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Best SSDs for TerraMaster F4-424 Pro 2026 (SATA)

2.5 inch SATA SSDs for the F4-424 Pro, ranked by value on Amazon.co.uk

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Quick answer

For the F4-424 Pro, fit SATA SSDs like the Ediloca ES580E 4TB, around £267.99 at last check, in the two 2.5-inch bays alongside spinning disks, or use the two M.2 NVMe slots for cache or an all-flash pool. This NAS is genuinely open to third-party drives and its Core i3-N305 with 32GB RAM can push real workloads across a 2.5GbE link, so SATA SSDs make sense for VMs, databases and Plex libraries where random I/O matters more than raw sequential throughput. Do not expect SATA SSDs to saturate anything beyond the 2.5GbE ports, and if you already have free M.2 slots, prioritise those for cache before adding SATA SSD storage bays.

As of 8 September 2026
Best £/TB at last check
£52.79
Products tracked
124
Prices last checked
8 September 2026

Best SATA SSDs for the F4-424 Pro

Three sensible capacity and value tiers for the F4-424 Pro's 2.5-inch bays.

Value
Fikwot FX815 1TB
1TB, up to 560MB/s, SLC cache, good entry cache drive
£96.99 · £96.99/TB
at last check (8 September 2026)
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Balanced
Ediloca ES580E 2TB
2TB, up to 500MB/s, solid mid-capacity pool member
£164.99 · £82.50/TB
at last check (8 September 2026)
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Premium
Ediloca ES580E 4TB
4TB, up to 450MB/s, best £/TB at this capacity
£267.99 · £67.00/TB
at last check (8 September 2026)
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Which should you pick

Choose SATA SSD bays if

  • You want an all-flash or mixed pool across the 4 bays rather than tying up the M.2 slots
  • You are running RAID5 or RAID6 and want faster resilvers than hard drives give you
  • Your workload is VMs, databases or many small files where random I/O beats sequential speed

Choose the M.2 NVMe slots instead if

  • You just need a read/write cache layer for hard drive bays running Plex or general file serving
  • You want to keep all four 2.5-inch bays free for large-capacity hard drives up to 30TB each
  • You are not maxing out 2.5GbE bandwidth and do not need the extra IOPS in the main pool

Why SATA SSDs suit this NAS

The F4-424 Pro's Intel Core i3-N305 is a genuinely capable 8-core chip for a 4-bay NAS, and paired with 32GB of DDR5 it can handle multiple Docker containers, a couple of VMs and hardware-transcoded Plex or Jellyfin streams without breaking a sweat. SATA SSDs in the two 2.5-inch bays give you a storage tier that will not choke on random reads the way hard drives can, which matters if you are running a database, a busy Nextcloud instance, or several containers writing small files at once.

Because TerraMaster keeps this model open to third-party drives, you are not locked into a validated compatibility list or forced to buy an inflated NAS-branded SSD. Any of the SATA SSDs above will work reliably in Basic, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6 or RAID10, and with two independent 2.5GbE ports you can even separate SSD-served traffic from hard drive traffic if you set up link aggregation or multiple VLANs.

Where SATA SSDs earn their keep here is consistency under load rather than outright speed. A single SATA SSD tops out around 550MB/s, which a 2.5GbE link cannot fully use anyway, so the real benefit is avoiding the seek-time penalties that hard drives suffer once you have several users or services hitting the array simultaneously.

One honest caveat

With only two M.2 NVMe slots and four 2.5-inch bays, you have to decide whether SSDs go in the fast NVMe slots as cache or in the SATA bays as primary storage. Do not put SATA SSDs in as cache and NVMe drives in as bulk storage, that is backwards. Use the NVMe slots for cache if you are running large hard drives, or fill all four SATA bays with SSDs if you want a genuinely fast, low-latency all-flash NAS. Trying to do both without a clear plan just wastes bays.

