TESTING METHODOLOGY

   Since some of the NAS servers/devices we have tested in the past are no longer in our possession (naturally) we will keep performing the exact same testing methodology we did in the past for as long as possible in order to provide accurate comparison results. So as always we've used a single Seagate Constellation ES.2 3TB SATA III hard disk drive with every NAS units and performed upload/download tests with a single 10.9GB file. Tests were repeated a total of 4 times after which we recorded the average numbers (from the 4 peak ones) into our charts. Noise level tests have also been recorded with the exhaust fan(s) at both minimum and maximum speeds from just 10cm away. Finally the network device used is the same Netgear DGN3500 Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem/Router we always use when performing tests on NAS servers.

TEST RESULTS

FILE TRANSFER TEST

I was somewhat skeptical when i got the first performance results from the N4100EVO so i had to double check with the people over at Thecus who in turn verified them. Well not much to say here really, in write i can justify the results since even the Synology DS211/212J NAS servers did roughly the same but read speeds is something i didn't really expect.

TEMPERATURES

The 92mm exhaust fan worked quite well since the HDD never went over 34 degrees (at least from what the internal meter said).

POWER CONSUMPTION

With the constellation ES.2 3TB SATA III drive installed the N4100EVO burned 19W in idle and up to 26W. 

NOISE LEVELS

One strange thing with the N4100EVO is that the rear 92mm/20mm fans outputted roughly the same amount of noise in both idle and even while transferring files and reproducing media files.