- 4K video streams, backup your phone, and still leaves cloud storage completely
- Terramaster F4 SSD promises home privacy, but can take off all maintenance responsibility on the user
- SSD speed looks impressive, but your router may hurt it.
As local storage continues, some brands now provide compact network-complicated systems that emphasize privacy, speed and media versatility.
Terramaster F4 SSD provides support for 32TB SSD storage using four 8TB SSD, and supports file system such as EXT4, BTRFS, EXFAT and NTFS.
It bypasses the requirement of cloud-based platforms by incorporating hardware-level encryption and data separation for more than 20 user accounts.
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The device is powered by a quad-core arm-based rockchip RK3568 processor, up to 2.0GHz, with hardware decoding support for H.264 and H.265 codecs and resolutions up to 4k@60fps.
It also has 8GB DDR4 RAM, which is expandable up to 32GB using two Sodimm slots.
Network capabilities include 2.5Gbe port and a 10GBPS USB 3.2 General 2 Type-C interface, while HDMI 2.0 provides 4K display output.
Terramaster F4 can also stream TV and tablet using standard protocols such as SSD UpNP and DLNA, and support for media servers such as PLEX, Jailfin, and AB suggests that it will be compatible with most home setups.
The F4 SSD is built around a 5G Ethernet port, allegedly supporting high-thruput landscapes, offering five times faster than standard gigabit connections.
However, practically, users will probably be limited by the speed of their broad home network, not only NAS hardware.
Software features include backup tools (including cloud sinks and snapshots), AI photo management, remote access through VPN server and TNAS.Online, which enables download and uploads through the cloud.
Safety features include trades, a flexible array system that optimize space when providing excess.
It also supports Raid 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD, and includes equipment such as smart, bad block scan, SSD trim and hot spare management.
The SPC control system of the Termaster is another layer that prohibits the app access on the basis of verified permissions.
F4 SSD also allows two-directional syncing with cloud platforms such as Google drives and dropbox.
This hybrid capacity, while useful, may seem counterbet in a product designed to replace cloud Reliance.
The NAS also has a tool-free SSD installation with a drawer-style enclosure, so that drive upgrade is accessible to beginners.
Cooling is handled by a cool convection fan system, allegedly having a standby noise around 19DB, like Termaster D4 SSD. Such silence can be beneficial in noise-sensitive environment like home studios or bedrooms.
The system operates at TOS 6.0 and supports 128 user accounts, 128 user groups and 8 shared folder sink functions.
It is suitable for high speed, private data access to advanced home users or small studios.
Terramaster F4 is ambitious in SSD scope, but its value will depend on whether users make full use of its features.
Through Techpower
