QNAP TS-453E NAS - Should You Buy It?

[@micksmithson6724]

"USB2 Gen2" @ 07:11? ;) I recently replaced a QNAP TS453A and a Terramaster F2-422 with a lowly TS-233 and its the best NAS I have owned. The AI core flies through QuMagie photos, the solitary USB 3.0 port works with a Plugable 2.5Gbe adapter (No drivers required) , its lowly 2GB RAM runs Pi-Hole in a container with zero issues and its rock solid. All this for £175 (bare). It also acts as a Plex server with no issues. Its a bargain and I dont miss the Celerons in my previous NAS

[@km3481]

The 453E is a great NAS. I think QNAP got it just right. It just flies on my networks (everything is 2.5gbe). QNAP's hardware and software just offer so many options, it can really do what ever you want it to and do it well. IMHO other NAS's are just too limited in what they limit you to. Owned my for 3 or 4 months and extremely happy with it. The features and value of this NAS are about perfect.

[@km3481]

Yes, you should buy it. So I did! Very happy so far...I like the case, it is very quiet and runs cool. The best thing about it, is the size, I like it better than Synology DS9xx since it is smaller and has more metal in it. It fits perfect on my crowded shelf, so for me it was engineered with the right amount of metal and sized perfectly. Since looks made the least 5, that make the 453E a winner...

[@remageFrs]

What manufacturer/model is the network chipset in this NAS? More importantly, is it fully supported by TrueNAS?

[@alessandrovanni6132]

hey man, i appreciate your work. i have been subscribed for few years and you produce a lot of very useful videos, i am very happy to see your growth. i was wondering if you are planning to do a video about the performance of security cameras of the new 4 bay synology. the lack of igpu seems something that may affect this usecase. also on the same topic, synology cameras, i really don't know what to expect from them. do you think we will see something in the camera comparibility list comparable with what we have seen with synology hard drives? maybe only on dedicated surveillance nas (like the one with the 1050)

[@davidkierzkowski]

Thoughts on the TS453E vs TS-932PX? About the same price

[@PatrickDKing]

Man, if I didn't have so many older but perfectly fine hard drives of different sizes, I wouldn't need that Synology Hybrid Raid and I'd dump their ass in a heart beat for beefier systems. It would just be crazy expensive to fully populate with the same high capacity drives at the moment.

[@km3481]

Next time you replace your harddisks, look at it then. I alway purchase new drives when I purchase a new nas and I always get the same drive even if the NAS works with combinations. I went with a 453E and it really rocks! Good luck!

[@jakebechtproductions3850]

Hello - you are great! Love your videos....I used them to set up my QNAP TS 451+....with that said - and I do not want to offend but I have a support question but do not want to post if someone is going to be offended. It is regarding not being able to connect to my NAS via the GUI.....

[@mattsnider5704]

Just buy a TS-464. It is fantastic. I just bought one to replace a TS453mini that died. The 464 flies with 16-GB of RAM in it.

[@hmt8701]

Is there a big price difference between the 2?

[@km3481]

@@hmt8701 There wasn't last time I checked. I own a 453E, but either the 464 or 453E are simply awesome NAS solutions, you would not be disappointed with either. Recommend you add the qnap club to it as well.

[@coolstuff_.]

Cool

[@gswhite]

I personally would not ever buy a QNAP. I know they have all been affected in the past by security vulnerabilities. I really do not like the way QNAP Deal with vulnerabilities, which leaves them open to further attacks.