QNAP’s network attached storage devices are known for stability, versatile features, and great support from the few-year-old Taiwanese company. This time around, we’re reviewing TS-439U-RP, a 1U rackmount, dual power supply, dual NIC, dual OS, and four bay NAS aimed at the small business and corporate sector. It can serve up files via SMB, AFP, NFS, FTP, and a variety of other alphabet-soup protocols. It can stream audio and video to gaming consoles, backup to cloud services, and so much more. ThinkComputers has the review.
Features and Specifications
Note: This information is from QNAP’s product page.
Hardware spec
| CPU | Intel Atom 1.6 GHz |
| DRAM | 1GB DDRII RAM |
| Flash Memory | 128MB (DOM) |
| HDD | 4 x 3.5″ SATA I/II HDD or 4 x 2.5″ SATA HDD NOTE:
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| HDD Tray | 4 x hot-swappable and lockable tray |
| LAN Port | 2 x Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet port |
| LED Indicators | USB, Status, HDD 1, HDD 2, HDD 3, HDD 4, LAN |
| USB | 3 x USB 2.0 Supports USB printer, pen drive, USB hub, and USB UPS etc. |
| Buttons | System: Power button, one touch copy button, reset button |
| Alarm Buzzer | System warning |
| Form Factor | 1U rackmount |
| Dimensions | 44(H) x 439(W) x 499(D) mm 1.73(H) x 16.97(W) x 19.65(D) inch |
| Weight | Net weight: 7.6 kg/ 19.76 lb Gross weight: 12.06 kg/ 26.59 lb |
| Power Consumption (W) | Sleep mode: 23W In Operation: 53W with 4 x 1TB HDD installed |
| Temperature | 0~40˚C/ 32~104°F |
| Humidity | 0~95% R.H. |
| Power Supply | Input: 100-240 Vac~, 50-60Hz, 2A, Output: 150W |
| VGA | Reserved |
| Fan | 4 x cooling fan (4 cm, 12V DC; internal: 3, external:1 ) |
Some of the things you can do with a QNAP device
- Access your QNAP remotely via WebDAV
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- Time Machine Support
- Shared Folder Aggregation How-to Guide
- How to use virtual disk on your QNAP NAS
- Setup SMS and Email Alert Notifications
- Join QNAP into Microsoft Active Directory Environment
- How to create and use the iSCSI target service on the QNAP NAS
- How to remote replicating your data stored on QNAP NAS
- How to Access Your QNAP Turbo NAS from the Internet
- How to use QGet to manage multiple BT download jobs remotely
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- Install & Setup SqueezeCenter 7 for your Squeezebox Music Players
- How to set up the Surveillance Station of QNAP NAS
- MLDonkey (eMule/eDonkey) Installation & Setup
- Using NFS Sharing of QNAP NAS to Set up Home Multimedia Center and Play HD Video
- Setup a Website on QNAP NAS using Joomla
- Online RAID Capacity Expansion & RAID Level Migration
- Stream Media Files to Sony PSP and Nokia N95 Wirelessly
- Procedure of Hot-swapping the hard drives when the RAID crashes
- Establish a PC-less Multimedia Center for Sony PlayStation 3
- How to Use PHP & MySQL to Create a Forum in Your Turbo Station
- Setup UPnP Media Sharing for your HD Video Players
- Set up Your Own FTP Server in an Easy Way
- Back up & Share Your Digital Photos on QNAP NAS
- Setup iTunes Music Server on QNAP
Packaging
The QNAP TS-439U-RP arrived in a very, very large plain cardboard box. Remember that this is an business unit–no need for the flash box logos and whatnot since this product would likely not be available in a retail store.
The NAS comes with a power cord, two Ethernet cables, handles, manuals, a firmware CD, and a rackmounting kit. It’s important to note that this unit is the RP version of the TS-439U, which means that it has dual, redundant power supplies. A less expensive version, the SP, has only a single power supply, but retains the open spot so that the user can easily upgrade the unit to have redundant power supplies.
