Hardware and budget
Four NVMe SSDs can serve active projects quickly, but SSD capacities, redundancy, a 5GbE client and an independent backup determine the finished cost.[1]
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TerraMaster F4 SSD NAS Buying Guide
Product facts and dated cost
TerraMaster F4 SSD · Exact identity: F4 SSD
4 primary bays · Intel N95 · 4-core · 8GB RAM · 1 × 5GbE · Diskless: hard drives cost extra
Catalog amount: $399.99 · recent · Price record: 2026-10-09T04:00:30.126666+00:00. Tax and shipping excluded.
Price observed at the store on the shown date. Confirm the current price and availability at the store.
F4 SSD: specifications and dated store comparison →Compact four-NVMe storage with measured 5GbE file transfers
F4 SSD · Intel N95 · 4-core · 8GB RAM · M.2 2280 NVMe SSD
Based on exact-model manufacturer documentation, 3 retained original reviews and dated US merchant records. ChooseCompute has not tested this NAS itself. See the review evidence ↓
Is the F4 SSD right for you?
Compact all-flash shared storage
Four NVMe SSDs can serve active projects quickly, but SSD capacities, redundancy, a 5GbE client and an independent backup determine the finished cost.[1]
Quiet workspaces using SSDs
Liliputing measured 584.77/478.19 MB/s read/write under TOS. Debian results are separate, and short benchmarks do not promise the same speed for every long transfer.[5][3]
Low-cost bulk capacity is the priority
Compare drive cost, the installed network path and workload evidence with your requirements before choosing this configuration.[1]
Key exact-configuration specifications
Full specifications ↗Follow any specification for its full conditions and sources.
Living with it
Hardware, software and ownership tradeoffs
Software and recovery
Keep a separate backup and test a restore. Official app listings and generic TOS help describe available features; the reviewed units do not establish every update, retention, replication or endpoint-recovery workflow.[1]
What original reviews found
Our buying advice combines official specifications with the original reviews below. We have not tested this product ourselves. Expand a review for its setup, measurements and limitations.
How-To Geek
Patrick CampanaleNov 13, 2025
How-To Geek: N95 all-flash used for video libraries
Author moved photo/video libraries onto the F4 SSD and edited with project files local, media on NAS, without a hiccup on a 2.5GbE Mac path. No MB/s table.
Read the original reviewTest setup, measurements & limitations
How-To Geek: N95 all-flash used for video libraries
Tested: N95/8 GB DDR5, TOS 6; two 1 TB and two 2 TB NVMe SSDs (models unstated), TRAID with 4 TB usable. MacBook Pro with 1 TB internal drive and 2.5GbE network; model not specified.
Applies to: Direct first-hand on exact F4 SSD hardware. Transcode 'few 4K / half dozen 1080p' is an expectation, not a timed Plex table.
- Author moved photo/video libraries onto the F4 SSD and edited with project files local, media on NAS, without a hiccup on a 2.5GbE Mac path.Source location: This all-SSD NAS replaced my USB-C SSD
- USB 10 Gbps ingest of ~1 TB was chosen because it was faster than the 2.5GbE client path. Two M.2 slots are PCIe 3.0 x2 and two are x1 (N95 lane budget).Source location: USB migration / PCIe lane paragraphs
- Docker and Quick Sync are present. 'A few 4K transcodes and over half a dozen 1080p' is framed as what you should expect with Plex Pass — not a measured run.Source location: Docker support
Limits to keep in mind
- No MB/s table.
- Client was 2.5GbE, not 5GbE.
- Affiliate Amazon/B&H/direct links.
- TOS 6 in the spec box vs TOS 7 on later TerraMaster pages.
- Potential Plex stream counts are expectations, not measured simultaneous transcodes.
- Nearly 1 TB USB ingest has no elapsed time or MB/s result; 60 TB Backblaze backup was still in progress.
