CONCLUSION

   Although we've yet to finalize the details of our upcoming 10GbE testing equipment (we're trying to find the most compatible factory-ready solution for NAS devices) based on our "regular" 1GbE tests the TurboNAS TS-451 seems to be almost on par with the much more expensive TS-470 Pro and that's certainly not something we expected when it reached or doorstep roughly a month ago. Overall if we were to forget the 10GbE compatibility offered by the TS-470 Pro i could go as far as to say that the TS-451 is a better solution since it's just as fast, has less power requirements and ontop of that it's also quieter. Of course we really can't fail to mention that because of the plastic enclosure and bays the drives inside build slightly higher temperatures compared to the TS-470 Pro and its aluminum enclosure but that's not really as significant as the other two.

   As already mentioned the TurboNAS TS-451 is much cheaper compared to the TS-470 Pro model and to be more specific you can currently find it for just USD599.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 660Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk) so it basically ends up being roughly 50% cheaper in the USA and 30% cheaper in the EU. With this in mind i really don't know why anyone who's not interested in 10GbE connectivity would choose the TS-470/Pro over the TS-451 especially since you need to spend extra to get the 10GbE card for the first two. That being said if you are after a real beast in terms of power for heavy workloads and future 10GbE expandability then the TS-470/Pro is the line for you but if not then go ahead and grab the TurboNAS TS-451, you won't regret it and that's why we are giving it our Platinum Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Intel Celeron J1800 Dual Core CPU
- Excellent Performance
- Features
- 4GB DDR3 RAM (Expandable To 8GB)
- 2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
- 4 USB Ports (2xUSB 3.0 / 2xUSB 2.0)
- HDMI v1.4a Output
- RAID 0/1/5/6/10
- SATA III (6Gb/s)
- QTS 4.x.x OS
- Price (Compared To The TS-470/Pro Line)

CONS

- HDD Temperatures