I tested the TerraMaster F4-425 Plus - a powerful hybrid NAS that's a little too niche for my tastes

With the Intel N150 processor, this NAS is a notch above the basic F4-425, but it can’t match machines with enough PCIe lanes to offer Thunderbolt and 10Gbe LAN ports. A few niggles, like the feet that fall off, suggest this product was rushed to market.

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  Affordable

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  Up to 144TB of storage

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  Dual 5GbE LAN ports

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  16GB of RAM included

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  Limited cores and threads

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  Lacks ECC memory option

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  No USB4/Thunderbolt

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  Trays don’t lock, feet fall off

TerraMaster F4-425 Plus NAS: 30-second review

Terramaster has built a decent reputation by offering solid, dependable NAS solutions at a price below the market for the included features.

The F4-425 Plus is an evolution of the F4-425, where what was a solid platform has been given even more options.

Where the base F4-425 sported only four hard drive bays, the Plus model adds three M.2 slots, creating a hybrid solution ...