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The Thecus N2810 was a solid performer. Speed results using a combination of link aggregation and SSDs were better than expected. For new players, the N2810 can be a viable alternative to similar products from the likes of Synology and QNAP. Existing...
The Thecus N2810 Pro retails for $379. Performance Silent BTRFS support, besides EXT4 Quad-core CPU (Intel Celeron N3160) 4 GB of RAM (Upgradeable, but not easily so) Fan profile adjustment via software Easily handles up to 4K multimedia content...
The N2810 offers speedy performance and a deep feature set for the money, but it feels like a beta product with an OS too advanced for all but NAS aficions. Read...
and verdict The NAS channel is getting more and more saturated and that is driving prices downwards and specification upwards. Three years ago a NAS like shown today would cost you over 500 euro/usd. The unit as tested right now costs 299 euro/USD....
With the NAS market becoming ever more crowded with manufacturers looking for niches to fill, the Thecus N2810 2 Bay NAS, with its enhanced multimedia capabilities, is designed to stand out from the crowd, but is let down by a seemingly unfinished...
One of the first things we always find with Thecus devices is that they are very solidly built and the N2810 is no different. There is that plastic panel on the front which gives the device some style however elsewhere the NAS is metal and feels very...
There are other ways to add inexpensive shared storage to a small business or department, but with a street price well under $300, futzing with something else for a few hours will cost more and you may have less when finished. The 2GB of RAM (upgradable...
The N2810 SMB Tower NAS from Thecus packs the low-power Intel Celeron N3050 Dual Core CPU at its heart and is paired with 2GB of DDR3 RAM. Two LAN ports are available for failover or LAG configurations while the HDMI interface can display up to 4K...
The Thecus N2810 is priced about the same as the QNAP and Synology Intel Braswell-based NASes we've reviewed, but ranks significantly lower in our performance rankings. That said, in real-world use with a single Gigabit Ethernet connection, you would...
Sometimes, when I have writers block, I read what other reviewers have written about the product I'm reviewing. For me a NAS server was always a back-up device that sat somewhere on the network, away from the server for security reasons - and it just...
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