SATA SSDs for the F4-424 Pro, by price per TB

Price per
Prices last checked 8 September 2026124 products
ProductCapacityPrice£ / TBTypePrime
Integral V Series V2 Plus 512GB 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Hard Drive (SSD), Read 550MB/s, Write 520MB/s, SATA Interface 6Gb/s | BlackUsed512 GB£27.03£52.79SATA SSD · SATAPrime
KingSpec 4TB SATA SSD 3D NAND Flash, 2.5 Inch SATA 3 Internal Solid State Drive up to 560MB/s, Compatible with Desktop/Laptop / PS4Used4 TB£258.29£64.57SATA SSD · SATA-
Ediloca 4TB SSD Internal Solid State Drive, 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s, Up to 450MB/s Read Speed, 3D NAND Flash, Shock Drop-Proof for PC/Laptop/Desktop/NAS, Compatible with Windows/Mac/Linux (ES580E)4 TB£267.99£67.00SATA SSD · SATA-
fanxiang 4TB 2.5" SATA III SSD, Up to 550MB/s, SATA 6Gb/s4 TB£279.99£70.00SATA SSD · SATA-
KingSpec 4TB SATA SSD 3D NAND Flash, 2.5 Inch SATA 3 Internal Solid State Drive up to 560MB/s, Compatible with Desktop/Laptop / PS44 TB£286.99£71.75SATA SSD · SATA-
Fikwot FX815 4TB SSD, 2.5" SATA SSD, Internal Solid State Drive, Up to 560MB/s, 3D NAND SLC Cashe, Compatible with Laptop & PC Desktop4 TB£289.99£72.50SATA SSD · SATA-
SanDisk 1TB SSD Ultra 3D 2.5" SATA SSD, Internal SSD, Read speeds up to 560 MB/s, 3D NAND Technology, SATA III 6GB/s, nCache Technology, accelerate pc performanceUsed1 TB£79.38£79.38SATA SSD · SATA-
KingSpec 1TB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s SSD, Read Speed up to 550MB/s, 3D NAND Flash Internal Solid State Drive for Desktop & LaptopUsed1 TB£79.99£79.99SATA SSD · SATA-
Ediloca 2TB SSD Internal Solid State Drive, 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s, Up to 500MB/s Read Speed, 3D NAND Flash, Shock Drop-Proof for PC/Laptop/Desktop/NAS, Compatible with Windows/Mac/Linux (ES580E)2 TB£164.99£82.50SATA SSD · SATA-
Seagate FireCuda 500 GB Solid State Hybrid Drive Performance SSHD – 2.5 Inch SATA 6 Gb/s Flash Accelerated 8 GB Cache for Gaming PC Laptop (ST500LX025)500 GB£44.55£89.10SATA SSD · SATA-
KingSpec 2TB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s SSD, Read Speed up to 550MB/s, 3D NAND Flash Internal Solid State Drive for Desktop & Laptop2 TB£178.99£89.50SATA SSD · SATA-
Crucial BX500 SATA SSD 1TB, 2.5", Up to 540MB/s, Laptop and Desktop (PC) Compatible, 3D NAND, Dynamic Write Acceleration, Internal Solid State Drive - CT1000BX500SSD101Used1 TB£90.09£90.09SATA SSD · SATAPrime
KingSpec 1TB SATA SSD 3D NAND Flash, 2.5 Inch SATA 3 Internal Solid State Drive up to 560MB/s, Compatible with Desktop/Laptop / PS4Used1 TB£92.14£92.14SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Synology Beedrive 2TB Personal Backup SSD ExternalUsed2 TB£184.99£92.50SATA SSD · SATA-
WD Blue SA510 SSD, 4TB 2.5" SATA SSD, Read speeds up to 560 MB/s, Includes Acronis True Image for WD, Disk & Cloning Migration, Backup & Recovery, Ransomware Protection Upgrade for PC/LaptopUsed4 TB£374.99£93.75SATA SSD · SATA-
KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G2 Portable SSD – 1TB External Drive, USB 3.2 Gen 2, up to 1050MB/s Read & 1000MB/s Write – Compatible with Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, PS5, Xbox Series X/SUsed1 TB£93.99£93.99SATA SSD · SATA-
