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I reached out to TerraMaster for another NAS deal and they've offered a 20% off code on this product, making it cheaper than Amazon's lighting deal last week. The coupon code will go live at 1am AEST.

Featuring 5 SATA slots with SSD cache support, dual gigabit ethernet ports, an Intel Celeron J3355 dual-core CPU released in 2016 with better media playback support, 2GB RAM (expandable to 6GB) and 2 USB 3.0 ports on the rear. Supports Single, JBOD, RAID 0/1/5/6/10 and up to 16TB in each bay.

These are great for file sharing, backups, playing media (e.g. Plex), running Docker containers and more. I personally use my TerraMaster for media storage, system backups and running my UniFi controller through Docker.

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  • syngen on 12/08/2020 - 22:24

    Dammit. Bought during the lightning deal.

  • CyberMurning on 12/08/2020 - 22:25

    Can play x265, I guess? Hmmmm will this a decent upgrade from my Synology ds1511+ ? (Yes old, produced end of 2011)
    …

    • Clear on 12/08/2020 - 22:27

      Looking at the specifications of the CPU/GPU it'll playback H.265.

      • Whisper Quiet on 13/08/2020 - 13:04

        Many of the older chipsets like these can play HEVC but struggle when it's 10 bit

        • Clear on 13/08/2020 - 13:06

          It seems that Apollo Lake can decode only according to this table.

  • CyberMurning on 12/08/2020 - 22:30

    How come F4-210 with quad core but 4 bays is cheaper? $421 at Amazon AU

    One bay worth a lot? Hmm I'm happy with 4 i wish F4-210 can be down to like $375ish

    • Clear on 12/08/2020 - 22:31
      +5

      Uses an ARM chipset that's not really suitable for media playback and has less apps available compared to the Intel counterparts. It also only has 1 or 2GB that's not expandable. Basically it's the entry level model.

      • CyberMurning on 12/08/2020 - 22:48

        Make sense thanks didn't check the processor details.

        My Synology has Atom D525 Dualcore (2C/4T) 1.8GHz x86 Processor only….

    • asa79 on 12/08/2020 - 22:46
      +1

      usually yes an extra bay is alot more

  • WhiteEvo6 on 12/08/2020 - 22:36

    Interested in how often the app store on the device is updated, apps like Plex and Transmission for instance are they updated often or are the versions old?

    • tdonovic on 12/08/2020 - 22:45
      +2

      It has docker, so you can run whatever version you want

      • CyberMurning on 12/08/2020 - 22:49

        I just heard about docket thing few months ago haven't got time to play around/learn with it

        • lawbee on 12/08/2020 - 22:55
          -1

          good to see you here haha

  • asa79 on 12/08/2020 - 22:47
    +1

    How does plex docker run on this?

  • ozb88 on 12/08/2020 - 23:00
    +1

    This is intriguing as apparently you can install FreeNAS/Unraid on this: https://forum.terra-master.com/en/viewtopic.php?t=393

  • CyberMurning on 12/08/2020 - 23:00

    Damn tempted but hate to think I need to sell my old Synology not sure if there is people who still interested in 9 years old NAS (never have issues)

    • ozb88 on 12/08/2020 - 23:07
      +1

      Think it would be worth selling if people are happy just for data storage and nothing else.

  • cacique on 12/08/2020 - 23:06

    Just wondering if the new Synology units (eg: DS920+) worth double the price of this for storing home media, photos, and 4k shows and movies? And running them off a Shield

    Hard to find reviews outside of Amazon, and also a worrying lack of support and documentation for Terramaster, unless i havent been looking in the right places.

    Is the TerraMaster F4-421 much better than this, as here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MfYoJkiwSqCXg8cm5-Ac…
    it says that one can transcode HEVC UHD 2160p, which the F5-221 cant?

  • storageguy on 12/08/2020 - 23:10
    +7

    Yo clear,

    Is it possible for you to reach out to Synology to get us some deals on the DS920+ or DS918+ or the DS1019+

    Thanks if you can :)

  • sha81 on 12/08/2020 - 23:12
    +1

    Damn got excited for a moment but I am chasing a deal on the TerraMaster F2-221.

    • CyberMurning on 12/08/2020 - 23:35

      What's so special about that 221?

      • Clear on 12/08/2020 - 23:42
        +1

        It's 2 bay.

        • ModBot on 13/08/2020 - 11:54

          Were you able to request a offer for 2-bay (F2-221) - I think this one is great for starters like myself!

          • Clear on 13/08/2020 - 12:12

            @ModBot: TerraMaster reps are in China so there is a timezone difference. I've yet to speak to them yet.

            • world2160 on 13/08/2020 - 15:26

              @Clear: Same here, also after the cheaper F2-221, 2 bays is enough for me

          • Clear on 14/08/2020 - 12:26
            +1

            @ModBot: They're interested in doing a deal but I have no ETA on when that'll be at this stage.

