Reddit reviews QNAP TVS-873-8G-US NAS/iSCSI IP-SAN, AMD R Series Quad-core 2.1GHz, 8GB RAM, 10G-Ready
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AMD RX-421BD 2.1~3.4 GHz, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 8x 2.5"/3.5" + 2x M.2 2280/2260 SATA 6Gb/s drives4x Gbe LAN, optional 10GbE Pie expansion, Surveillance Station free 4 & max 72 channels, USB 3.1 10Gbps, USB Quick AccessNAS and iSCSI-SAN (IP-SAN) unified storage solution ; Integrated Radeon R7 GPU for 4K video storage and playback10GbE-expandable, highly-efficient storage solution for virtualization and HD video editing & sharing ; USB Quick Access port for accessing files without needing a network connectionM.2 SSD cache and Tier technology jointly realize optimized storage efficiency ; Supports virtualization, centralized storage, backup, sharing, and disaster recovery
Ack, I meant why is it MORE money! Ridiculous for exactly the reasons you state. Editing now.
Two NAS units definitely does seem to be the way to go. Thinking I'll either get the TVS-873 and have my 863+ be the backup, or keep the 863+ as my primary and get a TS-831X as backup.
If you are going to be have multiple workstations, I would not worry about Thunderbolt, and focus on 10GbE instead.
See the following post from the QNAP forums by someone who works with this much more than I do.
https://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=119614&p=583952#p583952
That being said, you may also want to look at the new TVS-873 model. https://www.amazon.com/QNAP-TVS-873-8G-IP-SAN-Quad-core-10G-ready/dp/B01MYXBX9V
It gives you good CPU performance, 10GbE capability (via add-on card) at a much lower price-point than the 871t.
It also has option for adding m.2 SSD, and can be expanded up to 64GB memory.
I would always go with the lowest memory config for any QNAP and upgrade the memory yourself. It is MUCH cheaper. Just use quality chips (I use Kingston HyperX for a lot of mine).
You can find some more information about the family here and how it compares to the other models:
http://www.slideshare.net/QNAP_Inc/all-new-upgraded-business-nas-tvsx73-series
and here:
https://youtu.be/MFn_Iqm6GgU
I just picked up the TVS-673 and have been very happy with it. Just waiting on some heatsinks to install my m.2 SSD's