TechRadar
Mark PickavanceJul 21, 2025
TechRadar: cheap silent file server, not a VM box
Positioned as a small, silent, affordable NVMe file server. N95 is too weak for lots of Docker/VMs. Third-party OS (TrueNAS SCALE, Proxmox) does not void hardware warranty per the author. Affiliate disclosure.
Read the original reviewTest setup, measurements & limitations
TechRadar: cheap silent file server, not a VM box
Tested: F4 SSD, Intel N95 4C/4T, 8 GB DDR5 upgradable to 32 GB, 4× M.2 PCIe 3.0, 5GbE, TOS 6. One 30-second-review sentence says N85 — the spec table and verdict say N95; N95 is used.
Applies to: Direct qualitative on exact SKU. No MB/s chart extracted from the saved article.
- Positioned as a small, silent, affordable NVMe file server. N95 is too weak for lots of Docker/VMs. Third-party OS (TrueNAS SCALE, Proxmox) does not void hardware warranty per the author.Source location: 30-second review / verdict
- Works with most NVMe drives; no ECC; no USB4/Thunderbolt.Source location: Pros/cons
Limits to keep in mind
- Affiliate disclosure.
- N85 typo in one sentence.
- No numeric copy table in the extract.
- A speculative 16 GB memory limit conflicts with the official 32 GB limit.
- OS warranty claims require manufacturer terms; no guarantee is inferred from reviewer commentary.
- No controlled VM or multi-container capacity result.
Liliputing
Ian W Morrison (Linuxium)Aug 21, 2025
Liliputing: exact-model original experience
The original includes measured 5GbE traffic and NAS file tests, not merely specifications. Default TOS setup uses mdadm/LVM/Btrfs; two slots are PCIe 3.0 x2 and two x1. Gifted review unit retained by reviewer; no manufacturer editorial approval; affiliate links.
Read the original reviewTest setup, measurements & limitations
Liliputing: exact-model original experience
Tested: N95/8 GB DDR5, four NVMe SSDs; exact drive capacities/models not fully identified. TOS 6 array, then Debian 12, ZFS/internal and KVM experiments. Network CDM uses a Windows client; 5GbE adapter path. Do not combine alternative-OS and TOS results.
Applies to: direct
- The original includes measured 5GbE traffic and NAS file tests, not merely specifications. Default TOS setup uses mdadm/LVM/Btrfs; two slots are PCIe 3.0 x2 and two x1.Source location: TOS storage and networking sections
- Jellyfin music and an Ubuntu container worked. Offline Terra Photos classification still worked with router internet blocking, with imperfect results; this is a bounded experiment, not proof of all-app privacy.Source location: Applications and offline Photos
- Debian and brief Unraid boots worked in this unit; Debian networking needed driver work. Internal ZFS/KVM numbers are not network throughput. The supplied adapter photo is 12 V / 6 A (72 W), versus 48 W in today’s official table.Source location: Debian/Unraid and adapter photo
| Measurement | Result | Conditions & source location |
|---|---|---|
| 5GbE network-only throughput | 4.71 Gbit/s in each direction | Network test, without filesystem/storage overhead.Ethernet screenshot |
| TOS NAS file sequential transfer | 584.77 MB/s read; 478.19 MB/s write | CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4, two 1 GiB passes, SEQ1M Q8T1. Other rows display 0 because they were not run.29-cdm.png |
| Debian NAS file sequential transfer | 584.84 MB/s read; 575.83 MB/s write | CDM 8.0.4, two 1 GiB passes, SEQ1M Q8T1; Debian result, not stock TOS.34-cdm-debian.png |
| Internal alternative-OS storage tests | EXT4 RAID 1: 890.4/863.6 MB/s; ZFS array: 1397.2/410.4 MB/s (read/write) | Internal disk tests; not SMB or a 5GbE result. Cache effects are not excluded.Debian storage tests |
| Debian light-use whole-system power | 10.3 W idle; 10.4 W Jellyfin; 10.6 W with listed light services | Jellyfin, Ubuntu VM, Portainer and Cockpit light use; not maximum simultaneous load.Power section |
| Noise and SSD temperature | Below 30 dB(A) meter floor; SSD maximum 50°C | Noise is an upper-bound observation, not an exact 30 dB(A) measurement; ambient not specified.Noise/temperature section |
Limits to keep in mind
- Gifted review unit retained by reviewer; no manufacturer editorial approval; affiliate links.