Ediloca 1TB SSD Internal Solid State Drive, 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s, Up to 450MB/s Read Speed, 3D NAND Flash, Shock Drop-Proof for PC/Laptop/Desktop/NAS, Compatible with Windows/Mac/Linux (ES580E)1 TB£95.49£95.49SATA SSD · SATA-
Fikwot FX815 1TB SSD, 2.5" SATA SSD, Internal Solid State Drive, Up to 560MB/s, 3D NAND SLC Cashe, Compatible with Laptop & PC Desktop1 TB£96.99£96.99SATA SSD · SATA-
fanxiang 1TB SSD SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5″,Up to 560MB/s, SATA SSD 1TB,Internal Solid State Drives for Laptop,PC Desktops-S101Q1 TB£97.49£97.49SATA SSD · SATA-
fanxiang SATA SSD 1TB Internal Solid State Drives 2.5 Inches, up to 550MB/s, SATA III Internal SSD 6Gb/s, 3D NAND TLC Storage Drive for Laptop PC Desktop (Black)1 TB£97.98£97.98SATA SSD · SATA-
SanDisk 4TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD - Up to 2000MB/s Read Speeds - Black4 TB£398.01£99.50SATA SSD · SATAPrime
KingSpec 1TB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s SSD, Read Speed up to 550MB/s, 3D NAND Flash Internal Solid State Drive for Desktop & Laptop1 TB£99.99£99.99SATA SSD · SATA-
KingSpec 1TB SATA SSD 3D NAND Flash, 2.5 Inch SATA 3 Internal Solid State Drive up to 560MB/s, Compatible with Desktop/Laptop / PS41 TB£99.99£99.99SATA SSD · SATA-
Patriot P220 SATA 3 2TB Internal Solid State Drive 2.5” - P220S2TB252 TB£199.99£100.00SATA SSD · SATA-
WD Red 4 TB NAS SSD 2.5 Inch SATAUsed4 TB£399.99£100.00NAS SSD · SATANAS-
Seagate 3.84 TB Nytro 1351 Enterprise SATA SSDUsed3.84 TB£399.95£104.15SATA SSD · SATA-
Axiom 3.84TB Enterprise EV200 2.5-inch Bare SATA SSDUsed3.84 TB£399.95£104.15SATA SSD · SATA-
Aruba a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company HPE 3.84TB SATA MU SFF SC MV SSDUsed3.84 TB£399.99£104.16SATA SSD · SATA-
Crucial BX500 SATA SSD 2TB, 2.5", Up to 540MB/s, Laptop and Desktop (PC) Compatible, 3D NAND, Dynamic Write Acceleration, Internal Solid State Drive - CT2000BX500SSD1012 TB£209.99£105.00SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Fikwot FX815 512GB SSD, 2.5" SATA III SSD, Internal Solid State Drive, Up to 560MB/s, 3D NAND SLC Cashe, Compatible with Laptop & PC Desktop512 GB£53.99£105.45SATA SSD · SATA-
fanxiang 512GB 2.5" SATA III SSD, Up to 550MB/s, SATA 6Gb/s512 GB£54.39£106.23SATA SSD · SATA-
BIWIN M100 SATA SSD 512GB, 2.5" Internal SSD, Up to 560MB/s, Internal Solid State Drives 2.5 Inches SSDs SATA III 6Gb/s, Laptop and PC Compatible, Office Work School512 GB£54.39£106.23SATA SSD · SATA-
KingSpec 512GB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s SSD, Read Speed up to 550MB/s, 3D NAND Flash Internal Solid State Drive for Desktop & LaptopUsed512 GB£54.89£107.21SATA SSD · SATA-
WD Red SA500 2TB NAS SATA SSD 2.5 InchUsed2 TB£218.33£109.17NAS SSD · SATANASPrime
PNY CS900 1TB Internal SSD SATA III 2.5"1 TB£109.98£109.98SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Crucial X9 2TB Portable External SSD - Up to 1050MB/s, External Solid State Drive, Works with PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Mac, USB-C 3.2 - CT2000X9SSD9022 TB£219.99£110.00SATA SSD · SATAPrime
fanxiang SATA SSD 512GB Internal Solid State Drives 2.5 Inches, up to 540MB/s, SATA III Internal SSD 6Gb/s, 3D NAND TLC Storage Drive for Laptop PC Desktop (Black)512 GB£56.42£110.20SATA SSD · SATA-
