Which QTS Version? (on a TS-453A)

[Qrunapper]

Hi all,

My question - which version of QTS can a TS-453A be updated to?

Can it go all the way to the latest version? (4.3.4), or does the underlying hardware of the unit mean that's not possible? I'm thinking of buying the TS-453A simply because i have a limited budget and my data needs are relatively modest. Have looked at some of the more advanced modern models, and I just can't really justify a bigger spend. The specification of the TS-453A across multiple sellers states it ships with QTS 4.2.0.

I'm a relative newbie to QNAP (a window shopper until recently, and now wanting to take the plunge), so the info on my footer doesn't represent what i have. It represents my ideal system set up based on the research I've done to date, and is marked accordingly if i own the kit now or am planning to buy it.

I'm in the UK, and hoping to bag some Black Friday deals to make this all possible. Not in a rush and am prepared to wait, although can't hold out for ever, I'm currently backing up to an external hard drive, and have no off-site backup :0o ... I'm fairly capable technology wise and have been tinkering with PC's/laptops and general consumer tech since say 2003, and have built, re-built and refurbished quite a lot of machines for family, friends and colleagues in that time :0)

Thanks for any help anyone can offer, and please kick my ** if I'm posting this in the wrong place...

YET TO BE PURCHASED
QNAP TS-453A RAID configuration?...er...no idea yet, help!!! (RAID 5 or 6?...)
CyberPower INTELLIGENT UPS 1500VA 900W
Seagate Backup Plus 8Tb

RECENTLY PURCHASED / OWNED FOR YEARS
4 x 4TB HGST Megascale DC 4000.B CoolSpin Enterprise/NAS Class HDD's (bought for a NAS, but not yet used)
External devices: Lenovo X230 Laptop, 8Gb RAM, 240Gb SSD / HP EliteBook 8570w Mobile Workstation Laptop, 28Gb RAM, 240Gb SSD / 24" BenQ GL2450HT Monitor / Hitachi Touro 2Tb External HDD (USB3) and numerous other laptops, Desktop PC's (home made) & old hard drives with lots of scattered data lying around!!

[dolbyman]

check the online manual(overview page)..it states the current firmware for each NAS

do raid5 + backups

[Qrunapper]

Thanks - the page states "QTS 4.2" - does that mean it will be updatable to versions 4.2.0 through to 4.2.2?, or are they different animals so to speak? Apologies, am a complete newbie to the QNAP OS / hardware environment.

[dolbyman]

page states

https://www.qnap.com/en/support/con_sho ... one&cid=11

current 4.3.x

current beta is 4.3.4

[Qrunapper]

Could you send me the link to the page that you're looking at please? I can't see it on this page: https://www.qnap.com/en-uk/product/ts-4 ... s/software, so I'm probably looking in the wrong place

[Qrunapper]

ignore my last message, just seen your reply thanks a lot, I appreciate your help :0)

[Moogle Stiltzkin]

4.3.3 latest is stable.

4.3.4 is beta. check the forum and notes if there any issues that concerns you, if it's okay then you can use it. recommended using backup (regardless stable or beta)