[Amazon.ca] QNAP TS-231P-US NAS, $168.99

Nov 28th, 2019 5:26 pm

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wolandca [OP]: Member; May 12, 2011; 345 posts; 333 upvotes; Calgary

Nov 28th, 2019 5:26 pm

[Amazon.ca] QNAP TS-231P-US NAS, $168.99

Deal Link:: https://www.amazon.ca/TS-231P-US-Person ... op?ie=UTF8
Price:: 168.99
Savings:: 26% off
Retailer:: Amazon Canada

QNAP TS-231P-US Personal Cloud NAS with DLNA, Mobile Apps and Airplay Support. Arm Cortex A15 1.7GHz Dual Core, 1GB Ram
According to CCC - historical low.

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Nov 28th, 2019 5:30 pm

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Thundercloud: Deal Addict; Apr 17, 2005; 4722 posts; 1396 upvotes; Kitchener

Nov 28th, 2019 5:30 pm

Go for the synology if it's within your budget. Qnap software and app selection is just plain inferior.

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+5

Nov 28th, 2019 6:36 pm

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B787B777: Newbie; Sep 30, 2017; 21 posts; 9 upvotes

Nov 28th, 2019 6:36 pm

I bought this a few months ago, and for the basic user who wants to just back up data and iphone pictures it works flawlessly.

+1

Nov 28th, 2019 6:43 pm

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::2dFx::: Member; Apr 13, 2004; 263 posts; 164 upvotes; York Region, Ontario

Nov 28th, 2019 6:43 pm

Have purchased two of these. Backing up between the two units for offsite storage is a breeze. The personal cloud feature is very cool for backing up photos etc from my phone.

Packin' HEAT

Nov 28th, 2019 6:49 pm

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audacity: Member; Oct 28, 2005; 406 posts; 123 upvotes

Nov 28th, 2019 6:49 pm

You can upgrade the ram on these units if I'm not mistaken. Also, you can add community app repos and use open source apps from the community. I love mine and use it to run Sonarr + qBitorrent + autoextract to automatically download and sort episodes from all my fave shows. Can't go wrong with this unit and the price is great.

Nov 28th, 2019 7:08 pm

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RFDMadeMeBuyStuff: Member; Apr 10, 2013; 272 posts; 33 upvotes

Nov 28th, 2019 7:08 pm

Been looking for a 2 bay NAS for home photo backups ... No need anything fancy for streaming or anything like that.

Is this QNAP better than the WD EX 2 Ultra? https://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digital-N ... th=1&psc=1

Nov 29th, 2019 3:09 am

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overtask: Member; Feb 11, 2019; 372 posts; 428 upvotes; ON

Nov 29th, 2019 3:09 am

RFDMadeMeBuyStuff wrote: ↑Is this QNAP better than the WD EX 2 Ultra? https://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digital-N ... th=1&psc=1

Only if you like your data storage with a side of security vulnerabilities and added feature restriction if not allowed to 'phone home' to WD

Nov 29th, 2019 4:12 am

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darwoodcanada: Member; Dec 3, 2009; 298 posts; 140 upvotes; Simcoe County

Nov 29th, 2019 4:12 am

https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/nas-201911-01
QSnatch
https://www.zdnet.com/article/thousands ... h-malware/

Risk of reinfection apparently..

Nov 29th, 2019 4:33 am

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Thundercloud: Deal Addict; Apr 17, 2005; 4722 posts; 1396 upvotes; Kitchener

Nov 29th, 2019 4:33 am

darwoodcanada wrote: ↑ https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/nas-201911-01
QSnatch
https://www.zdnet.com/article/thousands ... h-malware/

Risk of reinfection apparently..

FFS. Again? Better go update my NAS.

Synology can install updates automatically. I haven't figured out how to do that with Qnap yet.

