TERRAMASTER F8 SSD NAS Storage - 8Bay All SSD NAS Server N95 QuadCore CPU, 8GB DDR5 RAM, 10GbE Port, 8 Heat Sinks Included, Palm-Sized Powerful Network Attached Storage (Diskless)

Fantastic little NAS! I set this up with 1x 500Gb NVMe for the system and 4x 2Tb NVMe for the TRaid disks. The startup was a little rocky, but I downloaded the App onto my phone and was able to install normally. Now it is up and running with an extra external 2 bay USB 3.2 Unit. Both 8Tb disks are in Raid 0 and working great. I wasn't too pleased with the temperatures (43° - 45°, so I set the fan speed from automatic to Medium speed 1945 rpm, and now the temperature dropped to about 32° which is great for this system.The only thing I don't like is the long waiting periods setting up TRaid on the system and Raid 0 on the USB disks. Other than that, it's super quiet, responds quickly from the menus, data transfer to and from the unit is fast. and fits perfectly into my 10 Gb network. I am looking forward to purchasing another TerraMaster F8 unit.

I have had the F8 SSD Plus for about a month. I mainly use it as a Plex server, and Plex works flawlessly on this unit - it even does hw transcodes!One of the first things I did was upgrade the RAM to 48GB (with a Crucial RAM 48GB DDR5 5600MHz card); technically, this unit only supports 32 RAM, but the 48 GB seems to be working fine, so far.The next thing I did was replace the operating system - I played around with TOS for a bit, but I am used to Linux and the OS just seemed...foreign, to Linux, almost like it was wearing a skin suit of Linux. I oped to install TrueNAS Scale (which is Debian-based) and it works almost flawlessly - the only thing you gotta do to get it to work is go into the BIOS and change:Security → Secure Boot → Secure Boot → DisabledChipset → North Bridge → VT-d → DisabledOnce you change those BIOS settings, you can install TrueNAS Scale (be warned that turing off Secure Boot can potentially lead to security issues, but that is the only way you can install ANY another OS and imo TrueNAS Scale is worth it).The 8 bays for SSD are great, but it comes with a caveat - you will need one bay for the OS, and for both TOS _and_ TrueNAS Scale, that _entire_ SSD disk is used for the OS, and all other space on it is 'lost'. You have two options - simply buy a cheap 128GB SSD and use that for the OS, OR you can find out how to use the remainder of that space on the NAS. I didnt look into it for TOS, but I do know that can be done for TrueNAS Scale (although it requires editing some python scripts, currently).TL;DR The physical unit itself is great; I wasnt a fan of the installed operating system, but you can - with just a very minor bit of work - install another OS (I installed TrueNAS Scale, and I have seen others install Unraid or even Windows).I highly recommend this unit, especially if you are using this for something like a Plex server.

Extremely impressed with the speed and performance of this unit. For those looking to run movies and services off it, you will want the beefier CPU and more RAM to help transcode files as neccessary. The unit is silent and you'd never know it was there if you didn't see the green light ontop.Very happy with my purchase and know this is a rock solid device.

I’ve been using at home for mostly ProRes 4444 UHD files and it performs very well, allowing me to edit without lag. I get speeds close to the 10Gbps theoretical maximum. Getting cutting-edge drives isn’t necessary, the limit will be the network, not the SSDs.Over the first 90 days, I needed to power cycle one time when it dropped off the network. The web GUI is more than enough for what I need.In my opinion, the biggest perk is the exceptionally low power draw. This can be run on a very cheap UPS. It’s also quite small, it looks a lot like the classic WD My Book. It’s also pretty quiet, which is good because I’m sure a lot of SOHO users won’t want to upgrade their whole network to 10G.I’m sure this will be a popular way to manage very large files from cinema cameras on location and in studio. I’ll be recommending it for projects creating TBs of data daily.

If you are looking for a secure NAS with a good software experience, this isn't it. The ToS operating system should be renamed to PoS instead, because the cloud sync doesn't work (won't sync root folders!), the distro of Linux this thing is based on has security issues, and the support is absolute garbage -- they make up excuses and incorrect responses to move you along.I just put Windows on mine. It's running relatively well. But that's not for the non-tech types. Basically, it comes down to being a very quiet PC with a lot of storage in it. Which works, spare the cost of a Windows license.