            • sha81 on 14/08/2020 - 15:38

              @Clear: Thanks for checking. Would be great to get one.

            • ModBot on 14/08/2020 - 17:32

              @Clear: Thanks mate! Appreciate taking time out for this one! Looking forward!

  • masum47 on 12/08/2020 - 23:15
    +1

    Novice here, apologies in advance!
    - can i use it just using 2 or 3 bays and leave other empty?
    - hdd recommendation which won’t cause fortune!
    - how’s it for just general home use ( movie stream, backups etc)

    Thanks in advance

    • squidz on 12/08/2020 - 23:29

      yes, u can use some of the bay n leave the rest empty for future…
      cant answer the rest LOL

    • Hybroid on 13/08/2020 - 01:42
      +1

      Yes you can use 2 or 3 bays if desired and can setup RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD, Single as you want.

      Seagate drives have become popular again after the WD SMR fiasco and modified pin malarky. It depends how much space you want. There's external drive deals being posted all the time, you can shuck these (remove enclosure) and use the drives inside. Note grey area on whether warranty will be voided.

      It should do the job but unless you already have large collections well over 20+ TB of data and willing to invest in drive parity/redundancy as well as spend time and effort setting up and tweaking, this might be overkill for you as a novice. If so, just plug an external drive into your TV/router.

      • jonathonsunshine on 13/08/2020 - 05:38

        the stuff i read in the literature of my ones said pretty clearly, no warranty if not in its enclosure. Maybe you did a better job of opening the enclosure but they won't believe that I didn't.

        I've had three HDD drives die over the years, I don't think I've spend a second thinking about the warranty, it's not gonna bring my data back.

        • bender000 on 13/08/2020 - 08:20

          It won't, but getting your dollars back for an expensive 8 or 10tb is not insignificant

        • snep on 13/08/2020 - 10:10

          Plenty of people on forums have had success sending in the bare shucked drives under warranty, and even in the enclosure too - there was a post not long ago on r/datahoarder about it.

          As to losing data, I guess that's a lesson about the importance of backups. 3 2 1 rule is always something to strive for, but even just single parity raid can save a lot of pain.

        • Hybroid on 13/08/2020 - 11:18

          There's actually mixed results about RMA'ing a shucked drive hence I mentioned it's grey area. Some people have had success putting drives back in enclosure and sending off to get replaced, some have even taken the chance and sent bare drives without the enclosure at all and it's worked. Of course there's others that have had claims rejected too, can be hit or miss.

          You may not worry too much if it's a $99 4TB drive you've had couple years use out of but spending $500 on a 16TB drive would be another matter for most.

        • Whisper Quiet on 13/08/2020 - 13:01

          Have you tried using recovery software

  • Osiris on 12/08/2020 - 23:16
    +2

    Interesting, how can this thing do "Real-time hardware transcoding of up to two concurrent 4K video streaming " with these specs?

    • snep on 13/08/2020 - 10:12
      +2

      Hardware accelerated transcoding, which intel brands quick sync.

      • Osiris on 13/08/2020 - 10:24
        +1

        Wasn't aware of that, thanks heaps for clarifying

  • frankfu1122 on 12/08/2020 - 23:52
    +2

    Does anyone know what a equivalent Synology would cost? Just trying to measure my costs savings if I was going to go with this.

    Main use case would be to mess around with docker containers and also store files (like backups for my VMs, ISOs, videos, music etc)

    • frankfu1122 on 13/08/2020 - 01:39

      Also, what are people going to use the HDMI for?

  • tobi on 13/08/2020 - 00:08

    Too bad it's only dualcore

    • Logical on 13/08/2020 - 00:39
      +1

      Quad core QNAP's are $900+

  • konichiwa on 13/08/2020 - 01:02

    Code not working?

    Edit: Good now

  • Logical on 13/08/2020 - 01:30

    Can anyone comment as to why this Amazon one has no hdmi output whereas the same model sold by Umart has? https://www.umart.com.au/TerraMaster-F5-221-5-Bay-Dual-Core-…

    Even the YouTube review of this model has a hdmi… Yet pictures on Amazon show it blanked off.

    • Hybroid on 13/08/2020 - 01:36

      Probably stock images of an older/lower spec model. Should have HDMI.

    • Clear on 13/08/2020 - 07:54

      I do believe this one has HDMI as well but it's not for video. Rather a tool app devs use for displaying info.

      • CyberMurning on 13/08/2020 - 08:43

        reviews says you can connect to monitor and working on it just like pc

        • Clear on 13/08/2020 - 08:58
          -1

          Then we go with what the reviews say if TerraMaster have updated it to do that.

