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HWM+HardwareZone.com Editor's Choice Tech Awards - Part 2

By Team HardwareZone - 13 Feb 2010

Best 4-Bay NAS Device

Best 4-Bay NAS Device

Networked storage solutions are a necessity for any business with a foot in today's digital business landscape, though the high cost of buying and maintaining standalone storage servers has been a major stumbling block. NAS devices have stepped in to fill that gap with affordable solutions that not only offer excellent performance and value for money, but also low maintenance and easy administration - a boon for small business that want the security of redundant storage without having to pay through the nose.

Nominees

  • Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d
  • QNAP TS-439 Pro Turbo
  • Synology Disk Station DS 409+
  • Thecus N4100 Pro

And the Winner is

The QNAP TS-439 Pro Turbo is our best 4-bay NAS device.

The QNAP TS-439 Pro Turbo is fast and packs a load of features, yet easy enough to administer and comes with a great deal of flexibility in terms of usage i.e. surveillance, web server etc. Whether the geek with a penchant for the extreme, or a small business serious about their data, you can't go wrong with the QNAP TS-420 Pro Turbo. All the other nominees put up a solid fight, but QNAP's product was the most polished overall.

Scoring Breakdown
Criteria/Model Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d QNAP TS-439 Pro Turbo Synology Disk Station DS 409+ Thecus N4100 Pro
Features 9.0 9.5 9.0 9.0
Performance 8.5 9.5 8.5 8.5
Value 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.0
Overall 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.5
Price From S$949 S$1347 US$880 S$799

For more details on how we selected our winners, check out the full reviews and articles listed at the References section at the end.

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