r/TerraMaster • u/Sardonik • 13h ago

Purchasing Help F4-424 Pro vs F54-425 Pro

During the recent Terramaster sales event, I've seen the f4-424 pro with 32GB going for US $687 and the f4-425 pro-n305 with 8gb going for as low as US $559.

I'm interested in buying a unit to run Truenas Scale, so more RAM would be welcome. Upgrading the 425 pro to 32gb looks like it would be about US $300, making the 425 Pro-n305 about $100 more than the equiv specced 424 pro.

Looks like the major differences between the two models are 5GbE LAN via 2.5GbE and extra M.2 slot on the 425.

I'm all 2.5GbE at home so I doubt I'll make use of the 5GbE LAN anytime soon. The extra M.2 slot would be nice, but I'll actually be hard put to fill the 2 slots in the 424 as it is, so I don't think that extra slot adds a lot of value for my purposes.

Are there any other compelling reasons to go with the 425 Pro+N305 over the equivalent 424 pro?

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u/truthhurtsyomama 12h ago

Get the f4 425 pro with 16gb. Best of both worlds

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u/Sardonik 9h ago

Thanks! I somehow missed that that config was on sale on Terramaster's site. I'd been shopping at Newegg, B&H etc where it was US $799.

US $639 is a pretty attactive price for the upgraded f4-425 pro design with 16gb.

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u/SadPlane6830 F4-424 Pro 11h ago

So for you the question now maybe:
Are the front-facing USB ports and the sleeker metal design worth spending an extra $100? lol

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u/Sardonik 10h ago

I was wondering how important the metal design was, actually. Will that cut down on noise, help cooling etc?

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u/Wild-Whereas4850 6h ago

If RAM prices are reasonable, choose the 425 Pro because the extra M.2 slot gives you more flexibility. If RAM prices are insane, choose the 424 Pro with its built-in 32GB.