High performance Powered by a new 22nm 64-bit dual-core Intel Celeron 2.41 G Hz processor with 1GB energy-efficient DDR3L RAM (upgradable up to 8GB), coupled with the support of dual LAN ports & HDMI connectivity, the TS-251 is a powerful home NAS with supreme value & great performance to deliver up to 220MB/s read & write speeds. The TS-251 can also automatically increase the processor's clock rate from 2.41 G Hz to 2.58 G Hz when needed for CPU-intensive tasks. The TS-251’s fast encryption & decryption performance provides transfer speeds of up to 68MB/s with AES-256 bit volume encryption, boosting system performance & security while ensuring the safety of sensitive personal data stored in the TS-251. When installed with the latest dual-band 2.4 G Hz/5 G Hz 802.11ac Wi-Fi network card, the TS-251 can offer remarkably high speeds for transferring large amount of files & streaming bandwidth-consuming multimedia. Qsirch – A smarter, faster way to search Quickly & easily find documents, photos, videos, & music with Qsirch, QNAP’s new built-in NAS search application lets you find what you need by real-time, natural search. Simply type in as much as you know about what you are trying to find, including bits of the file name or even words/phrases in the document, & Qsirch will display a list of matches, complete with thumbnails, as you type. Qsirch even remembers your search history so you can quickly navigate to files you’ve previously searched for. Qsirch is a huge productivity boost – it greatly reduces the amount of time spent looking for files on the NAS so you can focus on other tasks. Easily build your personal cloud & access anywhere QNAP’s my QNAPcloud provides an always-connected infrastructure for business & home users to build their private or personal cloud with ease. Through any web browser or the free mobile app the TS-251 becomes your personal cloud so you are always connected to your data. Take advantage of the my QNAPcloud service, which means that you can remotely access your TS-251 wherever you are. Instantly stream or share your multimedia contents & share them with your friends. Real-time & offline HD video transcoding The TS-251 delivers superior real-time Full HD video transcoding to convert your videos to formats that can be smoothly played on PCs, mobile devices & Smart TVs. It allows for up to 5 devices to simultaneously view different videos stored on the TS-251 with on-the-fly hardware accelerated transcoding. The TS-251 means that you can enjoy instant videos on multiple devices
- even those that lack computing power or have limited file format support
- without the need for complicated & time-consuming file conversion. With the benefit of offline transcoding, if you can only connect to an Internet connection with limited/restricted bandwidth, you can still enjoy smooth videos by selecting a pre-rendered lower resolution to play the videos via File Station, Video Station, or the Qfile app for i OS & Android without affecting the TS-251’s performance running other applications. This also allows more people to play videos via streaming. The TS-251 also means that you can set a dedicated folder for automatic video transcoding. Stream media via DLNA, Air Play, & Plex You can use DLNA-compatible devices such as HDTVs, Smart TVs, Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360 & Hi-Fi systems to enjoy HD quality videos & high-resolution audio content such as DSD (Direct Stream Digital) audio format stored on the TS-251. You can also use the Qfile app on an i OS device to browse videos & photos stored on the TS-251 & play on the TV via Apple TV. By installing the QAirplay app, available on the QTS App Center, you can stream your media content directly on a TV via Apple TV. The media contents are streaming on Apple TV, bypassing your mobile device, thus saving the energy of your mobile device. The TS-251's support for Plex Media Server organizes all of your media with rich information & transforms the TS-251 into a powerful & easy to use streaming machine with DLNA, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, & Google TV support.