The QNAP TS-259 Pro is a network attached storage NAS server which is 2-bay. It is very powerful and can provide an affordable and easy-to-management solution with iSCSI service for virtualized and clustered environment. It can work on different platforms of business applications to maximize the efficiency of the data center in the business environment.
Specifications
| Specification | Description |
| CPU | Intel® Atom™ Dual-core Processor |
| DRAM | 1GB DDRII RAM |
| Flash Memory | 512MB DOM |
| HDD | 2.5/ 3.5″ SATA x2 |
| HDD Tray | 2 x Hot-swappable and lockable tray |
| LAN Port | 2 x Gigabit RJ-45 Ethernet port |
| LED Indicators | Status, LAN, USB, eSATA, Power, HDD 1, HDD 2 |
| USB | 5 x USB 2.0 port (Front: 1; Back: 4) |
| Support USB printer, pen drive, USB hub, and USB UPS etc | |
| eSATA | 2 x eSATA port (Back) |
| Buttons | System: Power button, USB One-Touch-Backup Button, Reset button |
| Alarm Buzzer | System warning |
| Form Factor | Tower |
| Dimensions | 150 (H) x 102 (W) x 216 (D) mm |
| 5.91 (H) x 4.02 (W) x 8.5 (D) inch | |
| Weight | Net weight: 1.74 kg (3.84 lbs) |
| Gross weight: 2.92 kg (6.44 lbs) | |
| Sound Level(dB) | w/o HDD installed: 33.3 dB |
| Stand by: 33.7 dB | |
| In operation: 34.2 dB | |
| (with 2 x 1TB HDD installed) | |
| Power Consumption (W) | Sleep mode: 16W |
| In Operation: 25W | |
| Power-off (in WOL mode): 1W | |
| (with 2 x 1TB HDD installed) | |
| Temperature | 0~40˚C |
| Humidity | 0~95% R.H. |
| Power Supply | Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, Output: 84W |
| Secure Design | K-lock security slot for theft prevention |
| VGA | Reserved VGA interface for maintenance |
| Fan | 1 x smart fan (7 cm, 12V DC) |
Features
The TS-259 is highly compatible with VMware® vSphere4 (ESX 4.0 and above) virtualization platform as well as VMware virtualization environments and Windows cluster servers.
Some extraordinary features like WebDAV, Share Folder Aggregation (also known as DFS), IPv6 and IPv4 dual-stack, Wake on LAN, schedule power on/ off, HDD S.M.A.R.T, comprehensive log systems, and policy-based unauthorized IP blocking are included in this server. You can say the server is multilingual as it supports file sharing across Windows, Mac, Linux, and UNIX platforms.
It also discharges secure storage with the help of iSCSI features like
1) NAS + iSCSI storage solution
2) Flexible multiple LUNs management
3) Secure IP SAN environment deployment
4) Designed for virtualized and clustered environments
There is also a special feature of storage expansion through the Virtual Disk Drive (VDD). Along with this it delivers superior performance and high reliability for business applications by low noise and low power consumption.
The applications of the network server are
1) Web File Manager
2)Multimedia Station
3)Download Station
4)Surveillance Station
5)iTunes Server
6)UPnP Media Server
7)Apache Web Server
8)MySQL Server
9)QPKG Plug-ins
Price
The cost of QNAP TS-259 Pro NAS server is $600 inclusive of VAT.
Review
Talking about the pros of the server, it is an outstanding performer and is fully packed with features. Moving on the cons it is expensive compared to the other network storage servers.
The overall rating of the QNAP TS-259 Pro NAS server is 4.5 out of 5.
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