A fairly common problem when trying to decide which NAS to buy is the dilemma of choosing between the top brands. Computingondemand.com has done a comparison of two of the top brands, QNAP and Thecus, basing their comparison on the Thecus N4200PRO and the QNAP TS-419P+. In its analysis, QNAP and Thecus are compared side by side for such attributes as ease of use, performance, reliability and a whole lot more.
Typical of its analysis is the comparison of performance:
Performance
Your NAS should give you the files you want quickly. That is why you have the NAS in the first place. QNAP and Thecus both perform well, but the faster processor and larger quantity of memory in the Thecus gives it a speed enhancement. So much so, that it is faster in some tests than our in house server. Thecus just wins when it come to speed.Our benchmark was transferring a 46.6GB Blu-Ray ISO (Avatar) from the NAS to our workstation. We just initiated the file transfer and watched the networking tab in Windows Task Manager. We experienced around a 73 MB/s with Thecus and around 56 with QNAP.
Winner: Thecus
For reliability, Thecus gets the nod because of its inclusion of a built in min-UPS (uninteruptable power supply).
QNAP gets the win on a number of categories including flexibility and design.
For the full run down and conclusion, read the full article at computingondemand.com.
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