TerraMaster F4-423, Intel Celeron N5095, 4GB RAM, 2x RJ-45 2.5GBase-T, 2x USB-A 3.1

2x 2,5 Gigabit für Zuhause. Im Vergleich zum Vorgänger verpasst der chinesische NAS-Spezialist dem TerraMaster F4-423 ein paar gehörige Hardware-Upgrades, während das kürzlich veröffentlichte TOS 5.0 Betriebssystem in Sachen Software endlich zur Konkurrenz aufschließen soll.

Je zweimal 2,5 GbE und M.2, ein HDMI-Anschluss und USB-Ports mit 10 Gbit/s: Die Specs des TerraMaster F4-423 klingen erneut vielversprechend. In der Praxis läuft das NAS-System auch stabil und liefert gute Ergebnisse. Für sehr gute Resultate und den Anschluss an Synology und QNAP reicht es aber noch nicht – auch nicht mit TOS 5.

The TerraMaster F4-423 offers fair value for money, mainly due to performance and storage slots. You can mount 4x SATA3 SSD/HDDs and two NVMe M.2. SSDs. The latter can be set up as a cache and function as your primary or secondary storage arrays. NVMe is super fast, so it's a bit of a bummer that the ethernet jacks aren't any faster than 2.5 Gbps. This SSD can utilize up to 32GB RAM in dual channel (4GB default single SODIMM DDR4), bringing in a lot of additional value. TerraMaster is a bit of an underdog in the industry, and that shows in pricing. Despite this, the TerraMaster F4-423 4+2 Bay 2.5 GbE NAS leaves us with an overall excellent impression. You get quite a bit for your money. The software package is maybe a touch on the timid side. The TerraMaster F4-423 is available for $499 at the time of our study, nearly $100 less costly than the alternatives we examined. Its capabilities are adequate to meet a variety of needs. We like the ability to install extra RAM (up to 32GB). The performance was generally fine; the throughput is close to 300 MB/sec. In addition to enabling hardware encryption for stored information and 4K video transcoding for media files, PLEX support, etc., the CPU provides advantageous capabilities for professionals and non-professionals. RAID is still a wonderful feature, particularly when paired with a spare drive that may be set up with a 4-bay NAS as a hot spare. TerraMaster is continually enhancing the operating system, as proven by the release of yet another substantial upgrade. The NAS is one of the quickest and most cheaply priced devices we have evaluated. Undeniably recommended that your workload is stricktly NAS (file) related. For broader and more diverse application support, you'd be steered to another brand(s).