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 4TB - Up to 1050MB/s Read Speeds (Older Model)4 TB£449.99£112.50SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Fikwot FS810 SATA SSD 512GB - 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s, Up to 550MB/s, 3D NAND TLC Internal Solid State Drive for Desktop & Laptop512 GB£59.99£117.17SATA SSD · SATA-
KingSpec 512GB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s SSD, Read Speed up to 550MB/s, 3D NAND Flash Internal Solid State Drive for Desktop & Laptop512 GB£60.99£119.12SATA SSD · SATA-
ORICO 1TB SATA SSD 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive, Read Speed up to 500MB/s, SATA III 6Gbps for Desktop Laptop NAS DIY External Drive - Y201 TB£119.99£119.99SATA SSD · SATA-
KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G2 Portable SSD – 1TB External Drive, USB 3.2 Gen 2, up to 1050MB/s Read & 1000MB/s Write – Compatible with Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, PS5, Xbox Series X/S1 TB£120.89£120.89SATA SSD · SATA-
WD Blue SA510 SSD, 2TB 2.5" SATA SSD, Read speeds up to 560 MB/s, Includes Acronis True Image for WD, Disk & Cloning Migration, Backup & Recovery, Ransomware Protection Upgrade for PC/Laptop2 TB£241.99£121.00SATA SSD · SATAPrime
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB, Up to 1050MB/s read speeds, MontereyUsed2 TB£243.06£121.53SATA SSD · SATAPrime
200GB Enterprise Class SSD - 2.5" SATA - MACH16 MLC By STEC - 2.5 INCH LAPTOP SIZE SOLID STATE HARD DISK DRIVE200 GB£24.99£124.95SATA SSD · SATA-
Acer SA100 2.5 Inch SATA III SSD 960GB, Up to 560 MB/s, Internal Solid State Drive for Laptop and Desktop PC Upgrade - BL.9BWWA.104960 GB£119.99£124.99SATA SSD · SATA-
WD Blue SA510 SSD, 4TB 2.5" SATA SSD, Read speeds up to 560 MB/s, Includes Acronis True Image for WD, Disk & Cloning Migration, Backup & Recovery, Ransomware Protection Upgrade for PC/Laptop4 TB£499.99£125.00SATA SSD · SATA-
fanxiang 240GB 2.5" SATA III SSD, Up to 500MB/s, SATA 6Gb/s240 GB£30.17£125.71SATA SSD · SATA-
Crucial BX500 SATA SSD 480GB, 2.5", Up to 540MB/s, Laptop and Desktop (PC) Compatible, 3D NAND, Dynamic Write Acceleration, Internal Solid State Drive - CT480BX500SSD1Used480 GB£60.89£126.85SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Lexar ES3 External SSD 1TB, USB3.2 Gen2 Portable SSD, PSSD up to 1050MB/s Read, 1,000MB/s Write, External Solid State Drive Compatible with iPhone15 Series/Mac/PS5/XBOX/Laptop/PC (Blue)1 TB£127.49£127.49SATA SSD · SATA-
Integral V Series 4 Pack 500GB SATA III 2.5 Inch Internal SSD, up to 520MB/s Read, 470MB/s Write, Solid State Drive2 TB£262.95£131.48SATA SSD · SATAPrime
SanDisk SSD Plus 1 TB, 2.5" SATA Internal SSD, Read speeds up to 545 MB/s, Write Speeds 515 MB/s, SATA III 6 GB/s1 TB£131.99£131.99SATA SSD · SATAPrime
SanDisk Creator PRO Portable SSD 4TB, Up to 2000MB/s Read Speeds4 TB£529.58£132.40SATA SSD · SATA-
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB, Up to 1050MB/s read speeds, Monterey2 TB£269.99£135.00SATA SSD · SATAPrime
fanxiang 256GB 2.5" SATA III SSD, Up to 530MB/s, SATA 6Gb/s256 GB£34.95£136.52SATA SSD · SATA-
Integral V Series V2 Plus 512GB 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Hard Drive (SSD), Read 550MB/s, Write 520MB/s, SATA Interface 6Gb/s | Black512 GB£69.95£136.62SATA SSD · SATA-
WD Red SA500 2TB NAS SATA SSD 2.5 Inch2 TB£283.98£141.99NAS SSD · SATANAS-
