The Best M.2 SSD NAS of the Year

[@ASUSTOR_YT]

It's an honour to be featured twice!

[@frankwong9486]

Is there any plan for Eypc 4004 am5 based NAS ? Pcie bifurcation , ecc support, built in IGP and also enough pcie lanes to spend, and probably usb4 by adding additional controller Super upgradable and long supported socket

[@NeedBetterLoginName]

Will there be a new Lockerstor 10 Pro release or does the Lockerstor 10 Gen 3 more or less end the Pro line?

[@adrianjenkins2447]

Indeed it is… But your gen 2 series, Will it connect to a Mac desktop (M1 Max studio) to use the NAS drives over the 20gbps connection for data transfer/video editing? Some sources say yes, others say no….

[@ASUSTOR_YT]

​@@frankwong9486 Not able to comment on future products yet. Sorry!

[@ASUSTOR_YT]

​@@adrianjenkins2447​​USB4 DAS networking is not available at the moment. We are working hard with AMD to try to get support included. That is why we haven't advertised its support yet. This is an issue with AMD's driver and we can't really control that.

[@MrTamblyn666]

Great to see NVMe NAS becoming more common place now. But more need to be following Asustor by having more than 4-5 bays available!

[@knofi7052]

So, the TERRAMASTER F8 is really a great NAS, but still about 100,- Euros too expensive for the hardware, I think. What I'm really missing is a small, cheap and quiet SATA SSD 4-6 bay NAS.

[@lemon9.9]

SATA SSD is about the same price as nvme SSD

[@knofi7052]

@@lemon9.9 Not, when you look at above 7TB SSDs. Also, I have already some SATA SSDs and their performance is good enough for some years.

[@lemon9.9]

@@knofi7052 oh damn there are 7tb+ SSD? I didn't know that

[@knofi7052]

@@lemon9.9 ...the 30TB versions are still too expensive, though.😂

[@marcusavanti902]

Waiting on budget Quad NVME Thunderbolt 5 DAS

[@KapitanMokraFaja]

Please fix me if I'm wrong, but based on the documentation online, the new Flashstor does not support the networking over USB4 (yet?). It surprised me a little. Same goes for the Ugreen one. I was sharpening my teeth on the Flashstor2, but to be certain I can utilise my USB4 port on my Z790 Motherboard, I think I have to look the MS-01 route...

[@adrianjenkins2447]

Indeed, the USB4 connectivity is crying out to be used as a ‘DAS’ for a ‘puter with USB4/TB4 connections such as a Mac.

[@aaabbb-tn3lr]

I love the F8 SSD Plus with proxmox or truenas but it has one BIG ISSUE. It currently cannot run any 3rd party OS with VT-d enabled. 😢

[@Wannes_]

Missing the seagulls ?

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

I don't see why it should be m.2/nvme and not 2.5". After all, i suspect larger-size 2.5" ssds are cheaper than m.2. Not all applications require that the nas be lightning fast, and in any case, even SATA SSDs are way faster on random access which is what matters most. So an array of SATA SSDs can max out even a faster network connection. M.2 NASes often have lane limitations which kinda make nvme speeds irrelevant. I mean if you had 25/100g networking and all 4 lanes per drive it might be of import. Not necessarily so the way it is now. Also, the hexagon panel right above the seagull's noggin needs alignment

[@nascompares]

I see you point (maybe less so, re: north of the seagulls noggin), no it the price of m.2 at Gen3 speed has pretty much matched SATA 2.5G now (it's Gen 4 and Gen 5 that is still pushing the price up) and the majority of m.2 NAS in the market are all Gen3 - and will likely still be so in 12-18months

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

@nascompares yeah, I see, crucial p3+ is about 226usd on Amazon vs 206usd for 2.5" bx500. Not a big difference there.

[@ThePaulpope]

Why do you keep saying that the Flashstor Gen 2 has Thunderbolt support? It most certainly does NOT have Thunderbolt networking or even USB4 networking support via DAS ...even Asustor have finally stopped advertising that it does

[@nascompares]

I mean... It worked in my review. It continues to work as we speak. However it is becoming increasingly clear that the support is very hit and miss. From my conversations with Asustor since my review, they seem to be going all out on this to resolve, but currently have stated only Nas to Nas support for this connection. Nonetheless, it worked with my MS-01 i9. I don't know what more to tell ya.... As the video intro also states, this was recorded before the FS Gen2 review was even started... At that point, the brand was being far less restrained on their USB/TB advertising

[@RajBhatt]

I absolutely love my Terramaster F8 SSD Plus with 48gb RAM and running Unraid.

[@aaabbb-tn3lr]

Did you manage to get VT-d working with a 3rd party OS?

[@RajBhatt]

@aaabbb-tn3lr no unfortunately, it still has to be disabled.

[@Brickingawesome2]

Why does Synology not have one? They Are so far behind

[@aisback1990]

Because Synology would probably only allow their own NVMEs

[@nascompares]

The sad thing is, that this is painfully true

[@moralreality7328]

Ugreen?

[@AndyJMacLeod]

They’re too expensive for what they are. DIY is still the way.

[@nascompares]

Normally I would 100% agree...but DiY pure m.2 builds in 4/6/8/12 configurations are actually pretty pricey, once you factor the rest of the build and casing. Most of the solutions in this list or exceedingly compact for the scale. But I do see you point and also DiY builds would blow for better hardware value on the processor too

[@lewiskelly14]

The front of that first QNAP NAS should have been an even number

[@robfl07]

Omg, please slow down.. Your videos are always so rushed to the point they sound more like a con-man’s sales pitch than an unbiased review. I’d much rather you do a well paced, well articulated video than something you make a bunch of misstatements and have to throw corrections up on the screen during editing.