Qnap TVS-x72N 5GbE 6/8-Bays Desktop NAS With 8th Gen Core i3 Processors

Qnap Systems, Inc. launched the TVS-x72N 5GbE NAS series, powered by 8th gen Core i3 processors and features a 5GBASE-T port to deliver transfer speeds up to 5 times faster than GbE, making 4K video transfer, display, and editing smooth and streamlined.

The TVS-x72N comes with two built-in M.2 SSD slots for enabling SSD caching, features HBS 3 with data deduplication for faster backup and recovery, and provides cloud storage gateway functions to create a cost-effective hybrid cloud storage environment.

“With computers and networking devices now widely supporting Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), the common Ethernet networking speed has increased from 1GbE to 2.5 GbE and 5 GbE,” said David Tsao, product manager, Qnap, adding, “Users can add the TVS-x72N 5GbE NAS that offers four transfer speeds to their network environment to optimize their network storage usage experience.“

TVS-672N front and rear

The TVS-x72N comes in 6-bay and 8-bay models and features 8th gen Core i3 processors.

In addition to supporting 2.5-inch SSDs for SSD caching, it provides two M.2 SSD slots for installing PCIe Gen 3 x2 NVMe SSDs (M.2 SSDs are sold separately).

Users can also add M.2 SSDs by installing the company’s QM2 expansion card via the PCIe expansion slot.

These multiple SSD configuration methods coupled with the company’s cloud storage gateway functions, making the TVS-x72N a network gateway between local and cloud storage spaces for cloud backup while also allows users to benefit from low-latency, performance cloud storage access.

The TVS-x72N comes with Intel UHD Graphics 630 to enable triple-channel 4K H.264 hardware decoding and real-time transcoding and features an HDMI 2.0 output that supports 4K resolution (3,840×2,160 pixels) at 60Hz, providing benefits for applications that manage high-resolution images.

It also allows direct playback of NAS-based multimedia content on high-definition displays.

HBS3 screenshot
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Powered by QTS, the TVS-x72N series provides functions, including the HBS 3 backup and recovery solution, which incorporates QuDedup technology that deduplicates data at the source to reduce storage space and time spent on multiple version backups; block-based snapshot protection to effectively mitigate ransomware threats; and the ability to host multiple VMs and containerized applications.

Additionally, the QVR Pro app can help users deploy a professional affordable video surveillance system (with 8 free IP camera channels), and QuMagie integrates an AI algorithm for more intuitive and streamlined photo management.

TVS 872N front and rear

Key specs:

• TVS-672N-i3-4G: 6-bay, Core i3-8100T quad-core 3.1GHz processor, 4GB RAM (2GBx2)

• TVS-872N-i3-8G: 8-bay, Core i3-8100T quad-core 3.1GHz processor, 8GB RAM (4GBx2)

Tower model; dual-channel SODIMM DDR4 RAM (upgradable to 32GB); hot-swappable 3.5-inch 6Gb SATA bays; two M.2 2280 PCIe (Gen 3 x2, 2G) NVMe SSD slots; one 5GBASE-T RJ45 (5G/2.5G/1G/100M) LAN port, two Gigabit LAN ports; two PCle slots; one HDMI 2.0 (4K@60Hz) output; one Type-A USB 3.0 port, two Type-C USB 3.1 Gen2 10Gb/s 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-x72N NAS series is available.