Ediloca 240GB SSD Internal Solid State Drive, 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s, Up to 400MB/s Read Speed, 3D NAND Flash, Shock Drop-Proof for PC/Laptop/Desktop/NAS, Compatible with Windows/Mac/Linux (ES580E)240 GB£34.49£143.71SATA SSD · SATA-
fanxiang SATA SSD 256GB Internal Solid State Drives 2.5 Inches, up to 520MB/s, SATA III Internal SSD 6Gb/s, 3D NAND TLC Storage Drive for Laptop PC Desktop (Black)256 GB£36.98£144.45SATA SSD · SATA-
ORICO 256GB SATA SSD 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive, Read Speed up to 500MB/s, SATA III 6Gbps for Desktop Laptop NAS DIY External Drive - Y20256 GB£36.99£144.49SATA SSD · SATA-
SanDisk 1TB SSD Ultra 3D 2.5" SATA SSD, Internal SSD, Read speeds up to 560 MB/s, 3D NAND Technology, SATA III 6GB/s, nCache Technology, accelerate pc performance1 TB£147.99£147.99SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Gigastone 1TB NAS SSD Drive (2-Pack) 24/7 Durable TLC High Endurance RAID Data Storage Network Attached Storage 2.5" SATA Internal Solid State Hard Drives2 TB£298.90£149.45NAS SSD · SATANAS-
Gigastone 4TB NAS SSD Drive 24/7 Durable High Endurance RAID Data Storage Network Attached Storage 2.5" SATA Internal Solid State Hard Drives4 TB£598.99£149.75NAS SSD · SATANAS-
Crucial BX500 SATA SSD 1TB, 2.5", Up to 540MB/s, Laptop and Desktop (PC) Compatible, 3D NAND, Dynamic Write Acceleration, Internal Solid State Drive - CT1000BX500SSD1011 TB£149.99£149.99SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Synology Beedrive 2TB Personal Backup SSD External2 TB£312.54£156.27SATA SSD · SATA-
Synology Beedrive 1TB Personal Backup SSD External1 TB£159.32£159.32SATA SSD · SATAPrime
SanDisk 2TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD, Up to 3,800MB/s Read Speeds, USB42 TB£321.93£160.97SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Lexar NS100 2.5” SATA III 6Gb/s Internal 512GB SSD, Solid State Drive, Up To 550MB/s Read, for Laptop, Desktop Computer/PC (LNS100-512AMZN)512 GB£82.99£162.09SATA SSD · SATA-
Gigastone 4TB NAS SSD Drive (2-Pack) 24/7 Durable High Endurance RAID Data Storage Network Attached Storage 2.5" SATA Internal Solid State Hard Drives8 TB£1,296.90£162.11NAS SSD · SATANAS-
Samsung MZ7LM3T8HCJM-00003 - 3.84TB 2.5in SATA PM863 Enterprise SSDUsed3.84 TB£634.99£165.36SATA SSD · SATA-
WD Red SA500 4TB NAS SATA SSD 2.5 Inch4 TB£699.00£174.75NAS SSD · SATANAS-
Crucial BX500 SATA SSD 480GB, 2.5", Up to 540MB/s, Laptop and Desktop (PC) Compatible, 3D NAND, Dynamic Write Acceleration, Internal Solid State Drive - CT480BX500SSD1480 GB£85.40£177.92SATA SSD · SATAPrime
WD Blue SA510 500GB 2.5" SATA SSD with up to 560MB/s read speed500 GB£89.99£179.98SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Gigastone 2TB NAS SSD Drive (4-Pack) 24/7 Durable TLC High Endurance RAID Data Storage Network Attached Storage 2.5" SATA Internal Solid State Hard Drives8 TB£1,469.80£183.73NAS SSD · SATANAS-
Gigastone Home Server SSD 2TB NAS SSD Drive Cache (2-Pack) 24/7 Durable TLC High Endurance Personal Cloud Data Sync Network Attached Storage RAID 3D NAND 2.5" SATA Internal Solid State Hard Drives4 TB£770.90£192.73NAS SSD · SATANAS-
ORICO 128GB SATA SSD 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive, Read Speed up to 500MB/s, SATA III 6Gbps for Desktop Laptop NAS DIY External Drive - Y20128 GB£25.99£203.05SATA SSD · SATA-
