THE TVS-873E EXTERIOR

The TVS-873E is a massive NAS server that measures 329.3mm in width, 279.6mm in depth and 188.2mm in height while weighing a total of 6.56Kg (no drives included).

Just to see the size of the 8-bay TVS-873E we placed it right next to the 4-bay AS1004T V2 by ASUSTOR.

Part of the left side is perforated just like with most QNAP models to date.

At the front we see the 8 drive trays, status LEDs, VFW screen, two navigation buttons, power on/off button, USB 3.0 port, one copy button and the micro-B type host USB 3.0 port (from here you can use the TVS-873E as a regular external USB 3.0 HDD enclosure).

The drive trays are made out of hard plastic and can be used with both 2.5" and 3.5" drives (3.5" drives can be mounted with or without screws).

Typically the HDD sequence sticker is located at the top of the enclosure.

The right side is not only mostly perforated but the center section is shaped like a Q.

At the rear is where we find the two PCI expansion slots, reset button, power port, 40mm PSU exhaust fan, 2 HDMI v1.4b ports, 3 USB 3.0 ports, 4 RJ45 Ethernet ports, 2 microphone jacks, line-out audio jack, speaker, Kensington lock and two 120mm exhaust fans.

The NAS sits on four round rubber feet (removable) and its base is partially perforated.