    • konichiwa on 19/08/2020 - 20:24

      Received mine today and the HDMI is in fact blocked off.

      • [Deactivated] on 19/08/2020 - 21:08

        You can remove it. It’s just plastic tabs

  • stealthpaw on 13/08/2020 - 01:37

    Been waiting for a good NAS deal, thanks. Now to wait for a good HDD deal.

  • pogiguy on 13/08/2020 - 08:33

    Does anyone know how loud the fans on this are?

  • [Deactivated] on 13/08/2020 - 08:35
    +1

    Bit the bullet and bought. Can’t go past this at less than half price of similar Synology line. Especially if it can run Synology DSM.

    • CyberMurning on 13/08/2020 - 08:44
      +1

      is that guarantee each DSM will work right away or you need to wait for someone to modify it first? (like the xda custom rom for example when new android released then all the chef need to cook the rom first to make it compatible with older phones and usually will have some bugs still)

      • [Deactivated] on 13/08/2020 - 10:54

        Having seen Clear's activity in the past, I trust him/her to buy now & research later. But I'm sure I can deal with whatever is on it or FreeNAS…. And absolute worst case scenario = order cancellation and/or return.

        • CyberMurning on 13/08/2020 - 11:59

          yeah the freenas is 100% can but not sure about DSM maybe the syno staff sneak in some code that check the model serial number something like that

          • [Deactivated] on 18/08/2020 - 23:35

            @CyberMurning: Got latest Synology working easy peasy. Just gotta be cautious when it comes to updating is all.

            • cacique on 19/08/2020 - 09:53

              @[Deactivated]: Any guide to follow?

              • [Deactivated] on 19/08/2020 - 11:20

                @cacique: https://xpenology.com/forum/topic/18489-asrock-j3455-dsm-62x…

                Use Chrome & Translate.

                Comments/Notes:
                * Skip 'Boot' section/references to BIOS (irrelevant)
                * Make sure you have a DS918+ serial just to be safe. There's no generator, but lots of secondhand sites have pictures… The reason you want it to be real is that since 6.1.x there's some apps that check for validity via SN
                * I've just installed the 'latest' (Version: 6.2.3-25426 Update 2)
                * I skipped the power button fix, there's mixed reports of it working for 6.2.3. You can power down from the UI

    • cacique on 13/08/2020 - 09:07

      Yep for the price you're getting similar hardware to a 418play, and the cheapest ones of those are about $650

  • SamyKn on 13/08/2020 - 08:38

    I'm still happy with my QNAP TS-469L 7 years old , not sure if anyone wanna buy it i put it online so I can upgrade :)

    • laudalashun on 13/08/2020 - 15:02

      Lol same, I am quite happy with my TS-269L

      • SamyKn on 13/08/2020 - 15:11

        haha , the only issue is I can't install any newer apps but not a big deal for me

  • asa79 on 13/08/2020 - 08:52
    +2

    A deal on this one would be great with 10Gbe https://www.amazon.com.au/TerraMaster-Quad-core-Hardware-Enc…

    • Punknerd on 13/08/2020 - 09:05

      Doesn't look like it has nvme cache.

      • asa79 on 13/08/2020 - 09:13

        cant see where the other is stating that either

        • Punknerd on 13/08/2020 - 09:19
          +4

          What's the point of investing in 10gbe networking gear if your HDD I/O speed can't catch up?

          This is the same for people buying NVME cache for the 918+ while it only has a Gbe link.

          • [Deactivated] on 13/08/2020 - 10:56

            @Punknerd: Errr, depends if the SATA speeds are hardware capped or not I think.

  • ronald19 on 13/08/2020 - 09:07
    -4

    I wonder if someone can explain to me what is this for? seems like a storage drive for me? what's the largest hard disk storage for this machine?

    • 9839002 on 13/08/2020 - 12:15
      +1

      Network
      Attached
      Storage

      Storage that is accessed over the network. Available to most devices on the network.

      The specs in the deal suggest 16tb is Max individual disk size x 5 slots.

      • konichiwa on 13/08/2020 - 16:13
        +1

        This might be the dumbest question but is access to your NAS impacted by your internet speeds?

        • Logical on 13/08/2020 - 18:08
          +1

          Yes and no. For local access from home it uses your internal network so internet speed is irrelevant. However if you are away from home eg on vacation or at work then you can access this NAS through your internet and so your home internet upload speed will be the bottleneck.

  • AnotherCheapo on 13/08/2020 - 09:13

    Can I play movies from the NAS to my roku streaming device?

  • LongMemory82 on 13/08/2020 - 10:51

    Can this do 4K via Plex Server?

  • Bludger on 13/08/2020 - 11:38

    Can these take more than 6gb ram?

