Just put into service, so far so good. This is our second QNAP NAS. First NAS was a TS-469 Pro that has been online 24-7 with original WD2000FYYZ drives since 2013. Hope the TS-453E has the same longevity.

I really like have all my files in one place. Having the four drives is really nice, and the M2.NVME slot's are a bonus. Having a SFP port in the back is great! 10gb transfer speeds are awesome!

Great unit for a home rack with only 12 depth. I'd recommend rails though even if the unit is not that heavy.


After an initial fan spinup very quiet, even if heavily used. It's in a closet in a family room and is not audible at all in the room.


Using it with 10Gbit Fiber SFP and one of the integrated 2.5 Gbit interfaces.
Great performance, 200MB/s write, 250MB/s read with NVMe M.2 SSD modules.


Also great for security cameras, includes a license for up to 8 cameras. Running 6 cameras with ~20% CPU load.


A few minor issues:
- Could not get it running with Ethernet SFP modules (tried various), but rock solid with the fiber modules. But given that they consume less power/produce less heat anyway no real issue for me.
- It would be nice if they included M.2 SSD heatsinks.

I needed to upgrade from an older Western Digital NAS to something with more bays. I landed on this QNAP and I am pretty happy with it as it allows me to have more drives AND is somewhat more powerful. It seems a bit more complex but I have called the good people at QNAP tech support on numerous occasions and they have been very accommodating. They even helped me set up an rsync event (is that what it is? an event?) that allowed me to copy the data from my WD to my QNAP. It was so much faster than having my computer negotiate that transfer. So far so good.

A solid choice for personal cloud storage, and with a lot of extra apps and features that can integrate with smartphones as well as computers. The SSD option does seem to speed up the access for frequently used files, and the newer CPU is better suited to this device's role than in previous models.

Using with Crucial 1Tb drives in RAID 5 and hitting 1.2Gb read for my home virtualization environment. I have older QNAPs that just keep running without failure.

My second NAS. Pretty good hardware. Setup is definitely nas as easy as it could be. Definitely, you need to have some networking knowledge or patience. Initializing the the HDs took forever.

This thing is replacing my TS 653 eventually. It is whisper quiet sitting right beside me. It is a faster Celeron than the 653 and it uses metal trays instead of plastic brackets. It gives my system a nice look. One thing all should be aware of is that the holes for the rack mount are smaller than the regular rack screws so keep that in mind. I didn't increase the memory as I bought the 8 GB model, and I love the B&H Payboo Card which saves money.

Researched NAS drives prior to purchasing this one. I can say I have no regrets at all. I am pleasantly pleased and actually beyond pleased with my purchase. This is my first NAS drive and if this one holds up QNAP will be my future NAS purchases. I highly recommend it. Let me add it was extremely easy to set up.