Qnap NAS With Quad-Core Intel Celeron Processor and QvPC Technology

QNAP Systems, Inc. announced the tower-based Turbo NAS TS-x53 Pro series (available in 2, 4, 6, 8-bays) and the 2.5″-drive SS-x53 Pro series (4 and 8-bay) that provide a solution for storage and business applications for SMBs.

Coupled with QvPC Technology, these series can serve as PC substitutes that enable direct access to stored data, real-time surveillance monitoring with local display, XBMC digital entertainment, and more.

The TS/SS-x53 Pro series is powered by a quad-core Intel Celeron 2.0GHz processor with burst speed up to 2.41GHz and 8GB/4GB/2GB, DDR3L RAM (expandable to 8GB), supports 2 or 4 LAN ports that provide up to 400MB/s read and write speeds in port trunking mode, and achieves 70+MB/s read and write AES-256bit encryption performance.

“The new models deliver high performance that maintains smooth system operations even during intensive data access,” said Jason Hsu, product manager, QNAP. “The high-quality hardware also provides the power for users to operate multiple VMs using QNAP Virtualization Station, transcode Full HD videos in real-time or offline, and enhance their business productivity with SMB features built-in,” added Hsu.

The QvPC Technology consolidates a number of high-end technologies including VM integration, multimedia transcoding, HDMI output, cloud integration and NAS connection technologies, allowing users to operate the units as a PC when they plug in a keyboard, mouse and monitor. With it the TS/SS-x53 Pro series is transformed into a device with PC functionalities for users to access stored data on the NAS, run multiple applications using Windows/Linux/UNIX/Android-based VMs, surf the web on Google Chrome, enjoy Full HD videos with up to 7.1 channel audio with XBMC, monitor the Surveillance Station in real time with local display, and much more.

Users can install the Virtualization Station from the QTS App Center to extend the functionality by operating multiple Windows, Linux and UNIX-based VMs. Virtualization Station offers numerous functions including snapshot, VM import/export, dedicated LAN ports, user permissions, and more. Users can operate VMs as remote desktops via web browsers for instant management or troubleshooting.

The lineup, with integrated hardware acceleration, provides real-time and offline Full HD video transcoding capabilities to convert videos on-the-fly or in the background to universal formats that can be played on computers and mobile devices. In the event of limited Internet bandwidth, users can still enjoy smooth videos by selecting lower resolutions to play the videos via File Station, Video Station, or the Qfile mobile app. It allows multiple users to simultaneously watch different videos stored on it without affecting the performance of other running applications.

“This powerful transcoding feature makes the new series perfect for organizations where videos are at the heart of their daily work or digital offerings, increasing their productivity and providing higher-quality videos near-instantly,” added Hsu.

It has a range of business applications and is tailored for SMBs to build a private cloud. It supports VMware, Microsoft and Citrix virtualization solutions to simplify virtual storage management. The cross-platform file sharing for Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX users makes it a centralized storage solution for organizations with a large number of users. The support for Windows AD, LDAP directory services and Windows ACL improves the efficiency of permission settings. It can also act as a domain controller for Windows, and offers backup solutions for Windows and Mac users and DR solutions including RTRR, rsync and cloud storage backup. The IT Management Station (powered by Mandriva Pulse) provides an IT system management solution for businesses of all sizes to centrally manage multi-OS and multi-site IT assets. With the Signage Station, business users can create animated content and advertisements for promoting their services.

Featuring a scalable design, it allows administrators to connect a QNAP expansion enclosure (UX-500P or UX-800P) to increase the total storage capacity to 96TB with multiple volumes (varies by models). The UX-500P and UX-800P tower expansion enclosures offer SMBs with budget-friendly options to expand their storage capacity on demand to fulfill storage-intensive applications such as video surveillance, data archiving, TV broadcast storage, and for backing-up the entire content of the connected Turbo NAS.

Key specifications

The TS-x53 Pro series

• TS-253 Pro: 2-bay tower model

• TS-453 Pro: 4-bay tower model

• TS-653 Pro: 6-bay tower model

• TS-853 Pro: 8-bay tower model

• Quad-core Intel Celeron 2.0 GHz processor (burst up to 2.41GHz) with Virtualization Technology (VT-x) // 8GB or 2GB DDR3L RAM (expandable to 8GB) // 2.5″/3.5″ SATA 6Gbps HDD/SSD, HDDs hot-swappable // 3xUSB 3.0 // 2xGigabit LAN ports (TS-253 Pro) / 4xGigabit LAN ports (TS-453 Pro, TS-653 Pro, TS-853 Pro) // 1xHDMI // LCD panel (TS-453 Pro, TS-653 Pro, TS-853 Pro)

The SS-x53 Pro series

• SS-453 Pro: 4-bay tower model

• SS-853 Pro: 8-bay tower model

• Quad-core Intel Celeron 2.0 GHz processor (burst up to 2.41GHz) with VT-x // 4GB DDR3L RAM (expandable to 8GB) // 2.5″ SATA 6Gb HDD/SSD, HDDs hot-swappable // 3xUSB 3.0 // 2xGigabit LAN ports (SS-453 Pro) / 4xGigabit LAN ports (SS-853 Pro) // 1xHDMI // LCD panel (SS-853 Pro)

The TS-x53 Pro and SS-x53 Pro Turbo NAS series are available.