QNAP^® Systems, Inc. today announced its new budget  friendly Turbo NAS lineup TS-421U and TS-420U rackmount models for the workgroups  and entry-level SMBs with fast-growing needs of economical network storage. The  TS-421U features with Marvell CPU 2.0 GHz, and the TS-420U features with Marvell  CPU 1.6 GHz. Both models operate with 1GB DDR3 RAM, and provide sustained high  performance for daily routines in file storage, sharing, and data backup.          

“The  TS-421U and TS-420U satisfy the requirements of SMB and workgroup users who  desire high performance networked storage with low acquisition cost but won’t  compromise on reliability and features,"said Laurent Cheng, product manager ofQNAP. “Theydeliver high performance coupled with a broad range  of business-ready applications.”         

1. TS-421U and TS-420U are affordable yet high  performance and reliable network storage solutions. Both models support iSCSI target service with Thin Provisioning, dual Gigabit LAN ports with  failover and load balancing. The offerings of 2 USB 3.0 port and 2 e-SATA ports  improve data transfer speed, and are beneficial to expanding the storage  capacity or backing up the NAS data.
2. TS-421U and TS-420U deliver high efficiency in  daily business operations and privilege control. Both new models support  cross-platform file sharing for Windows^®, Mac^®, and  Linux/UNIX users, and provide a centralized storage solution. The Windows AD  and LDAP directory service features enable the IT administrator to retrieve  user accounts from Windows AD or LDAP-based directory server and efficiently  assign access rights on the Turbo NAS, greatly simplifying the account setup  for businesses with a large number of users. The Windows ACL (Access Control  List) feature allows sophisticated shared folder permission settings,  increasing productivity on access right management.

Both new models offer a well-rounded backup solution with comprehensive  backup alternatives, including Real-time Remote Replication (RTRR) for  real-time or scheduled data backup, backup to cloud storage including Amazon^® S3, ElephantDrive^® and Symform^®, and the  support of third-party backup software such as Veeam^® Backup & Replication and Acronis^® True Image. Windows users and Mac  users can use QNAP NetBak Replicator utility and Apple Time Machine  respectively to easily back up data to the Turbo NAS.         

More features designed for businesses include the FTP server for  easier large-size file sharing, the RADIUS server for centralizing and  consolidating user authentication, the Syslog server for collecting and storing  the logs of other network device on the Turbo NAS, the VPN server for accessing  the Turbo NAS and other resources on the same local network from the Internet,  the proxy server for web filtering and monitoring to enhance business Internet  security, the web server for hosting multiple websites on the Turbo NAS, and so  on.

Key Specs of  New Models         

           
• TS-421U –  4-drive 1U rackmount unit, Marvell 6282       CPU (2.0 GHz), 1GB DDR3 RAM, 2X Gigabit LAN ports, 2X USB 3.0;           
• TS-420U – 4-drive 1U rackmount       unit, Marvell 6282 CPU (1.6 GHz), 1GB DDR3 RAM, 2X Gigabit LAN ports, 2X       USB 3.0.         

1. Availability
               TS-421U and TS-420U are now shipping.more about the new models and other QNAP Turbo NAS lineup at www.qnap.com.