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QNAP TS-453D-4G 4-Bay NAS Enclosure

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B&H Photo Video also has QNAP TS-453D-4G 4-Bay NAS Enclosure on sale for $399. Shipping is free.

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Key Features:
  • 4 x 3.5"/2.5" SATA III Drive Bays
  • 2.0 GHz Intel Celeron J4125 Quad-Core
  • 4GB of DDR4 RAM
  • 2 x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 | 3 x USB 2.0 | HDMI
  • RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD, and Single
  • Data Transfer Speeds up to 686 MB/s
  • AES-NI Hardware Encryption Engine
  • PCIe Gen 2.0 x2 Expansion Slot
  • QNAP QTS 4.4.2 OS

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B&H Photo Video also has QNAP TS-453D-4G 4-Bay NAS Enclosure on sale for $399. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter chaofun for finding this deal.

Key Features:
  • 4 x 3.5"/2.5" SATA III Drive Bays
  • 2.0 GHz Intel Celeron J4125 Quad-Core
  • 4GB of DDR4 RAM
  • 2 x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 | 3 x USB 2.0 | HDMI
  • RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD, and Single
  • Data Transfer Speeds up to 686 MB/s
  • AES-NI Hardware Encryption Engine
  • PCIe Gen 2.0 x2 Expansion Slot
  • QNAP QTS 4.4.2 OS

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and discussion.
  • About this product:
    • This has a 4.5 out of 5 star overall rating on Amazon based on over 800 reviews.
  • About this store:
No Longer Available:
Amazon has QNAP TS-453D-4G 4-Bay NAS Enclosure on sale for $399Shipping is free.

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Model: QNAP TS-453D-4G 4 Bay NAS for Professionals with Intel® Celeron® J4125 CPU and Two 2.5GbE Ports

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PeteyTheStriker
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They dont routinely get hacked, Synology has had just as many exposures to ransomware such as eCh0raix, brute force attacks happen.

The problem is as mentioned people open up the internet and use very easy to guess passwords, then they also dont update their environment regularly. Been running QNAP NAS devices for over 10 years now, not a single ransomware issue in my environment.

If you look at the majority of people who get hit with it, its people who haven't updated in a long time.



Its not much more secure, they had a vulnerability for well over a year after it was reported to them and still didnt do anything about it a few years ago.

They are definitely more "Apple like" I had synology units in the past they were nice, but the price tag for the hardware you got was not equal and now they lost their OS edge and QNAP OS in my opinion is way more powerful and also user friendly. That was not true 5 years ago.
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You can still use it locally and just not expose it to the internet, which is probably best for sensitive data anyway.
PeteyTheStriker
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Same thing happened to Synology users.

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Have had this exact unit for a little over 9 months now I think and very solid.

Started with 4x3TB drives and just recently replaced 2 of them with 6TB drives. Have 2x raid 1 volumes for storing movies, pictures, music and docs. Even setup an encrypted backup of docs to OneDrive.

Very nice.

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Quote from 5thgen :
Stay away from qnap. They routinely get hacked and the only safe option is to unplug it from the network which defeats its purpose.
You can still use it locally and just not expose it to the internet, which is probably best for sensitive data anyway.
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I'm waiting for a Synology unit to go on sale. Their software is much more secure and "Apple like" than QNAP
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Quote from Pythonz :
You can still use it locally and just not expose it to the internet, which is probably best for sensitive data anyway.
Its not that they access your data, they just inject an encryption script and ransom your data. Ask me how I know.

Seriously screw Qnap. Don't buy their stuff.
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Quote from 5thgen :
Stay away from qnap. They routinely get hacked and the only safe option is to unplug it from the network which defeats its purpose.
Quote from Pythonz :
You can still use it locally and just not expose it to the internet, which is probably best for sensitive data anyway.
They dont routinely get hacked, Synology has had just as many exposures to ransomware such as eCh0raix, brute force attacks happen.

