Qnap Rolling Out 1 to 4 Bay TS-x20 and x21 Turbo NAS

QNAP
Systems, Inc. announced the release of the Turbo
NAS TS-x21 and TS-x20
series for home users and home offices.

The TS-x21 models are equipped with
2.0GHz CPU, 1GB DDR3 RAM, and the TS-x20 series with 1.6GHz CPU,
512MB DDR3 RAM. Both series deliver enough performance for daily
routines in file storage, sharing, and backup, and serve as media
centers for storing and sharing multimedia files.

The two series feature the Turbo
NAS OS QTS 4.0. It integrates multi-window operations into the
web-based user interface, adds cross-device file synchronization,
several mobile apps, and more. In an era where almost everyone has at
lease one mobile phone or tablet device, the QTS 4.0 address people’s
needs of mobile data access and synchronization, and storage for huge
quantities of data. The multi-window UI introduces users to an
original NAS management experience. The multimedia applications and
multi-tasking designs increase management efficiency but also
transform home entertainment.

"The QTS 4.0 is a major
evolution of QNAP’s software design," commented Meiji Chang,
GM, QNAP. "It aims to reverse home users’ typical
impressions towards the networked appliances as being complex and
hard to use. The QTS 4.0 integrates Turbo NAS hardware design and
features multi-window intelligence and smart mobile apps, making home
digital data storing and management easier and multimedia
entertainment more fun."

• Multi-window
  operations
  

The software offers desktop design to
compliment working efficiency. The multi-window design allows
multi-tasking concurrently, and enables users to switch between each
task to increase productivity. Its desktop also includes a start menu
to find desired applications, dashboard with overview of system
status, drag-and-drop icons to create desktop shortcuts or group
shortcuts, multiple desktop to extend desktop work space, the
toolbar, and so on.

• Cross-device file synchronization
  

Almost everyone has multiple devices
such as mobile phones, tablet computers and desktop computers. The
combination of Qsync and the Turbo NAS fulfills file synchronization,
enabling users to get the most recent files with their computers and
mobile devices. It is useful for frequent travelers who wish to
manage files and always wish to have the most recent files on each
device. It provides multiple ways of file synchronization and group
file sharing, enhancing the flexibility of collaboration.

• 
  Smart mobile apps
  

Users can access the Turbo NAS through
mobile apps. The Qfile app allows remote access to the Turbo NAS and
sharing files stored on the Turbo NAS. The ‘auto upload from photo
gallery’ function enables users to take photos with a mobile device
and have the photos uploaded on to the Turbo NAS. It works as a
real-time backup for photos. The Qfile HD app is designed for iPad.
The Qmanager app is useful for remotely monitoring and controlling
the Turbo NAS’s system status, services, downloading and backup tasks
anytime, anywhere.

• Integrated multimedia entertainment

The NAS provides multimedia
applications and acts as a media hub at home. The support of DLNA and
AirPlay allows users to enjoy a TV experience in diverse ways. The
applications make it convenient to collect, manage and share huge
collection of photos, music, and videos, enriching home
entertainment.

QTS 4.0 key features include:

1. Intelligent desktop:
   multi-window, start menu, dashboard, drag-and-drop icons, multiple
   desktops, personal wallpapers, and toolbar with desktop preferences,
   online resources, quick search, event notifications, event
   notifications, external device and background tasks;
2. File Station: supports photo
   thumbnails, photo setup with properties and privileges, moving files
   from local computers to File Station by drag-and-drop, recycle bin
   categorized by shared folders;
3. Photo Station: provides a
   UI, customized virtual slide show by dragging and dropping photos,
   auto-sorting photos in a timeline, and photo tagging, photos and
   videos backup with Smart Import;
4. Music Station: provides UI and
   lyric editing;
5. Media Library: supports
   file transcoding;
6. HappyGet: as a third party
   application that supports backing up YouTube videos, Facebook photos,
   and Vimeo videos;
7. Surveillance Station Pro:
   provides UI, cross-browser support on PC with IE, Google Chrome, and
   Mozilla Firefox;
8. App Center: provides more than
   80 install-on-demand apps to increase diverse applications on the
   Turbo NAS;
9. myQNAPcloud.com: a QNAP
   membership portal for managing registered devices, accessing
   published NAS services, and linking to start.qnap.com
   for online system setup without using a CD;
10. Qsync Utility:
    creates a specific ‘Qsync’ folder for users to simply drop files
    into, and automatically synchronizes the files to all of the devices
    that are linked to the Turbo NAS, with multiple ways of file
    synchronization and group file sharing;
11. QAirplay: supports browsing
    videos and photos stored on the NAS and playing on the TV via
    AirPlay-enabled devices;
12. Qfile/Qfile HD: supports auto
    upload from photo gallery;
13. Qmanager: supports remote
    setting for Wake on LAN and user permission for the Turbo NAS.

Key Specs:

• TS-x21 series – tower unit,
  available in 4, 2, 1-bay, 2.0 GHz CPU, 1GB DDR3 RAM, SATA HDD/ SSD,
  HDDs hot-swappable (TS-421, TS-221), 2X USB 3.0, 2X Gigabit LAN ports
  (TS-421), 1X Gigabit LAN port (TS-221, TS-121), LCM panel (TS-421).
• 
  TS-x20 series – tower unit,
  available in 4, 2, 1-bay, 1.6 GHz CPU, 512 MB DDR3 RAM, SATA HDD/
  SSD, HDDs hot-swappable (TS-420, TS-220), 2X USB 3.0, 2X Gigabit LAN
  ports (TS-420), 1X Gigabit LAN port (TS-220, TS-120).