. Of course, small heatsinks will be installed on these SSDs to further lower their operating temperature. The QTS 5.0 operating system will allow us to configure a storage set of all SSD units, in this way, the performance that we will achieve will be simply magnificent.
Unfortunately, having a flash-only storage means sacrificing storage space, because SSDs do not have high capacities like current hard drives, in addition, the price that we will have to pay for having an SSD will be clearly higher than if they were hard drives of the same capacity, therefore, we must take it into account.
Connectivity
The connectivity of this NAS server is very complete, the first thing we have to say is that it incorporates a network card with two 2.5G Multigigabit ports at 2.5Gbps . The QTS 5.0 operating system will allow us to configure a Link Aggregation, so we can achieve a total bandwidth of 5Gbps speed. This model allows Wake on LAN and use Jumbo Frames.
Other important features are that it incorporates a total of 3 USB 2.0 ports and 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (at 5Gbps), thanks to these USB ports we can connect an external hard drive to expand the internal capacity of the NAS server easily and quickly, and we can even put a DAS from the manufacturer QNAP to extend the internal storage.
Other features
Thanks to the incorporation of an Intel processor with GPU integrated in the processor, we will have video output through two HDMI 2.0 ports, this port supports a resolution of 4K at 60Hz, therefore, we can connect our TV to the NAS to play multimedia content. We also have an infrared sensor to use a remote control like the RM-IR004 that we already know from other NAS server models.
This model measures 30mm high, 230 wide and 165mm deep, with a weight of 0.8kg, the maximum power consumption of this equipment is about 28W approximately, therefore, it is a low consumption equipment.
As you have seen, this QNAP TBS-464 model is a really interesting device to use as a multimedia player in our home, and to have all the functionalities of a QNAP NAS server with the QTS 5.0 operating system.
