Testseek.com have collected 47 expert reviews of the Origin Storage Thecus N5550 5-Bay and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Origin Storage Thecus N5550 5-Bay.
July 2014
(81%)
47 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
High price/performance ratio, Support for five hot-swap disks, Highly reliable operation, Low power consumption, Strong PSU (200 W) with 80 Plus certification, Comes with 2 GB RAM installed while most of the competition only has 1 GB, Fully metallic casin
The operating system's interface isn't as appealing and intuitive as the competition's offerings, Installing available modules can be really tricky, High memory utilization, especially during heavy network throughput, Fan can be noisy, No fan profile adju
The Thecus N5550 retails for $479.99. High price/performance ratio Support for five hot-swap disks Highly reliable operation Low power consumption Strong PSU (200 W) with 80 Plus certification Comes with 2 GB RAM installed while most of the competition on...
Expect to pay around $600 (Australian) for the Thecus N5550. That's a good price for a NAS with all the software features you could want, all the connection possibilities you could need and probably all the capacity (up to 20GB) you need with these 5 bays...
I'm impressed with what Thecus put together with the N5550. Just the hardware alone is well layed out and packed full of features like multiple USB ports and audio/video connections. This is also the first NAS we have had in that has had a USB 3.0 port. ...
The most important factor to consider with the Thecus N5550 is the price and that really goes for any product. However in the case of the N5550 it’s rather cheap for a 5-bay NAS with a retail price of just $510. As we mentioned earlier in comparison th...
Good sequential read and write performance, Runs very cool, HDMI port for HD content streaming, USB 3.0 support, Dual network, Easy to navigate interface, ISO mount, MiniUPS support
No automatic firmware update
The Thecus N5550 is a great performer with mre than storage on its mind. Because of its many modules to make it whatever you want and the ability to stream media, it earns the Bjorn3D Silver Bear Award....
The Thecus N5550 is fast, easy to use and affordable. That is the perfect recipe for home and small business users that are looking for a reliable NAS solution! ...
We conduct our power consumption using a Kill A Watt EZ P4460 Power Meter and measurements are taken every minute for 10 minutes then averaged for the results. During this benchmark, the NAS is stressed for heavy transfers, left for normal usage, then idl...
At its price-point of about ~$600, Thecus N5550′s brings a lot to the table. It has most features people are going to want from a NAS, and if it doesn't, there are sure to be third-party add-ons found on Thecus' own website that should do the trick. Sim...
Very high transfer speeds, Local Display capability on VGA HDMI, Excellent value, High quality construction, 2GB SDRAM is standard, USB 3.0 port on front panel, McAfee AntiVirus S/W included, Acronis Backup S/W included, Quiet operation, Integrated 200W power supply, All the usual support apps available, Active Company and Community support,
Can't migrate from single disk to RAID volume, USB 3.0 port is hidden behind front door, Must be on same subnet as workstation, or use static IPs, Adhesive on feet came loose, Drive trays and bays not labeled 1,2,3,4,5
Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. As Albert Einstein said, "Not everything that ...
