Asustor Flashstor vs Terramaster F8 SSD PLUS NAS - Best SSD NAS Drive?

[@chrishogan6273]

I'm looking for a NVME NAS and these are on the top of my list as current standouts for my needs. This video helps confirm my thoughts that I'll go for an Asustor, but will try to wait for a hopeful Q4 release of the Gen 2. If the Gen 1 approaches US$600, I'll get that, if the launch price of Gen 2 price starts with an 8, that's a sale. I will use Plex (or maybe move to Jellyfin) and take use of surveillance cameras, therefore Asustor is my choice

[@frednarvag4519]

For me the Asustor Flashstor 12 pro is the sweet spot. Low nois , plenty storage , hdmi portal and spdif out. Modest cpu low power with integrated graphics. A perfekt combo for my needs.

[@nixxblikka]

Would have loved some benchmarks, Plex transcoding, data transfers etc

[@Jeff-rc7ph]

waiting to make my decision after the gen II flashstor release.

[@jaapkamstra9343]

Well: I'm in the market for the update version of the Asustor.With the two 10gbe ports that is just what I need :)

[@RRYYLT]

Compared to Asustor's Flashstor, the Terramaster F8 SSD boasts a smaller size, a more powerful CPU, and a faster network interface, which makes me lean more towards Terramaster. Regarding the operating system, I feel that both are quite similar. Terramaster's TOS 6 appears more stylish and organized, but functionally speaking, there is no essential difference between the two. Although Asustor seems to have many apps in its app market, most of them are duplicate third-party open source applications. Terramaster, on the other hand, appears to be more focused on their core backup applications, leaving the third-party open source applications to community developers. Personally, I think this is a good idea.

[@krisadams7100]

I'm new to network attached storage devices. A year in. I really wish that I would have went for all m.2 flash storage over hdd's in my DS1522+. I have a zimaboard with 1* m.2 and 2* SATA drives. It is so much faster than my Synology (transferring large files). Now that I know how much storage I actually need. I would definitely go all m.2's.

[@toddpeterson5904]

Still waiting for the Flashstor Gen 2. It's been six months since it was announced. We're well into Q4 and no news. I hope they're not waiting until CES in January. I wonder what the hold up is

[@ThePeterR66]

Robert , Simply the best

[@michaelmanus7765]

Thanks for your contrast and compare. Would it be possible to dig a bit deeper in how these NAS may be used and how does that impact which NVME to purchase. As in my case, no major processing required as it is just a media server of files "as is" with no transcribing etc. I do have the Flashstor 6 that is populated with not the fastest NVME but one that will work well in a NAS and has a good 5 year warranty. So far, everything works well to serve up my movie files, music files, and store sensitive files as well as photos. If I had to buy today, I would be less sure about buying the Flashstor 6 in favour of the Terramaster. Of the latter, not sure if I would get the standard or the Plus. I do know that the Asustor may suffer on speed due to bus lane architecture and the less powerful processor. Thoughts?

[@KranzjustKranz]

I'm waiting for at least 20-25Gbps Net, and 20Gbps USB for 'backup' backup. Not sure of longevity of nvme's compared to good 3.5"s, so a USB backup of equal sized 3.5"s with the same RAID layout seems like a good idea. By the time something like that comes out hopefull nvme prices will have dropped (the chip crisis is long over, prices need to return down)

[@butlbre1]

I really appreciate that Asustor has a gen2 coming, but I also really hope they have a solution for AMD's transcoding issues (comparatively to intel) given they are moving away from the intel CPU's :( ... I want my slightly newer (and beefier) 12 bay nas solution ahaha.

[@ThePaulpope]

Why not wait for the GEN 2?

[@annebokma4637]

Biggest difference is that there is a new flashtor on the way, right? Right? Yes you mentioned it after I typed 😂

[@btfofffice]

As a backup central storage option NAS Server is the way to go. Raid 5 OR 6? Am I better off running MS server?

[@riopato2009]

Software really matters for those who don't want to know everything about the operating system and surprised the parity against Synology isn't competitive for either product.

[@massivelyfence8111]

I'm considering a Flashstor for my next Unraid box, but the Asus website seems pretty sure that only a few models of nvme drive are compatible. Does anyone know if this is a size constraint, or based on the inbuilt Asus software, or what? I'm a bit wary of buying if I can't put any old inexpensive drive in it.

[@mych408]

I just wanna know which one is faster

[@kristfur]

9:28 This is a pretty big deal imo. I was leaning Terramaster until I heard that.

[@PsgPrime]

What do you think of the f4-424 max and f6-424 max?

[@mcury85]

I have a customer with a DS1522+ and 5 8TB Ironwolf drives in a RAID 6 configuration. I configured his setup with a 4 port LACP connection to the switch, which is working great. What I'm planning to do now is to remove the LACP configuration to use the SMB multichannel feature. But, to get all benefits from both worlds, I would like to configure HAProxy in the WAN side to allow load balancing between the 4 ports, since I will be using ACB and Synology drive as well. Do you know how to accomplish this, or if this is even possible ?

[@austinspace8694]

Is there an idiot's guide on "How to Install TrueNAS SCALE on a Terramaster..." F8 SSD Plus, or it is the same for any Terramaster NAS? I'm curious if I need to dedicate a smaller sized SSD for the OS, similar to what you had for the Asustor Flashstor 12 Pro and use the bios to select boot drive. Thanks much for any information.

[@kwazar6725]

Why make such small form factor and such small cpus?

[@johnlong3473]

I bought F8 Plus for my home movie collection to stream to my Apple TV. I am still unsure about the SSDs I should get for it. I'm thinking about the Samsung 990 Pro 4TB the WD Red SN700 4TB or the WD BLACK SN850X 4TB. Which one would you recommend for this particular use case?

[@nixxblikka]

Cheaper ones

[@johnlong3473]

@@nixxblikka The price of all of these is now about the same.

[@nixxblikka]

​​@@johnlong3473 I mean cheaper models than what you name, kioxia e.g.or Kingston

[@johnlong3473]

If the cheap ones are durable… I don’t want to buy twice.

[@nixxblikka]

@@johnlong3473 Well no mechanical parts and TBW is valid measure unit. I have 970, 990 pro but also cheap onces (never buy intenso though), I dont recognize a difference, thus I d go for chepare ones

[@chrisfarley2769]

YEEESSS!!

[@CoolStuff..]

Cool

[@TomK-f7n]

Finally Gen2 avail onamazon!!!!

[@michaldobrzyn]

As far as I can see the Terramaster is only 16GB.

[@kropka8715]

Which one would you choose for as a Plex multimedia server

[@kropka8715]

Also, will Asustor flashstor gen 2 be better option then gen 1 or F8 Plus for Plex server? should i wait for gen2?

[@TomK-f7n]

@nascompares any comments?

[@TK-d0tc0m]

i posted one question on your forum and got banned LOL Your forum account is currently banned. Ban Reason: SPAM Ban will be lifted: Never

[@nascompares]

That's super odd! Can you ping an email to info at NC dot com , so we can check on this. Cheers bud and apologies for the hassle

[@DJDocsVideos]

I have exactly 0 pitty with anyone who runs the propitary crap software those companies cobble together. Both are are just x64 boxes so one can an should run something good.

[@brianwasike1225]

Do you know which of the third party raid software has good mobile apps? I'd be interested in trying on that does.

[@dab42bridges80]

I'm sure there are people out there who have a use for these overpriced gadgets. I'm not one of them.

[@johnlong3473]

They are quite small and fast that’s what you pay for.