The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/aJakalope on 2025-07-18 17:18:15.
I'm mostly making this post because I googled the differences between these a lot before purchasing and wish I had seen a post like this before I had.
I currently use a Beelink Mini S12 as a Plex server and although I had been using external drives, I was running out of USB ports on the Beelink. So I was looking into a DAS to use and found very similar reviews for both products named in the title. The Terramaster was a little cheaper so I went with it, especially since I was not looking for proper RAID functionality since I use the drives for easily replaceable media files.
I used WD Red Pro 18TB drives for this.
The first drive I put in it seemed to function alright, but when I attached a second drive, there seemed to be issues. Drives randomly disconnecting, errors while transferring large files, qBitTorrent error messages I had never seen before, etc. I read that it was likely a cord issue, so I bought a nicer data cable. The issues persisted. I continued to check the drives using CrystalDiskInfo and it showed no problems on any of the drives.
I finally decided to order a QNAP to see if it was a drive issue and once I put the drives in the QNAP, they immediately were recognized, transfer speeds were faster, and I have not had any issues whatsoever.
I'd say I'm no expert at all in these fields, so it's possible that there was a small issue I was overlooking with the Terramaster. I've also only had the QNAP a few days, so it's possible I'll encounter issues down the road. But if anyone in the future is reading this and considering saving a few bucks and buying a Terramaster, go with the QNAP.