- Exact SSD models, client and full array layout are incompletely disclosed in prose.
- No long-duration multi-user benchmark, backup restore drill or simultaneous 4K-transcode capacity test.
- Alternative operating systems require their own driver, storage and support checks.
Common HDD combinations
This NAS does not support the 3.5-inch HDD catalog; no HDD combinations are generated.
Before you buy
US product pages and ownership costs
Storage and protection
Choose drive count and RAID for usable capacity and availability; keep an independent copy. All retained offers are diskless.[1]
Network and installation
Budget for compatible client ports, adapters and switching. Multiple Ethernet ports do not automatically combine into one faster transfer.[1]
Dated merchant observations
Offers show the seller, selected configuration and observation time. Blocked rechecks retain their earlier dates; confirm tax, shipping, stock and returns before ordering.[2]
Compare stores for this exact model
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Historical price
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8GB RAM; M.2 2280 NVMe SSD; user data drives not included
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Questions before buying
What does the original testing establish?
Liliputing measured 584.77/478.19 MB/s read/write under TOS. Debian results are separate, and short benchmarks do not promise the same speed for every long transfer.[5][3]
Which system version will arrive?
Current manufacturer marketing advertises TOS 7, but the exact shipping build and update-package mapping were not verified. Review results apply to the versions recorded in each test.[1]
Are storage drives included?
No. These are diskless offers. Select suitable drives and allow for RAID overhead and an independent backup.[1]
Does it have SATA bays?
No. It has four M.2 2280 NVMe slots: two PCIe 3.0 x2 and two x1. The official maximum RAM is 32 GB in one replaceable SODIMM.[1]
Sources
Research updated Sep 11, 2026. Individual source check dates are listed below. Measurements belong to the named reviewers; tested configurations and software versions may differ from the product you buy.
- [1] TerraMaster F4 SSD official product page ↗
Checked Sep 10, 2026 · Exact model page, hardware description, configuration selector and current feature sections
- [2] TerraMaster exact selected product page for F4 SSD ↗
Checked Sep 10, 2026 · Exact selected PDP URL for variant 43877982797858. The base PDP was opened successfully on 2026-09-10T01:13:23.662Z; SKU, price and availability came from first-party endpoint https://www.terra-master.com/products/f4-ssd.js at 2026-09-10T01:13:17.390Z. The query-specific PDP was not represented as a separate fetch.
- [3] How-To Geek F4 SSD review ↗
Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Hands-on N95 8 GB; 2.5GbE client; USB 10Gbps migration
- [4] TechRadar F4 NAS SSD review ↗
Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Mark Pickavance 2025-07-21; N95 file-server positioning
- [5] Liliputing F4 SSD ↗
Checked Sep 11, 2026 · Spec/price overview; affiliate
- [6] TerraMaster product price observation ↗
Checked Oct 9, 2026 · Captured observation; sha256:c34770b7c6d88fa433aff35bb3c5662f380e5f109983f110a81c3691a719049f
- [7] Amazon product price observation ↗
Checked Oct 9, 2026 · Captured observation; sha256:ca1640cc491e35f90b748df25bbd7f8012d4a206792840e32e9f580dd42e6385
Research and review record
- Research: Grok 4.6 · Source research and data update
- Self-check: Grok 4.6 · Researcher self-check
- Independent review: GPT-6 (Codex) · Independent full available original text/table review and named chart inspection, exact model/table/offer reconciliation and evidence attribution; unviewed video and blocked sources explicitly excluded.
- Editorial integration: GPT-6 (Codex) · Editorial integration and validation
Independent review completed for the scope recorded in the audit.
Source evidence and review history (JSON)