QNAP TS-669 Pro

QNAP TS-669 Pro TurboNAS Review

Cloud storage may be the big buzzword of the moment, but what if you'd rather have your storage where you can see it? QNAP has one solution, in the shape of the TS-669 Pro TurboNAS: six-drives-worth of network-attached storage with streaming, remote access and data-redundancy on tap. Everything, in fact, the company thinks a home or small office might require. Is it worth the $1,199.99 sticker price, however? Read on for the full SlashGear review. While consumer NAS units usually try to throw some curves into the mix so as to make the drive arrays more home office friendly, QNAP's no-nonsense approach means the TS-669 Pro is a battleship of a device. Measuring 6.89 x 10.12 x 9.25 inches and constructed from sheet metal and dense plastic, it's sturdy enough that we'd consider putting it under a desk as long as it was reasonably out of the reach of idly-swinging feet. Up front there are six individual drive bays, each hot-swappable and with a security lock, topped with a two-line LCD to show status and settings; a pair of buttons alongside allow you to navigate through the simple menu structure. Each bay gets status LEDs, and there's a front USB 2.0 port with an instant-copy button for quickly offloading content from an attached drive or memory card (in a USB reader).