QNAP: TR-004 4-Bay RAID Enclosure $179, QNAP TS-253D 2-Bay NAS Enclosure $329 + free s/h at B&H Photo

DylanV

Nov 27, 2021 12:23 AM

11 Comments

Joined Oct 2013

DylanVNov 27, 2021 12:23 AM

11 Comments

what's the difference between this and the synology ones?

2

jscott

Nov 27, 2021 4:18 PM

110 Comments

Joined Nov 2012

jscottNov 27, 2021 4:18 PM

110 Comments

Is this a good deal?

Last edited by jscott November 27, 2021 at 08:25 AM.

jrb531

Nov 27, 2021 4:23 PM

2.2K Comments

Joined Jun 2004

jrb531Nov 27, 2021 4:23 PM

2.2K Comments

Quote from DylanV

:

what's the difference between this and the synology ones?

In my experience if all you want is to host some files and access them on a home network then they all seem to work. Having said that, and owning a few cheaper ones, once you go Synology you will never be happy with anything else Smilie

IMHO it's well worth stepping up to the Synology 420j for about $300

BrianM4536

Nov 27, 2021 9:03 PM

1 Comments

Joined Dec 2014

BrianM4536Nov 27, 2021 9:03 PM

1 Comments

I've had the tr-004 for a couple of years now and it has given me a lot of trouble. I've used the hardware raid controller for raid 5 and the write speed slowed to a crawl, about 6 MB/s. I reformatted it and started over and its working better but I'm staying away from qnap in the future.

1

DFTNDRKT

Nov 27, 2021 9:30 PM

65 Comments

Joined Aug 2011

DFTNDRKTNov 27, 2021 9:30 PM

65 Comments

same as newegg, could we get an amazon pricematch too please?

konoplya

Nov 27, 2021 10:27 PM

4.1K Comments

Joined Dec 2008

konoplyaNov 27, 2021 10:27 PM

4.1K Comments

can i use this as just a drive enclosure for my various drives? sorta like an external storage? i have a laptop and i have a 4 drive bay currently, but its garbage from amazon so its not working properly. can i use this one as a plug and play type of drive enclosure?

JayM3585

Nov 27, 2021 11:07 PM

2.9K Comments

Joined Sep 2017

JayM3585Nov 27, 2021 11:07 PM

2.9K Comments

Quote from DFTNDRKT

:

same as newegg, could we get an amazon pricematch too please?

Sadly It seems Amazon only does price matching on their own if they see another site/company has a deal then they match it you can't contact them to match it

DFTNDRKT

Nov 28, 2021 12:23 AM

65 Comments

Joined Aug 2011

DFTNDRKTNov 28, 2021 12:23 AM

65 Comments

Quote from JayM3585

:

Sadly It seems Amazon only does price matching on their own if they see another site/company has a deal then they match it you can't contact them to match it

yea they matched it two weeks ago so ill wait to see if I can preferably use my gift cards

BubBowen

Nov 28, 2021 12:25 AM

3.7K Comments

Joined Feb 2004

BubBowenNov 28, 2021 12:25 AM

3.7K Comments

Quote from JayM3585

:

Sadly It seems Amazon only does price matching on their own if they see another site/company has a deal then they match it you can't contact them to match it

Nope, Amazon won't price match even their own stuff anymore. Bought a Fire TV Cube and 7 days later it was $15 cheaper.

Had to return it and buy again. Their loss...

Bub

bobby320

Nov 28, 2021 1:54 AM

13 Comments

Joined Aug 2015

bobby320Nov 28, 2021 1:54 AM

13 Comments

Hi Guys, if I have to connect to NAS from Mac, do I have to use a usb cable or can mount the drive using NAS ip address ?

MikeR7155

Nov 28, 2021 5:54 PM

15 Comments

Joined Nov 2013

MikeR7155Nov 28, 2021 5:54 PM

15 Comments

Quote from bobby320

:

Hi Guys, if I have to connect to NAS from Mac, do I have to use a usb cable or can mount the drive using NAS ip address ?

I connect my mac to mine over WiFi. If you want to connect via usb, save yourself some money and get a "dumb" external usb drive.

miogpsrocks

Nov 29, 2021 1:42 AM

8 Comments

Joined Nov 2009

miogpsrocksNov 29, 2021 1:42 AM

8 Comments

Is this a stand along device or an expansion?

QNAP: TR-004 4-Bay RAID Enclosure $179, QNAP TS-253D 2-Bay NAS Enclosure $329 + free s/h at B&H Photo

$179

$219

Community Voting

Join The Conversation

12 Comments

Join The Conversation

Related Searches