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+1

Nov 29th, 2019 7:49 am

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fadmin: Member; Oct 10, 2010; 210 posts; 63 upvotes; Ottawa

Nov 29th, 2019 7:49 am

overtask wrote: ↑ Only if you like your data storage with a side of security vulnerabilities and added feature restriction if not allowed to 'phone home' to WD

Really? Do you know how many security patches MS releases every month??

Nov 29th, 2019 7:53 am

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accexr: Jr. Member; Nov 30, 2006; 190 posts; 15 upvotes

Nov 29th, 2019 7:53 am

What is the max drive size capacity it can handle? comments from Amazon said only up to 4 tb per drive. I would like to install 2 x 10 tb if that possible? Thanks

Dec 1st, 2019 2:20 am

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wolandca [OP]: Member; May 12, 2011; 345 posts; 333 upvotes; Calgary

Dec 1st, 2019 2:20 am

Price dropped to $168.99

Dec 1st, 2019 2:27 am

#13

TravisR93419: Newbie; Nov 26, 2019; 78 posts; 85 upvotes; vancouver

Dec 1st, 2019 2:27 am

wolandca wrote: ↑ Price dropped to $168.99

Did it sell out? Price is back up to $229 and no longer eligible for Prime

Edit: nevermind. I have to choose "Other sellers" apparently, even though it's sold by amazon still? I don't get it.

Dec 1st, 2019 2:32 am

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wolandca [OP]: Member; May 12, 2011; 345 posts; 333 upvotes; Calgary

Dec 1st, 2019 2:32 am

TravisR93419 wrote: ↑ ...even though it's sold by amazon still? I don't get it.

Yeah, looks like amazon promoting another seller.

Dec 1st, 2019 2:40 am

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wolandca [OP]: Member; May 12, 2011; 345 posts; 333 upvotes; Calgary

Dec 1st, 2019 2:40 am

For these who bought it in a higer price yestarday. Chat to customer support and they will refund 10$
This is what I just did.

Dec 1st, 2019 2:48 pm

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Hugh: Deal Addict; Sep 13, 2004; 3328 posts; 832 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 1st, 2019 2:48 pm

darwoodcanada wrote: ↑ https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/nas-201911-01
QSnatch
https://www.zdnet.com/article/thousands ... h-malware/

Risk of reinfection apparently..

These reports don't say how the malware is spread. I presume that it requires the NAS to be visible on the internet, but how does that happen in this day of near-universal NAT?

Dec 1st, 2019 2:58 pm

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darwoodcanada: Member; Dec 3, 2009; 298 posts; 140 upvotes; Simcoe County

Dec 1st, 2019 2:58 pm

Hugh wrote: ↑ These reports don't say how the malware is spread. I presume that it requires the NAS to be visible on the internet, but how does that happen in this day of near-universal NAT?

That's the big question. Apparently Qnap NAS devices that are not internet visible have become infected. This malware also alters the firmware. There has been quite the discussion about this on reddit. No one knows for sure how, but its believed the attack must have started on Qnaps update servers. Qnap has remained completely silent except for the press release.

Dec 4th, 2019 1:42 pm

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wolandca [OP]: Member; May 12, 2011; 345 posts; 333 upvotes; Calgary

Dec 4th, 2019 1:42 pm

I got mine yestarday. After a small glitch with firmware upgrade was able to run it in a RAID1 mode. Speed is as should be. Tried even to pull out one drive and insert another one without turning it off, it just rebuilt the array and went back to normal.
So far looks good. But still thinking if i really need it and do i want to return it....

Dec 4th, 2019 1:55 pm

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gq_fuzion: Deal Addict; Dec 12, 2003; 2817 posts; 207 upvotes; GTA

Dec 4th, 2019 1:55 pm

$168.99 is a really good price
trying hard not to pull the trigger

Dec 4th, 2019 4:52 pm

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track0: Newbie; Mar 24, 2009; 47 posts; 56 upvotes

Dec 4th, 2019 4:52 pm

can anyone confirm this version has the memory soldered (thus not upgradeable?) Thanks