Qnap ts-209 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 any

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 yours...

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.

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 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

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

We get the TS-209 Pro Turbo Station in RAID mode not to talk to our 400 GB Samsung discs, with a single disk can do it. For the performance is not that much difference, the network will remain the biggest limiting factor. Self

In functionality, the TS-209 Pro Turbo Station the same opportunities 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 take advantage of the benefits of RAID-1 or R