NAS specialist Qnap is launching a new NAS series equipped with twelfth generation Intel chips and Thunderbolt 4. The devices are ideal for video professionals.

Qnap introduces a NAS series for videographers: TVS hx74T. Three new devices offer space for many hard drives and have two Thunderbolt 4 ports on board. This is intended to enable fast, direct data transfer outside the network. In addition, the new servers have two M.2 NVMe slots that you can use in this case countertop for your ongoing projects. The following devices are new:

• TVS-h674T-i5-32G: This NAS offers space for six hard drives and is equipped with an Intel Core i5 processor. 32 GB of RAM is included in delivery. The price for this NAS is 2,470 euros plus VAT.
• TVS-h874T-i7-32G: This device has similar specifications but is equipped with an Intel Core i7 processor. You pay extra for the more powerful processor, the price is 3,407 euros excluding VAT.
• TVS-h874t-i9-64G: This NAS is the most powerful of the three. The server offers space for eight hard drives, has 64 GB of RAM and is powered by an Intel Core 79 processor. All this violence brings with it a higher price: 4,065 euros without VAT.

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All Intel processors have integrated graphics capabilities designed to make video transcoding easier. 2.5 GbE is the standard for the devices, but if you want you can also install 10 GbE via the PCIe 4.0 slots. Given the focus on multimedia, this can be an absolute added value in a professional environment. We actually wonder why Qnap doesn’t include 10GbE as standard, at least on the most powerful model.

Qnap has its own convenient operating system and an extensive ecosystem designed to make the management and use of the NAS accessible. This includes a visual interface with an app store, just like mobile applications. The servers are available now.