QNAP Turbo Station TS-253D-4G, 4GB RAM, 2x RJ-45 2.5GBase-T, 2x USB-A 3.0

Das TS-253D ist ein interessantesNAS, das durch sein Betriebssystem auch Medienserver, SQL-Server, Downloadserver und viel mehr sein kann.

Die QNAP TS-253D mit Intel Celeron J4125, zwei 2,5-Gigabit-LAN-Anschlüssen samt Link Aggregation, einem PCIe-x4-Slot und einem HDMI-Ausgang überzeugt im Test. Mit einer 10-GbE-Erweiterungskarte kommen selbst SSDs als Hauptspeicher an ihre Grenzen. Nur M.2-Steckplätze für einen NVMe-SSD-Cache fehlen dem Modell.

The QNAP TS-253D is one of the latest NAS devices to come from QNAP. While on the exterior the TS-253D doesn’t look a whole lot different than the other QNAP offerings, it is what’s under the hood, specifically on the networking side of things that makes it stand out. Typical small NAS units feature single or dual 1 Gbps ports. The TS-253D features dual 2.5 Gbps ports and sports a PCIe slot to upgrade the unit to 10 Gbps if the need so arises. In the home networking arena, I’ve been patiently waiting for devices and networking products to filter down that are faster than 1 Gbps. Over the last year, we’ve seen a few products designed for home or home office that support 2.5 or 5 Gbps. With the convenience of wireless and now with Wifi 6 products on the market reaching real-world transfer speeds of 900-1000 Mbps and as 2.5 and 5g products drop in price, it is time for the wired components of the network to play a bit of catch up and provide enough bandwidth to support faster devices.