QNAP releases Core 2 Duo 8-Bay 16TB NAS

Taiwan’s QNAP has just released a new NAS that is definitely more equipped than your run of the mill NAS. Actually it may be called a pretty high end media server that will definitely be used for more than simple network file storage. Called the TS-809 Pro Turbo NAS, this full featured box will actually be used as a serious performance media server or a web server. Why do you ask? You get an on-board Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz processor and 2GB DDR2 RAM. There are 8 drive bays which means you can stock up to 16TB of data in this NAS with advanced RAID features. You also get 256 bit encryption, IP blocking and built in SMS and email alerts. And you were expecting a run of the mill NAS, were you?

Apart from the impressive feature list mentioned above, you also get server functions like file, FTP, mail and database). According to the company, you can read files at up to 126 Mbps and write up to 111 Mbps. More details here.