I have a TS-251B with 2 x 4TB HDDs. It functions great for all my needs, except QuMagie is very slow to use. Most notably, thumbnails can take 10-20 seconds to load when scrolling through pictures. (Thumbnail generation is complete in the multimedia console.) Wondering if any of the following would help:
Are there any upgrades I can make to my NAS that would actually help? (E.g., more RAM, although that doesn’t seem to max out now, or add an SSD, or…?) Or is this feature really just beyond the performance of a TS-251B?
Hello, I’ve browsed via both a the web UI and my mobile device (iPhone 17) with similar results. I reduced thumbnails to the lowest quality setting which seems to have sped things up slightly, but still much slower than I would consider a satisfactory performance.
Hello, I would be curious to know of upgrade recommendation from a TS-251B which would see marked improvements ? I am considering a TS-264 with 16Gb ram ? I am limited in my working knowledge and chose the TS-264 as I can migrate my existing HDD’s into this unit ?
I currently have a TS-451 that was my only NAS until just over a year ago. I ended up going with a TS-873A.
First of all, I would recommend going larger than a 2 drive unit. Get yourself a TS-464 or TS-664. This lets you run RAID5 which is way better than RAID1.
The TS-x51 series uses an Intel Celeron J1800. On Passmark this has a CPU mark of 573. The TS-x64 runs a Celeron N5095 while the TS-x73A runs an AMD Ryzen V1500B. Both are roughly 9x the performance of the J1800. You will see a HUGE improvement in performance. See pic:
Personally, I think the V1500B is still a little weak for some applications. I just recently upgraded my TS-672XT from a 7th generation i3 to an 8th generation i7 and the difference is very significant. The 7th generation i3 and the V1500B are pretty comparable in performance.
A TS-673A is about $100 more than a TS-664. The decision on what to get depends on your. Each unit has advantages and disadvantages.
Jon, Many thanks for your detailed insight to my question. It does help to know the facts. I had been tempted to purchase a TS-262 on cost. However I haven’t based on your advice. I’ll probably go with the TS-264 though I will look into the 4bay unit and raid 5 option.
