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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
| Preview | Product | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERRAMASTER U4-423 2.5GbE NAS Rackmount 1U 4-Bay High... | 1 Reviews | Buy on Amazon |
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
| Specification | TerraMaster U4-423 |
|---|---|
| Processor Model | Intel® Celeron® N5095 |
| Processor Architecture | X.86 64-bit |
| Processor Frequency | Quad Core 2.0 GHz (Max burst up to 2.9 GHz) |
| CPU Single-Core Score | / |
| Hardware Encryption Engine | √ |
| Hardware Transcoding Engine | H.264, H.265, MPEG-4, VC-1;maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 60 |
| Memory | |
| System Memory | 4GB |
| Pre-installed Memory module | 4GB (1 x 4GB) |
| Total Memory Slot Number | 2 (DDR4 SODIMM) |
| Maximum Supported Memory | 32 GB (16GB+16GB) |
| Note | TerraMaster reserves the right to replace memory modules with the same or higher frequency based on supplier's product life cycle status. Rest assured that the compatibility and stability have been strictly verified with the same benchmark to ensure identical performance. |
| Storage | |
| Disk Slot Number | 4 |
| Compatible Drive types | 3.5" SATA HDD |
| 2.5" SATA HDD | |
| 2.5" SATA SSD | |
| Maximum Internal Raw Storage Capacity | 80TB (20TB x4) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) |
| Drive Hot Swap | √ |
| Note | . Hard drive vendors will release their latest models of hard drives, and Maximum internal raw storage capacity may be adjusted accordingly. |
| . The maximum single volume size is not directly related to the maximum raw capacity. | |
| File System | |
| Internal Drive | Btrfs, EXT4 |
| External Drive | EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+ |
| External Ports | |
| RJ-45 1GbE Network Jack | / |
| RJ-45 2.5GbE Network Jack | 2 |
| RJ-45 10GbE Network Jack | / |
| SFP+ 10GbE Network Jack | / |
| USB3.1 Host Port | 2(10Gbps) |
| USB2.0 Host Port | / |
| COM | / |
| HDMI | 1 |
| VGA | / |
| PCIe Slots | / |
| M.2 2280 NVMe Slot | 1 |
| Appearance | |
| Size (H*W*D) | 45*440 *360 mm |
| Packaging Size (H*W*D) | 95*545 *453 mm |
| Weight | 6.8 kg |
| Others | |
| System Fan | 40 x 40 x 28mm 3PCS |
| Fan Mode | Smart, High speed, Middle speed, Low speed |
| Noise Level | |
| Power Supply | 90W |
| Redundancy Power Supply | / |
| AC Input Voltage | 100V - 240V AC |
| Current Frequency | 50/60 Hz, Single frequency |
| Power Consumption | 35.2W(Fully loaded Seagate 4TB ST4000VN008 hard drive(s) in read/write state) |
| 13.9 W (Fully loaded Seagate 4TB ST4000VN008 hard drive(s) in hibernation) | |
| Limited warranty | 2 years |
| Certificate | FCC, CE, CCC, KC |
| Environment | RoHS, WEEE |
| Temperature | |
| Working Temperature | 0°C ~ 40°C (32°F ~ 104°F) |
| Storage Temperature | -20°C ~ 60°C (-5°F ~ 140°F) |
| Relative Humidity | 5% ~ 95% RH |
| Package Contents | |
| Host (x1) | |
| Power cord (x1) | |
| RJ-45 network cable (x1) | |
| Quick Installation Guide (x1) | |
| Limited Warranty Note(x1) | |
| Screws(a few) | |
| TOS Features | |
| OS Supported | |
| Supported Client OS | Windows OS, Mac OS, Linux OS |
| Supported Web Browsers | Google Chrome 97.0.xxxx, Mozilla Firefox 9.3,Apple Safari 12.1 ; Microsoft Edge 99.0.xx or later version. |
| Supported mobile OS | iOS12.0, Android 9.0 or later version |
| Storage Management | |
| Supported RAID Types | TRAID, Single, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5, RAID 6, RAID 10 |
| Maximum Internal Volume Number | 256 |
| Maximum iSCSI Target | 128 |
| Maximum iSCSI LUN | 256 |
| Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs | TRAID, RAID 1,RAID5,RAID 6,RAID10 |
| Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD | TRAID, RAID5,RAID6 |
| RAID Migration | √ |
| SSD Cache | √ |
| Hot Spare | √ |
| SSD TRIM | √ |
| Hard Drive S.M.A.R.T. | √ |
| Seagate IHM | √ |
| NVRAM write cache(BBU-protected) | / |
| Shared Folder Snapshot | √ |
| LUN Snapshot | / |
| File Services | |
| File Protocol | SMB/AFP/NFS/FTP/SFTP/WebDAV |
| Maximum Concurrent SMB/AFP/FTP/SFTP Connections | 500 |
| Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration | √ |
| NFS Kerberos Authentication | √ |
| Account & Shared Folder | |
| Maximum local user's account number | 2048 |
| Maximum local group number | 512 |
| Maximum shared folders number | 512 |
| Maximum shared folders syncing tasks | 8 |
| Backup | |
| Rsync Backup | √ |
| Duple Backup | √ |
| Centralized Backup | √ |
| Snapshot | √ |
| USB Backup | √ |
| Cloud Sync | √ |
| Time Machine Backup | √ |
| File System Snapshot | √ |
| TFM Backup | √ |
| Networking | |
| TCP/IP | IPv4/IPv6 |
| Protocols | CIFS/SMB, NFS, FTP, SFTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP |
| Link Aggregation | √ |
| DLNA Compliance | √ |
| VPN Client | √ |
| VPN Server | √ |
| Proxy Client | √ |
| Proxy Server | / |
| UPnP/Bonjour Discovery | √ |
| TNAS.online Remote Access | √ |
| DDNS | √ |
| Access Right Management | |
| Batch users creation | / |
| Import/Export users | √ |
| User Quota Managerment | √ |
| Local user access control for CIFS/SAMBA and FTP | √ |
| Domain Authentication | |
| AD Domain | √ |
| LDAP Client | √ |
| LDAP Server | / |
| Security | |
| Firewall Protection | √ |
| Account Auto-block Protection | √ |
| AES Volume and Shared Folder Encryption | √ |
| Importable SSL certificate | √ |
| Instant Alert via email, Desktop Notification, Beep | √ |
| RSA 2048 Encryption（TOS 5.0） | √ |
| PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) | √ |
| OTP Authentication（TOS 5.0） | √ |
| HyperLock File System（TOS 5.0） | √ |
| Power Managerment | |
| Power Resume | √ |
| Scheduled Power On/Off | √ |
| Wake up On LAN（WOL） | √ |
| UPS Supported | √ |
| Administration | |
| Multi-window, Multi-task System Management | √ |
| Custom Desktop | √ |
| Control Panel | √ |
| Resource Monitor | √ |
| Syslog | √ |
| OS UI Language | English,German, French, Spanish, Italian, Magyar, Chinese,Japanese,Korean，Turkish, Portuguese, Russian |
| Applications | |
| Application Center | √ |
| iSCSI Target | √ |
| Terra Photos | √ |
| TerraSync | √ |
| Duple Backup | √ |
| CloudSync | √ |
| Centralized Backup | √ |
| USB Backup | √ |
| VPN Server | √ |
| Transmission | √ |
| qBittorent | √ |
| Aria 2 | √ |
| Terra Search | √ |
| Deduplication | √ |
| Web Server | √ |
| Clam Antivirus | √ |
| EMBY | √ |
| Multi Media Server | √ |
| Plex Media Server | √ |
| Docker Manager | √ |
| Snapshot | √ |
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.
Originally posted on mightygadget.co.uk – Follow on Twitter – Instagram – Facebook – Mighty Gadget Latest Reviews
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I am James, a UK-based tech enthusiast and the Editor and Owner of Mighty Gadget, which I’ve proudly run since 2007. Passionate about all things technology, my expertise spans from computers and networking to mobile, wearables, and smart home devices.
As a fitness fanatic who loves running and cycling, I also have a keen interest in fitness-related technology, and I take every opportunity to cover this niche on my blog. My diverse interests allow me to bring a unique perspective to tech blogging, merging lifestyle, fitness, and the latest tech trends.
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