Qnap TVS-x72XT NAS With 10GbE, Thunderbolt 3 Connectivity and Intel Processors

Qnap Systems, Inc. released the TVS-x72XT NAS series, powered by 8th Gen Intel Corp.‘s Core processors with both 10GBASE-T and Thunderbolt 3 high-bandwidth connectivity for tackling heavy workloads and smoothly transferring, displaying and editing 4K videos in real-time.

By supporting M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs and graphics cards, the TVS-x72XT series provides the ability to boost performance and create a scalable working environment for high-speed file sharing and collaboration.

“The TVS-x72XT series features quality hardware and excellent performance with multiple 10GBASE-T and Thunderbolt 3 ports to provide workstations with high-capacity and high-throughput storage,” said David Tsao, product manager, Qnap, adding “The TVS-x72XT series is also an exceptional storage base for iMac Pro users as they can flexibly choose between Thunderbolt 3 and 10GbE connections to suit their application and device needs.”

TVS-872XT-i5-16G eight-bay model

The TVS-x72XT series includes models with 4, 6, and 8 drive bays, and features 8th gen Core processors with AES-NI encryption and Intel UHD Graphics 630 that enables triple-channel 4K H.264 hardware decoding and real-time transcoding. Flexible PCIe expandability allows users to install an entry-level graphics card to accelerate NAS video processing and GPU computing, or a company’s QM2 card to add M.2 SSD caching or additional 10GbE (10GBASE-T) connectivity to the NAS.

TVS-872XT-i5-16G eight-bay model rear

Featuring a five-speed 10GBASE-T Multi-Gig port (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M) and two Thunderbolt 3 ports, the TVS-x72XT series presents a collaborative 4K media editing platform for both Mac and Windows users, allowing sharing of large media files to improve productivity. It also provides HDMI 2.0 output, supporting 4K (3840×2160) at 60Hz, providing benefits for applications that demand on-image resolution and color realism, and allowing the direct playback of NAS-based multimedia content.

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The TVS-x72XT series supports SSD caching, and provides two M.2 SSD slots for installing PCIe (Gen 3 x2) NVMe SSDs with 2280 form factors (M.2 SSDs are sold separately) for boosting IO/s-demanding applications. Users can also take advantage of software-defined SSD extra over-provisioning (between 1% and 60%) to attain SSD performance and maximized SSD lifespan. Coupled with the company’s Qtier technology that empowers the NAS with auto tiering, storage efficiency is optimized constantly across M.2 SSDs, 2.5-inch SSDs, and high-capacity HDDs with improved overall system performance and cost effectiveness.

The reliable, scalable TVS-x72XT series is an all-in-one NAS for file storage, backup, sharing, synchronization and centralized management. It also provides block-based snapshot protection to help users mitigate the impact of ransomware, the ability to host multiple VMs and containerized applications, and the QVR Pro app for deploying a professional video surveillance system (with eight free IP camera channels, and expandable up to 128 channels with optional licenses).

Key specs:

• TVS-472XT-PT-4G: 4-bay, Pentium Gold G5400T dual-core 3.1GHz processor, 4GB RAM (2GBx2)

• TVS-672XT-i3-8G: 6-bay, Core i3 8100T quad-core 3.1.GHz processor, 8GB RAM (4GBx2)

• TVS-872XT-i5-16G: 8-bay, Core i5 8400T 6-core 1.7GHz processor (burst up to 3.3GHz), 16GB RAM (8GBx2)

Tower model; dual-channel SODIMM DDR4 RAM (upgradable to 32GB); hot-swappable 3.5-inch 6Gb SATA bays; two M.2 2280 PCIe (G,3 x2, 2GB/s) NVMe SSD slots; two Thunderbolt 3 ports; one 10GBASE-T RJ45 (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M) LAN port, two Gigabit LAN ports; two PCle slots (Slot one is pre-installed with a Thunderbolt 3 adapter); one HDMI 2.0 (4K@60Hz) output; one Type-A USB 3.0 port, two Type-C USB 3.1 Gen2 10Gbps ports, two Type-A USB 3.1 Gen2 10Gb/s ports; one 3.5 mm dynamic microphone jack, one 3.5mm line-out audio jack; one built-in speaker

The TVS-x72XT NAS series is available.

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