(Part 2) Best products from r/qnap

Pretty sure its max 8GB, i ordered mine when i bought the NAS

Corsair 8gb 2x4gb

EDIT: Mine is not a "+", so not sure of the difference between TS-451 and TS-451+

> Kingston HyperX Dimms

Did you use the 2133 MHz or 2400 MHz? Is ECC memory supported?

For example, which do you recommend?

• Crucial 2133 CL15 $164.00 * 2 = $328
  
• Corsair 2400 CL16 $438.99
  
• Ballistix Sport 2400 CL16 $189.99 * 2 = $379.98
  
• Kingston HyperX 2133 CL14 $494.11
  
• Kingston HyperX 2133 CL13 $215.99 * 2 = $431.98
  
• Kingston HyperX 2400 CL15 $493.24
  
• Kingston HyperX 2400 CL14 $233.99 * 2 = $467.98
  

I just got this for my TS-451 and works great:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C53B2FW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

All I know is I just replaced the ram in my ts-653a with this and it seems to be working great.

If you are going to be have multiple workstations, I would not worry about Thunderbolt, and focus on 10GbE instead.

See the following post from the QNAP forums by someone who works with this much more than I do.

https://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=119614&p=583952#p583952


That being said, you may also want to look at the new TVS-873 model. https://www.amazon.com/QNAP-TVS-873-8G-IP-SAN-Quad-core-10G-ready/dp/B01MYXBX9V

It gives you good CPU performance, 10GbE capability (via add-on card) at a much lower price-point than the 871t.

It also has option for adding m.2 SSD, and can be expanded up to 64GB memory.

I would always go with the lowest memory config for any QNAP and upgrade the memory yourself. It is MUCH cheaper. Just use quality chips (I use Kingston HyperX for a lot of mine).


You can find some more information about the family here and how it compares to the other models:
http://www.slideshare.net/QNAP_Inc/all-new-upgraded-business-nas-tvsx73-series

and here:
https://youtu.be/MFn_Iqm6GgU

I just picked up the TVS-673 and have been very happy with it. Just waiting on some heatsinks to install my m.2 SSD's

Taking on board what you fine people are telling me. I’m looking at this - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B015CDDPD8/ref=cm_cr_arp_mb_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

It’s over what I want to spend but I don’t mind pushing the budget if it’s really worth it.

FYI I have a TVS-1282T3 with 2 TX-800Ps daisy-chained, with an Apple Thunderbolt adapter and 2 Apple Thunderbolt 2 cables.

It works perfectly, except the Thunderbolt 2 ports on the TX-800Ps seem shallower than they should be so the plug ends up loose. As a consequence, the slightest touch to the plug will make the unit go offline and then reinitialize. I've found this cable is much less stiff than the Apple one, but the plug's still loose.

I wish QNAP made a T3 expansion chassis.

First off, you linked to a switch and not a hub. There is a difference. Second, the only way you will see increased bandwidth due to connection aggregation is if you use LACP (802.3ad, or Dynamic Link Aggregation), which requires a managed switch to set up the port bundle on the other side so both sides can negotiate a LACP bond. The Netgear switch ain't it, you're after something like this. All other modes of port-trunking on the QNAP are meant for fault tolerance or load balancing, they will not aggregate bandwidth.

Understand, however, that port-trunking (QNAP's description for network aggregation) tends to break some other things like Linux Station. Plus, if all you're concerned about is increased throughput to your laptop, unless you're doing the same thing on your laptop all that extra bandwidth is going to be wasted anyway. There's something to be said if multiple devices are hitting it at once, but your description didn't specify that.

I have 4 slot mSATA PCI-E adapter with a couple of 1TB mSATA drives that I am going to try this weekend. One issue is it needs a reduced height flat bracket. I've found a bent one that I straightened and drilled a hole to fasten correctly. I hope it'll work out. I'll report here. I have TS-453B with 16G of RAM

There's not much 1867Mhz out there and what I've found is way more than I want to pay! 2x4Gb sticks it is.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/OWC-1867mhz-PC3-14900-DDR3-SO-DIMM-204-Pin-CL11-DDR3-Memory/dp/B018VE55R4/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1542809656&sr=1-3

I should also point out that the 2Gb stick that I pulled out of the NAS is DDR3L 1866MHz. That's why I figured this other RAM would be ok.

You could also use an ethernet-wifi bridge device like the Netgear EX3700, a travel router, or a regular old router in client mode (if it has that feature, or if alternate firmware enabling it is available).

Ack, I meant why is it MORE money! Ridiculous for exactly the reasons you state. Editing now.

Two NAS units definitely does seem to be the way to go. Thinking I'll either get the TVS-873 and have my 863+ be the backup, or keep the 863+ as my primary and get a TS-831X as backup.