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QNAP TR-004 4-Bay USB 3.2 Gen 1 RAID Expansion Enclosure

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Amazon has QNAP TR-004 4-Bay USB 3.2 Gen 1 RAID Expansion Enclosure for $175. Shipping is free.

B&H Photo Video has QNAP TR-004 4-Bay USB 3.2 Gen 1 RAID Expansion Enclosure for $175. Shipping is free.

Newegg has QNAP TR-004 4-Bay USB 3.2 Gen 1 RAID Expansion Enclosure for $175. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • Direct-attached storage device via USB Type-C for Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Use the TR-004 as external storage for NAS backup
  • Expand the capacity of your QNAP NAS
  • 4 x 3.5-inch SATA 3Gb/s (Diskless)
  • Hardware RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 5, JBOD, and individual disks
  • Includes a USB Type-C to Type-A connector cable
  • Lockable drive Bays

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Amazon has QNAP TR-004 4-Bay USB 3.2 Gen 1 RAID Expansion Enclosure for $175. Shipping is free.

B&H Photo Video has QNAP TR-004 4-Bay USB 3.2 Gen 1 RAID Expansion Enclosure for $175. Shipping is free.

Newegg has QNAP TR-004 4-Bay USB 3.2 Gen 1 RAID Expansion Enclosure for $175. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter TattyBear for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Direct-attached storage device via USB Type-C for Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Use the TR-004 as external storage for NAS backup
  • Expand the capacity of your QNAP NAS
  • 4 x 3.5-inch SATA 3Gb/s (Diskless)
  • Hardware RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 5, JBOD, and individual disks
  • Includes a USB Type-C to Type-A connector cable
  • Lockable drive Bays

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Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.4 from over 430Amazon customer reviews.
  • About this store:
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Model: QNAP Qnap TR-004 4-Bay USB 3.0 Type-C Hardware RAID Enclosure DAS

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These are not NAS units, they are direct attached storage (DAS) enclosures.

You can use DAS as part of a NAS solution, but these are basically muti-bay drive enclosures.

In other words, these don't support RTSP because they are not network attached. These plug in via USB into another device (like a computer or NAS system).
FYI, this QNAP enclosure is only USB 3.0.

Would recommend a USB 3.2 enclosure (10gbps vs 5gbps).

For example this one for $20 more:

Yottamaster Type-C 10Gbps 4 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure Daisy Chain, External Direct Attached Storage HDD Enclosure Support 4x18TB Capacity-Can Expand 2 USBC Devices for up to 216TB Capacity https://a.co/d/eFj2hgh

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The OWC below is another great option.
might suggest an enclosure that supports Thunderbolt instead, such as the OWC modules

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/O...000/#specs

going from plain USB-C to Thunderbolt is a huge improvement in reliability

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FYI, this QNAP enclosure is only USB 3.0.

Would recommend a USB 3.2 enclosure (10gbps vs 5gbps).

For example this one for $20 more:

Yottamaster Type-C 10Gbps 4 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure Daisy Chain, External Direct Attached Storage HDD Enclosure Support 4x18TB Capacity-Can Expand 2 USBC Devices for up to 216TB Capacity [FS4C3] https://a.co/d/eFj2hgh

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The OWC below is another great option.
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might suggest an enclosure that supports Thunderbolt instead, such as the OWC modules

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/O...000/#specs

going from plain USB-C to Thunderbolt is a huge improvement in reliability
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Quote from djeep :
might suggest an enclosure that supports Thunderbolt instead, such as the OWC modules

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/O...000/#specs

going from plain USB-C to Thunderbolt is a huge improvement in reliability
Would you please elaborate on the reliability part? I thought it's just speed improvements.
Also, isn't Thunderbolt overkill for HDDs?
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Quote from pcgeekpcgeek :
Would you please elaborate on the reliability part? I thought it's just speed improvements.
Also, isn't Thunderbolt overkill for HDDs?
i had USB based enclosures before and had issues with them disconnecting sporadically every couple weeks. I switched to the OWC model and it was better. I then switched to using the Thunderbolt connection on the OWC and it get better still. Just because a SATA HDD is rated for 200MB/s doesnt mean you will actually get that over USB, there is extra overhead in addition to overhead from your drive configurations.
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Does it take ssd?
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Doesn't support RAID 6? Darn.
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Quote from TurboMann :
FYI, this QNAP enclosure is only USB 3.0.

Would recommend a USB 3.2 enclosure (10gbps vs 5gbps).

For example this one for $20 more:

Yottamaster Type-C 10Gbps 4 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure Daisy Chain, External Direct Attached Storage HDD Enclosure Support 4x18TB Capacity-Can Expand 2 USBC Devices for up to 216TB Capacity [FS4C3] https://a.co/d/eFj2hgh
USB 3.0 has a throughput of 5 Gb/s. Typical HDD's have a read speed of around 160 MB/s, which doesn't fully utilize USB 3.0's throughput. On the other hand, typical SATA-based SSD's have typical read speeds of 500 MB/s (which approaches but does not surpass USB 3.0's throughput)
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Quote from TurboMann :
FYI, this QNAP enclosure is only USB 3.0.

Would recommend a USB 3.2 enclosure (10gbps vs 5gbps).

For example this one for $20 more:

Yottamaster Type-C 10Gbps 4 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure Daisy Chain, External Direct Attached Storage HDD Enclosure Support 4x18TB Capacity-Can Expand 2 USBC Devices for up to 216TB Capacity [FS4C3] https://a.co/d/eFj2hgh

What are some good disk deals to go with this?
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Quote from TurboMann :
FYI, this QNAP enclosure is only USB 3.0.

Would recommend a USB 3.2 enclosure (10gbps vs 5gbps).

For example this one for $20 more:

Yottamaster Type-C 10Gbps 4 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure Daisy Chain, External Direct Attached Storage HDD Enclosure Support 4x18TB Capacity-Can Expand 2 USBC Devices for up to 216TB Capacity [FS4C3] https://a.co/d/eFj2hgh
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Be aware, QNAP had (has?) big security issues. All my data got encrypted by some ramsonware around 18 month ago. Luckily I had a fairly reccent backup on MDISK with all my stuff
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Tried google and couldn't find answer, does the Qnap or Yotamaster support RTSP? I'm a novice with networking and NAS but need to find something that will store recordings with my Wyze cameras
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What are some good disk deals to go with this?
18 TB external drives for sale at Best Buy for $200. Remove the drives from the external enclosure (shuck) and you're good to go.
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Quote from hungrytofu :
Tried google and couldn't find answer, does the Qnap or Yotamaster support RTSP? I'm a novice with networking and NAS but need to find something that will store recordings with my Wyze cameras
These are not NAS units, they are direct attached storage (DAS) enclosures.

You can use DAS as part of a NAS solution, but these are basically muti-bay drive enclosures.

In other words, these don't support RTSP because they are not network attached. These plug in via USB into another device (like a computer or NAS system).
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Quote from TurboMann :
18 TB external drives for sale at Best Buy for $200. Remove the drives from the external enclosure (shuck) and you're good to go.
You have to bypass the 3.3v power to make it work. It involves a little more work. it may not be for everyone.

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Quote from djeep :
might suggest an enclosure that supports Thunderbolt instead, such as the OWC modules

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/O...000/#specs

going from plain USB-C to Thunderbolt is a huge improvement in reliability
The one you linked just looks like regular old USB. Not thunderbolt which would use pcie lanes.
USB 3.1 gen 2

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