UniFi UNAS Pro - 3 MONTHS LATER

Special Thanks to everyone who provided their feedback, with particular thanks to:
David Proler
@JohnnyFu88 (Swiss John)
@CraigGivant
@gj / Geert!
@Brian Bishop
@Martin Balter
@MrTimMifsud
@SaraH

Other Reviewers mentioned in this 3-Month Summary at 02:15 :

4 SOLID 10/10 perspectives on the UNAS Pro!

My Current UnifI Setup

00:00 Introduction to UniFi UNAS Pro
00:33 Overview of User Feedback and Real-World Use
01:36 Balancing Positives and Negatives in the Review
02:05 Exceptional Value for Money
03:14 Pure Storage Solution with Ease of Setup
03:47 Seamless File Sharing and Distribution Features
04:19 No Overpromising on Features
04:52 Regular Updates and Active Development
05:26 Limited Backup Options and Cloud Support
06:19 File Management Inconsistencies
06:51 Lack of iSCSI Support
08:02 RAID and Storage Pool Limitations
10:06 Lack of Containerization and App Deployment
11:10 No USB Support for External Storage
11:42 No UniFi Protect Integration
12:44 Super Admin Backup Restrictions
14:31 Safari File Download Bug on iPhone
15:00 SMB Transfer Issues and Memory Limitations
17:15 Final Thoughts: Is the UNAS Pro Worth It?
17:45 Outlook for Future UniFi NAS Devices
18:20 Call for Viewer Feedback and Follow-Up Plans

[DaveChurchill]

Appreciate these follow-up reviews. Sick and tired of reviewers who don't spend any time with the product and just want to rush a video out to get the ad revenue quickly.

[Budley]

Can't afford a sub, but your work certainly deserves it. Thank you!

[krazyjack]

I’ve had my UNAS Pro since the first order bank shipped and I love it. Popped in seven 18TB Seagate refurbished IronWolf Pro drives for 108TB of storage. This is paired with a headless Mac mini and it works beautifully. I’m mostly using this combined system as a Plex server, and Time Machine backups directly to the UNAS Pro. Haven’t powered on the POS Asustor AS6704T since I flawlessly transferred the data over SMB.

I know I’m not using the UNAS Pro in a professional or high demand setting, but it has been absolutely flawless. As you say, great value for money.

[ascot]

The best investigative review or detailed follow-up you have made. I've re-subscribed... not that I remember unsubscribing.

[WHJBill]

I love mine. Right now I mainly use it as a backup to my Synology DS920. I don't need a device to run dozens of 3rd party apps like the Synology. My only complaint about it is that it is lacking in the area of backups. I wish there was a built in solution to do a NAS to NAS backup from Synology or even PCs.

[comfy]

I've been on the fence about the UNAS Pro and a larger picture with a Dream Machine SE and some cameras. My finger has been hovering over the buy button for days now, but this morning, the UNAS Pro was actually back in stock. I bought the lot. I think it is the right move, we shall see. Good timing for you to post this video :) Now I just need to pick out some drives.

[ZwaaiHaai]

This is a great video! Nuanced, informative and exactly the right time, tech depth for me. Great that you gathered the Reddit replies and added them to your view on the product. Your calm an pleasant way of presenting is the icing on this review cake. This is how a review should be!

Maybe I'm too praising but I'm sure you can ask someone in the pub to make some funny cynical negative puns.

As a NAS I almost went to buy it. Most features dont bother me for a basic local 2 user "network storage" its only the unreliability in copying files that is unacceptable as a main storage.

[kennyg]

I've had mine for about 1 month. We are a small 5 user company and had been using a Lenovo P320 PC with a couple of big hard drives for file sharing. I have been looking at NAS systems for a couple of years. As I have a complete Ubiquiti network solution at work and home I was happy that the UNAS would suits my needs. And it does exactly. I have 3 identical drives in a raid 5 format which is great and it does file sharing exactly as I need for our business. A perfect solution at a great price. I don't need it to do anything more. Brilliant device and I'm very pleased with it. I already have an NVR for running our cameras, so don't need this to run protect. And happy for these two systems to be completely separate.

[TotteVG]

At least soon (it’s in early access) you can automatically backup Protect footage to the UNAS, sorta like Archive Vault on Synology. But would be amazing if could also run Protect, maybe that will come in a UNAS Pro Max Enterprise Etherlight version

[nilk]

I ordered one of these just before I saw your videos about this. If I end up ordering a second for backups, I'll definitely use the product link from one of your videos.

[iankester-haney]

I feel like some of these issues are unreasonable expectations. Ubiquiti is not positioning this product for server/general computing. Unifi devices are designer for simplicity and not being overly complicated. Some of these complaints just don't really apply to this kind of device. This isn't a general purpose server with spare compute for ancillary tasks (containers etc...).

[StardustOneReviews]

A NAS that cannot guarantee that files copied over from another computer are all included and without errors is just a waste of money, even though it only costs 499 USD.

[JamesAFranklinIINY]

Appreciate your video, you alway help in with my final choice lol. Because I fully understand what the Unas is and is not I am okay with its short-coming so to speak. I dont own one yet (since its always sold out) but I am looking forward to getting one. I have the Qnap Nasbook with 5 8TB m.2 drive and the Unas would serve as mostly cold storage in my case and workflow.

[driver]

Back to you get what you pay for. Mixed media storage pools, tiering ISCSI support and beefier hardware for virtualization and apps would inevitably drive COST and complexity. Not really a complaint to make on this product. It’s like complaining over missing crystal champagne fluits in your Honda Civic. You should not expect these features on a system at this price point. Storage pools really doesn’t make much sense in an SMB setup for storage without ISCSI. Sure, more backup destinations like iDrive and OneDrive would be great and might be coming, but the logical separation of access to shared folders is enough for SMBs to separate documents from users in my opinion.

Totally agree on the user folder backups though.

[tonywebb]

I am fairly happy with as it does the basic job of backup that i need. I only bought it because my Qnap before would click and cluck away all night long when not being used for anything, I just decided that I trust the Unifi brand more with my data. Yes I know I'm just a basic user!

[DanZimmerli]

I have a UNAS Pro and I love it as a traditional NAS. I can’t wait to see how Ubiquiti improves it over time, like adding RAID6 support.

[lifefromscratch]

Some of these issues are important to note and not something easily found in an initial review. Thanks for the recap!

[Saorathan]

Where please do I find the discussion about the skipped files using SMB (and the weird suggestion to turn of Oplocks)?

[MuhammadFarag]

Thank you; this video has been invaluable!

[XtheFox]

I’m still waiting and hoping they make a 4bay version like the UNVR at that same $299 price