TERRAMASTER F6-424 NAS Storage 6Bay - N95 Quad-Core CPU, 8GB DDR5 RAM, Dual 2.5GbE Ports, Network Attached Storage with High Performance (Diskless)

I’ve been using the TERRAMASTER F4-424 for a couple of months now, and it’s been an excellent investment for my home server setup. Right out of the box, the build quality feels solid and professional — metal chassis, clean design, and well-ventilated. Setup was straightforward, and the TOS 6 system is much improved — clean UI, responsive, and easy to navigate even for someone without deep networking experience. I was up and running with four drives in RAID 5 within an hour. Performance is outstanding for the price point. The Intel N-series CPU and 8GB of DDR5 RAM make a huge difference in responsiveness and multitasking. File transfers are blazing fast over 2.5GbE, and it handles media streaming (Plex, DLNA) without breaking a sweat. It also supports Docker and various apps for backup, sync, media, and virtualization. The fan is quiet under normal loads, and the system stays cool even with all bays populated. It’s also very power-efficient — a big plus for 24/7 operation. If you're looking for a high-performance 4-bay NAS without paying Synology/QNAP prices, this is an excellent alternative. Great specs, solid OS, and reliable performance. Highly recommended for home users, content creators, and small offices!

This thing is absolutely awesome! I started with wanted to build a local Plex server, but that's turned into other home server projects (e.g. Immich for image backup) and running a Home Assistant server, it's worked so well for everything I throw at it. It's addicting to play with. The integrated Intel graphics seems to work well for Plex transcoding, from my experience (even from 4k files, etc). I swapped the OS to Unraid like another reviewer mentioned, I do recommend this, Unraid works very well and a quick Google search will give you clear directions how to do this (it was easy). I upgraded RAM & added NVME drives too (easy). The 10G ethernet is a nice touch, and works well with a USB-based UPS battery backup (I chose an APC UPS). My use case unfortunately didn't allow for a large custom server build (I was looking at Fractal cases to build from scratch), or server rack type cases - I just don't have the room. If you're space constrained like me, this form factor is perfect. Even if not, the small size + easy hard drive installation is appealing over custom builds. THANK YOU TERRAMASTER for making this, I think you're filling a void Synology seems to be leaving behind (moving from Intel to AMD processors)

Upgraded from the regular version to this for my Plex server. Multiple 4K streams, transcoded or not, and this has power to spare. Transfer rates max my 2.5G network without maxing drives. TOS 5 is ok. Not great but very usable. Haven't forced the upgrade to TOS6 and don't need much more out of this box to do it or try another OS.

Gerät geliefert wie bestellt. Lieferung ging schneller als im Shop angegeben (2 Tage). Ich bin voll zufrieden.

I have a reasonable amount of experience with linux based operating systems. The TOS6 suits my needs and is easy to configure with respect to basic settings. I did not require in depth configuration as my use case was plex and data backup for photos and documents. I've paired mine with 4 22tb seagate iron wolf pro hhds in a TRAID (raid 5) configuration. Additionally I added two 1tb WD red SN700 ssd... one for cache and one for apps/OS. Now, 8gb of memory that is fairly expensive to upgrade if you stick with terramaster branded modules... I upgraded to 64gb using: Crucial CT2K32G56C46S5 specifically. Worked with no problems. Beyond this, the nvme clearance for using heatsinks is super limited without modification. For my deployment and use case, nvme heatsinks weren't required. NVME drive idle around 48-51 degrees and the HDD idle around 38 degrees (Celcuis). The fan noise is negligible so the device can be placed anywhere. Network transfer speeds are fairly steady at 287Mbps over a 2.5gbps remote computer. The nas is interfaced to the switch at 10Gb. I did not experience any connection issues to or from the NAS and was able to map a network drive in a windows PC for access to the NAS with little effort. Remote access to files has worked flawlessly. Through the tnas app for android it was painless to configure the interface to securely sync with shared resources. If you have your heart set on synology then go with that. I needed hardware transcoding for plex uses so a capable INTEL processor was required and not too many affordable option on the synology side. If you take some time to plan and assess your requirements this f6-424 max is a great option for many use cases and I do recommend it. UPDATE: Still working well a year later with 100% on time. Firmware updates are typical every couple months. Upgraded the sending PC to 10gbe so large transfers transfer at around 700-800MBps. (Ive seen over 1GBps but was more of a peak rate) Stock fan still going fine, will likely replace with a noctua once issue begin. The hardware and software are not "perfect" as I've seen issues with USB, network unresponsive, software updates that create issues in some apps etc. Keep in mind I was looking to connect a UPS via usb to enable controlled shutdown when UPS got low in a power outage. Network issue, solved with a nightly network reset script. Been using it for about 10 months, it is possible the TOS6 operating system updates may have fixed the bug but I don't care to check. The app issues (Surveillance Manager) were no preview video... clear on the next patch and the overall impact was minimal. Bonus, the hardware is compatible with whatever you want to run on it. For a decent priced NAS, with great hardware, and decent community/manufacturer support... can recommend.