Exterior

The NAS has very compact dimensions since it only supports M.2 SSDs. At the front are the power and copy switches, two USB 3.0 ports, an SD card slot, and the volume up and down buttons for the speaker.


On one of two sides are a USB 2.0 port and the speaker, while the other only features an exhaust grille.


At the bottom of the NAS are the power specifications label and a sticker that details the switch's default network mode.


Most I/O ports are on the rear of the NAS. There are the Ethernet ports and line-out and MIC-in ports, the DC input, and two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 ports.


Her is an external overview of the NASbook.


Here are the two network switch modes the NAS supports through its embedded switch and two network cards.


You have to remove the rubber feet to access the screws you have to remove to reach the SSD and RAM compartments.


QNAP was kind enough to send me the NAS with a couple Transcend M.2 drives (MTS800 M.2, 256 GB) pre-installed; however, we sought to test it with all its SSD slots occupied and asked Kingston to provide us with a full set of four M.2 drives.


Four thermistors measure the M.2 drives' operating temperatures.


Our sample was equipped with 8 GB of RAM, the maximum amount the N3150 CPU supports.


The 60mm fan is provided by Sunon, and its model number is MF60090V1-C482-S9A. It isn't very loud since its speed is kept low most of the time.