Qnap Announces TS-x51A Series NAS With USB 3.0 QuickAccess Port

By Ken Brown

Qnap TS-x51A Series NAS With USB 3.0 QuickAccess Port

Two and four bays, dual-core Celeron processor, dual-channel DDR3L-1600 RAM expandable to 16G, dual GbE ports

Qnap Systems, Inc. brings NAS with USB QuickAccess port to customers in North America starting today with the introduction of the TS-x51A series NAS (available in two and four bay models).

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This feature, exclusive to the company allows the NAS to be directly connected to a PC/Mac for instant access. This also grants performance around 100MB/s when connected directly while also connected via Ethernet for traditional network access. This new combination in connectivity allows the NAS to function at optimal performance in SOHO/SMB environments for backup, remote access, file sharing, photo editing/content creation, and more.

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The TS-x51A series features the 14nm dual-core Celeron processor that can burst up to 2.48GHz but only consumes 6W of energy, 6Gb SATA architecture, and 2 or 4GB dual-channel DDR3L-1600 RAM (expandable to 16GB).

This series also supports 4K UHD video transcoding allowing to transcode and stream videos to HDTV or mobile devices in the required format. Like other firm’s NAS models, the TS-x51A models retain the front USB port for quick copying of content to the NAS and features a newly-added SD memory card slot for photographers for quick ingest of photos/videos. The slim port on the front is the all QuickAccess port for simultaneous direct connection to a PC/Mac while dual GbE ports provide traditional network connection.

Storage capacity can also be increased with optional expansion chassis.

The TS-x51A series is a DLNA-compliant multimedia powerhouse with an HDMI 1.4b port capable of 4K@30Hz video playback which includes a remote control. This series also supports Plex Media Server as well as multiple streaming services including Chromecast, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, and Roku.

The TS-x51A series includes firm’s QTS 4.2 embedded NAS OS with a selection of business and entertainment apps including Qsirch, a natural search engine developed exclusively to quickly find anything on the NAS with a keyword/phrase search. Apps are included for managing storage and RAID levels, configuring automated backups, running VMs and containers on the NAS too.

Like all company’s NAS models, the TS-x51A features its own private cloud for secure remote access and iOS and Android mobile apps are available to stream content from the NAS via the private cloud.

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TS-x51A available models:

The TS-x51A series models are shipping in the US and Canada markets.