The problem is as mentioned people open up the internet and use very easy to guess passwords, then they also dont update their environment regularly. Been running QNAP NAS devices for over 10 years now, not a single ransomware issue in my environment.

If you look at the majority of people who get hit with it, its people who haven't updated in a long time.

Quote from Intelslacker :
I'm waiting for a Synology unit to go on sale. Their software is much more secure and "Apple like" than QNAP
Its not much more secure, they had a vulnerability for well over a year after it was reported to them and still didnt do anything about it a few years ago.

They are definitely more "Apple like" I had synology units in the past they were nice, but the price tag for the hardware you got was not equal and now they lost their OS edge and QNAP OS in my opinion is way more powerful and also user friendly. That was not true 5 years ago.
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Quote from BillBrasky :
Its not that they access your data, they just inject an encryption script and ransom your data. Ask me how I know.

Seriously screw Qnap. Don't buy their stuff.
Same thing happened to Synology users.
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Also remember, with QNAP you at least have the option to load TrueNAS on it if you don't trust QNAP's security.

I'm a Synology user and have had a great experience with them, specially with their customer support. Will very likely buy another Synology because of that customer support experience and their Software, in particular the SHR option. But I do feel screwed every time I see the hardware spec of their devices.

If the 6bay version of this QNAP came to a very tempting sale price I would very likely just grab a QNAP.
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Quote from wbs3333 :
Also remember, with QNAP you at least have the option to load TrueNAS on it if you don't trust QNAP's security.

I'm a Synology user and have had a great experience with them, specially with their customer support. Will very likely buy another Synology because of that customer support experience and their Software, in particular the SHR option. But I do feel screwed every time I see the hardware spec of their devices.

If the 6bay version of this QNAP came to a very tempting sale price I would very likely just grab a QNAP.
Yep on average you would be looking to spend minimum an extra $100 for similar hardware.

Just want to add for those really worried but want to try QNAP, just enable to 2FA and you should be 99.9% safe against most forms of brute attacks, takes less than a minute and easier than using a VPN.

https://www.qnap.com/en-us/how-to...gin-in-nas
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Quote from PeteyTheStriker :
Yep on average you would be looking to spend minimum an extra $100 for similar hardware.

Just want to add for those really worried but want to try QNAP, just enable to 2FA and you should be 99.9% safe against most forms of brute attacks, takes less than a minute and easier than using a VPN.

https://www.qnap.com/en-us/how-to...gin-in-nas
I use Tailscale for access. Easy, secure and it makes all your devices appear on the same network due to it being a transparent VPN.
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I missed out on the synology sale a couple months ago. I'm debating pulling the trigger or see if something else goes on sale closer to black Friday.
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Quote from amartins02 :
I use Tailscale for access. Easy, secure and it makes all your devices appear on the same network due to it being a transparent VPN.
I have never used Tailscale but I believe my NordVPN has a similar feature, will have to double check.
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Quote from abguzman :
I missed out on the synology sale a couple months ago. I'm debating pulling the trigger or see if something else goes on sale closer to black Friday.
Holiday return policy in effect so got plenty of time to shop around. Plus its amazon so no restock fees if you change your mind. As some say buy now think later, lol.

I just spent $2K on a projector I didnt really need but the deal was too good and I wont even be able to test it for a bit.
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Quote from PeteyTheStriker :
I have never used Tailscale but I believe my NordVPN has a similar feature, will have to double check.
I also have NordVPN. Yea they have a mesh service but it doesn't work on OSX. Tailscale works on anything from PC's to phones plus there are routing options through nodes. Pretty interesting implementation.

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Quote from amartins02 :
I also have NordVPN. Yea they have a mesh service but it doesn't work on OSX. Tailscale works on anything from PC's to phones plus there are routing options through nodes. Pretty interesting implementation.
Yeah no OSX in my environment so I am all good there. That is very interesting implementation indeed, I will check it out, thanks!
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