QNAP TS-251A 2-Bay SOHO NAS Review

System Specifications, Features & Power Consumption

Hardware Specifications

Software Specifications

Features

Login

The login screen is quite beautiful in itself, but should you not like it, then you can customize it through the control panel once you’re logged in.

There are templates available for the customization and you can choose what information to show such as firmware and the link bar. You can also customize the welcome message, change the picture and what kind of photos to be displayed.

Dashboard

The dashboard holds all the links to your installed apps and basic functions. More icons will be added as you install more things.

At the top, you also have the status bar with a ‘start button’ on the left similar to the one you know from Windows. There are also links to the background processes, externally connected devices, and notifications up there along with user configurations.

The last icon in the status bar will open up an overlay widget with all the vital information in one view, allowing you to quickly see what’s going on and if there’s something you need to pay attention to.

Power Consumption

The chart contains the actual power consumption measured at the PSU connection and while loaded with a maximum amount of drives. Peak, or maximum, power draw will occur during boot times.