Gigastone 512GB NAS SSD Drive (2-Pack) 24/7 Durable TLC High Endurance RAID Data Storage Network Attached Storage 2.5" SATA Internal Solid State Hard Drives1.02 TB£208.90£204.00NAS SSD · SATANAS-
WD Blue SA510 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD with up to 560MB/s read speed1 TB£205.00£205.00SATA SSD · SATA-
Ediloca 120GB SSD Internal Solid State Drive, 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s, Up to 400MB/s Read Speed, 3D NAND Flash, Shock Drop-Proof for PC/Laptop/Desktop/NAS, Compatible with Windows/Mac/Linux (ES580E)120 GB£24.99£208.25SATA SSD · SATA-
Samsung SSD 870 EVO, 2 TB, Form Factor 2.5 Inch, Intelligent Turbo Write, Magician 6 Software, BlackUsed2 TB£432.99£216.50SATA SSD · SATA-
Samsung SSD 870 EVO, 2 TB, Form Factor 2.5 Inch, Intelligent Turbo Write, Magician 6 Software, Black2 TB£448.00£224.00SATA SSD · SATA-
Gigastone 512GB NAS SSD Drive 24/7 Durable TLC High Endurance RAID Data Storage Network Attached Storage 2.5" SATA Internal Solid State Hard Drives512 GB£115.99£226.54NAS SSD · SATANAS-
WD Blue SA510 2.5”/7mm SATA SSD 500GB (Up to 560MB/s sequential read speed, 3D NAND, Acronis True Image, SANDISK Dashboard)500 GB£115.99£231.98SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Gigastone 1TB NAS SSD Drive 24/7 Durable TLC High Endurance RAID Data Storage Network Attached Storage 2.5" SATA Internal Solid State Hard Drives1 TB£239.99£239.99NAS SSD · SATANAS-
WD Red SA500 NAS SATA SSD WDS400T1R0A - Solid state drive - 4 TB - internal - 2.5" - SATA 6Gb/s4 TB£969.00£242.25NAS SSD · SATANAS-
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba a company HPE 960GB SATA MU SFF BC MV SSD (Plain Boxed)960 GB£235.00£244.79SATA SSD · SATA-
WD Red 4 TB NAS SSD 2.5 Inch SATA4 TB£999.00£249.75NAS SSD · SATANAS-
WD Red 1 TB NAS SSD 2.5 Inch SATA1 TB£250.99£250.99NAS SSD · SATANASPrime
Western Digital WD Green SATA 500GB, Up to 545MB/s, 2.5 Inch/7 mm, 3Y Warranty, Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (WDS500G5G0A-00CPT0)500 GB£137.95£275.90SATA SSD · SATA-
SanDisk SSD Plus 250GB, 2.5" SATA Internal SSD, Read speeds up to 545 MB/s, Write Speeds 505 MB/s, SATA III 6 GB/s250 GB£69.00£276.00SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Western Digital WDS500G2B0A WD Blue 3D NAND Internal SSD 2.5 Inch SATA, 500 GB, Solid State Hard Drive500 GB£138.95£277.90SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Transcend SSD230S 4TB SATA III 6Gb/s SSD, Read/Write up to 560/520 mb/s with DRAM Cache TS4TSSD230S4 TB£1,362.52£340.63SATA SSD · SATAPrime
Synology SAT5221 1920 GB 2.5" SATA SSDUsed1.92 TB£780.35£406.43SATA SSD · SATA-
WD Red 500 GB NAS SSD 2.5 Inch SATA500 GB£211.41£422.82NAS SSD · SATANASPrime
WD Blue SA510 SATA SSD 500GB500 GB£211.50£423.00SATA SSD · SATA-
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 960GB SATA SSD 2.5-inch SFF Smart Carrier (SC), Mixed Use, P18434-B21, 813013, 824748 (Smart Carrier (SC), Mixed Use)960 GB£420.00£437.50SATA SSD · SATA-
WD Red SA500 NAS SATA SSD WDS500G1R0A - Solid state drive - 500 GB - internal - 2.5" - SATA 6Gb/s500 GB£246.49£492.98NAS SSD · SATANASPrime
Dell | 008R8 | SSDSC2BB480G6R | 480GB SATA III 6Gb/s MLC 2.5" | for Poweredge 2500 - R330 - R430 - R630 - R730 - R730XD - R830 - R430 - R630 | Enterprise Solid State Drive SSD (Certified Refurbished)Refurbished480 GB£275.00£572.92SATA SSD · SATA-
