QNAP Systems has expanded its Turbo NAS lineup with the launch of the TS-419P desktop and TS-419U rack-mounted NAS servers. The TS-419P and TS-419U feature 4 hot-swappable SATA hard drives with up to 8TB of total capacity and supports 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard drives.
According to QNAP, the new models feature a Marvell 1.2GHz CPU and 512MB DDRII memory, can be configured for RAID 0/1/5/6/5+ spare, and JBOD with online RAID capacity expansion and online RAID level migration for high data redundancy.
Both models also support iSCSI Target service with Thin Provisioning and dual Gigabit LAN ports with port trunking and multi-IP settings. They also feature 4 USB ports and 2 e-SATA ports for expanding the storage capacity of the NAS servers.
QNAP said that the TS-419P can be installed in home or home-based business as it is compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and UNIX networks and features a built-in UPnP/ DLNA media server (with TwonkyMedia enabled) supporting a range of DLNA media players such as Sony PS3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming consoles.
In addition, the PC-less Download Station with the QGet utility enables users to manage the BT/ FTP/ HTTP download tasks remotely over the local network or the internet. The TS-419P can perform centralised backups of all computers attached to the network. The TS-419U has all the features of the TS-419P but is packaged in a 1U rack-mount configuration for small business and workgroups.
The company said that the new models comes with new V3 firmware, adding new features including virtual disk drives support (up to 8 virtual disks through iSCSI expansion over the network) and QNAP RAID Recovery that can recover an inactive RAID 1, 5, or 6 due to unintentional removal of drives.
QNAP added that Network Discovery Services are improved with new Bonjour support offering zero-configuration networking for HTTP, SAMBA, FTP, AFP, and SSH based networks, and full UPnP support.
