QNAP TS-209 II Expert Reviews

Based on the name alone, one would expect Qnap's TS-209 Pro II NAS box to offer more features than its predecessors-particularly our leader in this storage category, Qnap's TS-109 Pro. And while the former does allow for increased capacity, it does ...

Faster transfer rates than average, absurd number of features, informative front display

Not the fastest NAS box we've tested, features not at all different from previous models, only USB connections for external backup

, anything, for the TS-209 Pro II's benchmark performance. It does not. In fact, even after we added a speedy Velociraptor drive to the unit to eliminate any kind of hard drive bottleneck, the TS-209 Pro II was still unable to top the TS-109 Pro in ...

With the TS-209 Pro QNAP extends their professional NAS series with a dual bay, RAID capable product. It features all the luxuries of the previous model with added redundancy or, if preferred, increased storage space.

Gigabit Ethernet, Very complete set of features, Easy to use, Ability to expand via USB or changing the OS, Data redundancy (RAID 1), Hotswappable, High performance compared to the competition

Not the cheapest on the market, Doesn't come with a hard drive

For a small company that doesn't use huge files or a demanding home user with a low budget the TS-209 offers a lot of value. The rich features and ability to expand make it a long term investment. Even though you could probably build a faster server ...

RAID Support, Good Web interface, Supports UPnP, PHP, Server functions

Poor Mac OS support, Comparatively expensive

QNAP's TS-209 Pro offers a compelling mix of server functionality and straight-up NAS backup options.

qnap ts-209 pro nas review: QNAP's TS-209 Pro offers a compelling mix of server functionality and straight-up NAS backup options.

RAID Support, Good Web interface, Supports UPnP, PHP, Server functions

Poor Mac OS support, Comparatively expensive

QNAP's TS-209 Pro offers a compelling mix of server functionality and straight-up NAS backup options.

Can be used in RAID 0 or 1 mode ; hot-swappable drives in the event of a RAID 1 array failing ; Web, FTP, printer and media server

Its Web interface takes a little time to get used to

If you're looking for a fully-featured NAS device for the home or the office, this one can't be passed over. It's pricey, but you're paying for plenty of functionality that's ready to go once you install a couple of hard disks.

QNAP moves into the business space with the TS-209 Pro, but can it compete?

There's no denying the TS-209 Pro is offering a wealth of features at a very reasonable price although performance isn't particularly exciting and the client backup software is very basic for an appliance aimed at business usage.

QNAP's TS-209 Pro offers a compelling mix of server functionality and straight-up NAS backup options.

RAID Support ; Good Web interface ; Supports UPnP, PHP, Server functions

Poor Mac OS support ; Comparatively expensive

I bought this for my XP PC and it was installed and running in minutes. I am pleased with the performance and the low noise. I am now going to connect my newly purchased mac book and see how this compares

QNAP has two versions of the TS-209 II, a Pro-and non-Pro version. We tested the cheaper version that renounces support for NFS and Active Directory. This functionality is for the consumer is not very important .

+ excellent construction + quiet + positive energy

- undersized write

The QNAP TS-209 II is solidly put together, has great functionality (including hosting your own website) and is economical with power. The biggest drawback is its price, which is too close to that of the ReadyNAS Duo is on - which is just a little more pl...

In functionality, the TS-209 Pro Turbo Station the same features as the TS-109 Pro Turbo Station. Biggest difference is the lack of eSATA and the fact that you have two hard disks, and so can benefit from the advantages of RAID 1 or RAID-0 .

We have the TS-209 Pro Turbo Station in RAID mode however not to talk to our Samsung 400 GB drives, with a single disk can do it. The performance is not as much, the network remains the largest constraint. Even with a disk we measure a maximum read speed...

In functionality, the TS-209 Pro Turbo Station the same features as the TS-109 Pro Turbo Station. Biggest difference is the lack of eSATA and the fact that you have two hard disks, and so can benefit from the advantages of RAID 1 or RAID-0 .