Overall, it's hard to fault the Thecus N4310. First and foremost it is a cheap NAS and here is where Thecus scores big. For a little over £200, this 4 bay NAS is one of the cheapest on the market, certainly when you also consider the amount of features it has to offer. Clearly Thecus have cut some corners with regard to the materials employed. ThecusOS 6 has seen quite a few upgrades and is becoming easier to use but is still behind some of the competition. It is fluid at times while at others it is still a little cumbersome to use. The ability to add after market apps expands the versatility of the unit and even if this is not a route you wish to take, the included apps such as PLEX compliment the NAS well.

Setting up the unit has certainly been improved thanks to the Intelligent NAS finder. The old setup on the N2310 was not the most user friendly to use and in truth, many times we resorted to using a variety of work arounds through Windows to access the drives features rather than going through the NAS' own OS. Performance too was good but not great. Despite our best efforts we could not get a 100MB/s transfer rate.



Simply put, this drive offers great value for money and unless you are a NAS connoisseur, the Thecus will likely impress. There are better NAS solutions on the market but at preset, we can't think of one which comes close to offering the same value for money.

IF you are in the market for a NAS solution offering a great deal of features and functionality that defies its price point, the Thecus N4310 should be high on your shopping list.