QNAP TS-439 Pro Turbo NAS is the first network-based storage unit using Intel’s power efficient budget processor Atom. The processor is clocked at 1.6GHz, paired with 1GB RAM and delivers dual Gigabit LAN ports, five USB2.0 ports, two eSATA slots and a bunch of RAID configuration possibilities. The unit has room for four 3.5″ SATA harddrives and QNAP promises up to 6TB of storage, which should go up to 8TB with the new 2TB harddrives that just arrived.
QNAP press release after the break;
QNAP Announces the World’s First 4-Bay Intel Atom-based NAS –
TS-439 Pro Turbo NAS
Taipei, Taiwan, February 2009 – QNAP Systems, Inc. today announces the next gen Intel-based network attached storage TS-439 Pro Turbo NAS for business users. Featuring low power Intel 1.6GHz CPU, 1GB DDRII memory, and stylish industrial design, the TS-439 Pro supports dual Giga LAN, five USB 2.0 ports and two eSATA ports, RAID 0/1/5/6/5+spare configurations, Online RAID Capacity Expansion and Online RAID Level Migration, and offers advanced functions such as iSCSI target service with Thin Provisioning, AES 256-bit volume-based encryption, automatic policy-based IP blocking, instant SMS and email alert, and SSL secure certificate etc.
“The TS-439 Pro Turbo NAS presents a new definition of high scalability, high redundancy, large storage capacity and high stability NAS in the current market. The 4-bay NAS supports up to 6TB storage capacity which can be further expanded by connecting external hard drives to the five USB ports and two eSATA ports. Yet, the NAS is able to maintain low power consumption by the energy-saving Intel CPU which allows 24×7 operation in the business environment,” says Troy Lin, Product Manager from QNAP. Moreover, the TS-439 Pro supports a wide range of business-class features such as iSCSI target service with Thin Provisioning and AES 256-bit volume-based encryption. Up to 8 iSCSI devices can be created for storage expansion or backup destination of the existing application servers on the network.
Versatile server functions are provided, e.g. file server, FTP server, DDNS support, Web server with built-in phpMyAdmin, Joomla, MySQL/ SQLite, editable php.ini, MySQL server and printer server (max 3 sets), etc. All these server functions can be accessed across Linux, UNIX, Mac, and Windows platforms. The TS-439 Pro also supports all-in-one XDove mail server by QPKG software expansion which enables the business users to establish their own mail server easily at the minimum cost. The Surveillance Station feature is available for the users to monitor and record the video from up to four IP-based cameras to enhance the office security.
More information about the TS-439 Pro Turbo NAS is available on http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=110.
