TerraMaster U4-423 4-bay Short Depth Rackmount NAS Launched Priced at £600
Today, TerraMaster has announced a new affordable NAS that will appeal to small businesses.
The TerraMaster U4-423 is a four-bay NAS, but rather than the desktop-style NAS products I have reviewed from them in the past, this is a rackmount NAS. It weighs just 3.2kg without drives and occupies just one rack unit being 40mm in height with a width of 440mm and a length of 360mm.
It is a well-specced NAS with an Intel Celeron N5095 quad-core processor with 2.0 GHz and a maximum turbo of 2.9 GHz. It is integrated with a GPU graphics card, AES NI hardware encryption and equipped with two 2.5 GbE interfaces and 4 GB DDR4 dual-channel memory (expandable up to 32 GB).
The U4-423 is configured with two 2.5 GbE interfaces, supporting 2.5 GbE high-speed network bandwidth. Link Aggregation provides a network bandwidth of up to 5 Gb.
The transmission speed can reach 283 MB/s (Seagate IronWolf 18TB x 4, RAID 0), and you can also use the built-in M.2 NVMe for SSD cache acceleration which significantly increases the storage efficiency of the disk array.
As for disk array support, you can have Single, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10. You can also set up a hot spare.
The NAS also has a two USB3.1 port capable of 10Gbps, and this allows you to expand the storage by paring the NAS up with the TerraMaster D6-320 USB3.2 Gen2 External Hard Disk Enclosure that was launched in March.
Price and Availability
- Powerful Hardware: N5105/5095 Quad-core 2.0GHz CPU, 4GB RAM DDR4 (expandable up to 32GB). Dual 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet ports - Supports up to 5 Gbps under Link Aggregation. Rackmount 1U 4-Bay NAS designed for SMB High Performance Requirements.
- Maximum Internal Raw Capacity: 80TB (20 TB drive x 4). Compatible with 3.5" and 2.5" SATA HDD, 2.5" SATA SSD. Supports RAID 0/1/ 5/6/10, Supports online capacity expansion and online migration. The built-in M.2 2280 NVMeSSD slot can realize SSD cache acceleration and increase the storage efficiency of the disk array several times.
- Multiple Backup Solutions: CentralizedBackup, DupleBackup, Snapshot, CloudSync, enhance the Safety of your Data with multiple backup applications.
- Easily build file storage servers, mail servers, web servers, FTP servers, MySQL databases, CRM systems, Node.js, and Java virtual machines, as well as a host of other commercial applications.
- Small-sized compact design, can be used vertically and horizontally. Features an aluminum-alloy shell and intelligent temperature control ultra-quiet fan, good in heat dissipation and Very Quiet.
The TerraMaster U4-423 4-bay rackmount NAS is available to buy now from Amazon stores internationally.
In the UK, the MSRP is £599.99, and you can buy it from Amazon here.
For US buyers, the MSRP price is $699.99 and is available from Amazon.com, but it is showing currently unavailable at the time of writing.
Full Specification
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Full Press Release
TerraMaster, a professional brand that focuses on providing innovative storage products for homes and businesses, has a new model of 4-bay U4-423 short depth rackmount NAS with dual 2.5GbE interfaces which provides a network bandwidth up to 5 Gb via link aggregation and up to 88TB storage space. TerraMaster U4-423 adopts 1U rackmount case with a depth of only 360mm (14.17 inches) weighs merely 3.2kgs, which is applicable to most 2-column cabinets and wall-mounted small cabinets with simple installation.
TerraMaster U4-423 Key Features
Small in size and easy to deploy, occupying less space and energy
Space-saving: TerraMaster U4-423 has a shorter chassis depth and takes up less rack space than traditional NAS, which is very useful for environments with limited space, such as home basements, small offices, computer rooms, etc.;
Easy to deploy: Due to its small size and weight, TerraMaster U4-423 is easy to deploy and install in smaller racks or cabinets, and it can also be more convenient for maintenance and management, such as media production, security monitoring, etc.;
Energy saving: Compared with large NAS devices, TerraMaster U4-423 has lower power consumption, which saves more energy and operating costs.
High-speed multimedia storage and streaming media playback
Users can store multimedia files such as audio, video and pictures in TerraMaster U4-423, and use professional multimedia server software to stream these files to other devices through the 2.5GbE high-speed interface, such as smart TVs, game consoles, mobile phones, etc., to form a family multimedia center.
Support Larger Storage Space Expansion
With the latest TerraMaster TOS 5.1 system, U4-423 supports the TerraMaster USB storage series to connect to the NAS through the USB interface, and supports the creation of arrays and storage pools to greatly expand the storage space.
For example, an external 6bay 10Gbps USB3.2 hard disk box D6-320 can provide up to 132TB of additional storage capacity of TerraMaster U4-423.
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