    • Clear on 13/08/2020 - 11:40
      +2

      I don't believe so or at least not officially. It's 2GB soldered plus a sodimm slot.

    • frankfu1122 on 13/08/2020 - 13:37
      +1

      The ram upgrade process looks a tiny fiddly too - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGKdQOYlkLU

      • WhyAmICommenting on 13/08/2020 - 13:51

        Why didn’t they just put a cover and screw in the bottom of the case so you can get straight to it!!!

        • frankfu1122 on 13/08/2020 - 13:52

          This ain't no Thinkpad haha

      • [Deactivated] on 19/08/2020 - 11:10

        Not that fiddly. You'll need to open it up to change bootloader if you want Xpenology (Synology DSM)

      • [Deactivated] on 19/08/2020 - 12:02

        Any tips on which modules that actually work? Just because someone installs a module on YT, doesn't mean it actually works… I don't really want to pay USD$60+ for 4GB of their branded one…

        • frankfu1122 on 11/09/2020 - 04:03

          OK. I think it needs to be SODIMM and DDR3L (not DDR3). I just successfully upgraded mine with some old Samsung ram I had lying around. I tested two different types- DDR3L and DDR3. I was only able to get the DDR3L ones I had lying around to work.

          At first it felt like it I wouldn't be able to snap the ram into the slot but after some unscrewing and wriggling around I got it to work. Probably comes down to the sizing of your memory stick itself.

  • monkp on 13/08/2020 - 11:51
    +3

    Any chance to have F5-421 at around $450, op?

  • SgtGory on 13/08/2020 - 13:45

    Boom! Ordered, Cheers to OP and everyone for the helpful information in comments and sweet deals! :-)

  • ocular on 13/08/2020 - 13:55

    Bought the F5-420 deal which was the last one, presume EOL and replaced by F5-421 so this seems like a better deal. Is the only difference the HDMI port on the F5-421? Fitted mine out with 5 x 4TB WD Red NAS drives. The TM operating system seems stable and user friendly. 2 big fans are throttled by temperature control so the unit seems amazingly quiet.
    The support seems a bit iffy. Lots of forum responses on TM website from TM support saying to the effect will investigate this and get back with no followup.
    Don't get good vibes from my amazon message communication when I have requested a Tax Invoice from TM. Had a reply back from Doris at TM saying that as Amazon fulfilled the order I need to contact Amazon - and gave me Amazon contact details. In the Amazon order it quite clearly says TM is the seller and in Amazon's T&C it says I need to contact the 3rd party seller to obtain a Tax invoice. Have contacted Amazon and they said they couldnt see the reply back from TM in the Amazon message centre, but they getting an "Accounts Specialist" to follow up on this and will contact me. Anyone been successful in getting a Tax Invoice?

    • frankfu1122 on 13/08/2020 - 14:02

      Mine says "Contact seller for invoice if not shown here" on the "My orders" page, so I'm gonna contact the seller now

    • jl434 on 13/08/2020 - 14:39

      Similar case, I contacted the Seller, then Amazon, then Seller again, eventually got the tax invoice; however, the tax invoice issued by a company "Noon Technology Co., Ltd" from SHENZHEN, China, and it shows 0 GST; so I don't think it can be used for next year tax return

      • whitty on 17/08/2020 - 05:34
        +1

        If there's no GST then it's just an invoice and there's no GST to be claimed. You should be able to use the invoice for tax deductions if you class it as a deductible expense.

    • frankfu1122 on 13/08/2020 - 16:57

      I got a reply.

      Hello Frank,

      Thank you for contacting TerraMaster. Your order is currently in pending. When the order is shipped by Amazon, we will be able to send you an invoice as the attached.

      Best regards,
      Doris
      TerraMaster

      • frankfu1122 on 17/08/2020 - 20:05

        I got a tax invoice emailed from them today. The GST amount is zero.

  • Hotchips on 13/08/2020 - 15:04

    Any recommendations on quality (and bargain) disks for this to get going? I pulled the trigger to replace my well aging NetGear ReadyNAS 6 bay reliable old NAS. Old usage was just storage. New usage will also eventually include space for home security footage, and playing with the features this one offers.
    So 4TB of useable storage to start. I'm wondering if SSD's are the go now for this kind of usage or not.

  • rainbowyen on 13/08/2020 - 16:47

    I took the last one, says eta 27th of August instead of 17th earlier today, any chance got delivered earlier OPs?

    • Clear on 13/08/2020 - 16:48

      It's fulfilled by Amazon so it's going to depend on them. Best reaching out to customer service.

      • rainbowyen on 13/08/2020 - 16:54

        Thanks, i also got this 2x$270 12TB WD drives which has been severely delayed by DPD (ETA 27th August, stuck in US for 2 weeks), I didn't expect Amazon orders coming so late, and the waiting is just painful.

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