TerraMaster F5-221 Desktop 5-Bay NAS With 2.0GHz Dual-Core Processor

TerraMaster Technology Co. Ltd. presents the F5-221 business NAS, a 5-bay storage designed to meet the needs of small- and medium-sized businesses.

F5-221 front and rear

It is for commercial storage applications including mail server, website server, FTP server, archive storage server, MySQL database, CRM, VM server.

It is equipped with a 2.0GHz (2.5GHz boost) Intel Corp.’ dual-core processor with expandable memory supporting up to 6GB. Designed for professional use, this NAS comes with security using AES hardware encryption support. It also supports 4K HD video transcoding making it a multimedia storage.

Performance
The F5-221 dual-core processor enables fast speeds of up to 200MB/s read and up to 190MB/s write with Link Aggregation enabled.

Multiple layers of data security
This NAS comes with 5 layers of data security to provide protection. Data security features include automatic scheduled backup, Btrfs file system and snapshot, RAID-1,5,6 array security, AES hardware folder encryption and network transport encryption, and cloud drive backup.

File system
The F5-221 uses a next-gen file system for data protection. Advanced Btrfs file system offers 71,680 system-wide snapshots and 1,024 snapshots per shared folder. This feature prevents data corruption and lowers maintenance cost.

4K Ultra HD video transcoding
This NAS is compatible with the DLNA protocol, third-party’s multimedia servers enable users to stream 4K media content from TNAS to multimedia playback devices. The device offers 4K H.264 live transcoding to deliver smooth 4K video playback on computers, smartphones, and media players that lack native support for HD formats.

Private cloud storage
The F5-221 is a NAS for setting up a private cloud storage for businesses. Cloud storage enables remote access capabilities which makes work collaboration easier. Rights of access can be tailored for managers and employees. It supports 2-way cloud drive sync, making sure that all progress is saved in the 2 file locations – TNAS and computer.

It is available at the company’s website and partner resellers including Amazon for $379.99.