Aruba a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company HPE 3.84TB SATA MU SFF SC MV SSD3.84 TB£2,310.59£601.72SATA SSD · SATA-
Hewlett Packard Enterprise P40501-B21 2.5 Inch 7680GB SATA TLC Solid State Drive7.68 TB£4,867.55£633.80SATA SSD · SATA-
Origin Storage 7680GB Hot Plug Enterprise SSD 2.5in SATA Read Intensive7.68 TB£5,659.96£736.97SATA SSD · SATA-
Origin Storage 7680GB Hot Plug Enterprise SSD 2.5in SATA Mixed Work Load W/Ca7.68 TB£5,662.23£737.27SATA SSD · SATA-
Intel DC S3520 480GB 480GB - solid state drives (Silver, Serial ATA III, MLC, 256-bit AES, 0-70 °C, 2.5")480 GB£381.15£794.06SATA SSD · SATA-
Synology SAT5221 1920 GB 2.5" SATA SSD1.92 TB£1,593.40£829.90SATA SSD · SATA-
Intel Solid-State Drive D3-S4520 Series - Solid state drive - encrypted - 240 GB - internal - 2.5" - SATA 6Gb/s - 256-bit AES240 GB£200.00£833.33SATA SSD · SATA-
AIOPCWA Mini PC Alder Lake-N95 (up to 3.40GHz), 2× 2.5GbE i226-V LAN Mini Desktop Computer, HD+DP+Type-C, DDR5 32GB RAM 1TB SSD, Micro PC Box for Office Home Business NAS Firewall1 TB£911.23£911.23SATA SSD · SATA-
3840 GB Hot Plug Enterprise SSD 3.5-Inch SATA Read intensive3.84 TB£3,545.55£923.32SATA SSD · SATA-
Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE 1.92TB SATA MU SFF BC MV SSD1.92 TB£1,793.58£934.16SATA SSD · SATA-
HP Hewlett Packard Enterprise 960GB SATA MU SFF SC MV SSD960 GB£930.00£968.75SATA SSD · SATA-
AIOPCWA Mini PC Twin Lake N350 (up to 3.90GHz), 2× 2.5GbE i226-V LAN Mini Desktop Computer, HD+DP+Type-C, DDR5 32GB RAM 1TB SSD, Micro PC Box for Office Home Business NAS Firewall1 TB£969.42£969.42SATA SSD · SATA-
Intel SSD D3 S4620 SERIES 1.9TB 2.5IN SATA 6GB/S 3D4 TLC SINGLEPACK1.9 TB£2,005.86£1,055.72SATA SSD · SATA-
Origin Storage 3840 GB Hot Plug Enterprise SSD 2.5-Inch SATA Mixed Work Load3.84 TB£4,086.59£1,064.22SATA SSD · SATA-
Hewlett Packard Enterprise P40499-B21 2.5 Inch Solid State Drive 1920 GB SATA TLC1.92 TB£2,093.07£1,090.14SATA SSD · SATA-
Origin Storage 1920 GB Hot Plug Enterprise SSD 2.5-inch SATA Read Intensive DELL-1920EMLCRI-S151.92 TB£2,200.53£1,146.11SATA SSD · SATA-
AIOPCWA Mini PC Twin Lake N350 (up to 3.90GHz), 2× 2.5GbE i226-V LAN Mini Desktop Computer, HD+DP+Type-C, DDR5 16GB RAM 512GB SSD, Micro PC Box for Office Home Business NAS Firewall512 GB£588.36£1,149.14SATA SSD · SATA-
CISCO 120GB 2.5 inch Enterprise Value 6G SATA SSDUsed120 GB£150.99£1,258.25SATA SSD · SATA-
Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE 480GB SATA RI SFF BC MV SSD480 GB£632.45£1,317.60SATA SSD · SATA-
Seagate 1200.2 SSD ST800FM0173 800 GB Internal Solid State Drive800 GB£1,263.74£1,579.68SATA SSD · SATA-
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 877776-B21 SATA III Series 2.5 Inch 480 GB SSD Drives (480 GB, 2.5 Inch, 6 Gbps)480 GB£893.26£1,860.96SATA SSD · SATA-
Origin Storage 1920 GB Hot Plug Enterprise SSD 3.5-inch SATA Mixed Work Load DELL-1920EMLCMWL-S171.92 TB£3,726.38£1,940.82SATA SSD · SATA-
Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE 240GB SATA RI SFF BC MV SSD240 GB£481.03£2,004.29SATA SSD · SATA-
Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE 480GB SATA MU SFF BC MV SSD480 GB£1,081.01£2,252.10SATA SSD · SATA-
AIOPCWA Mini PC Twin Lake N350 (up to 3.90GHz), 2× 2.5GbE i226-V LAN Mini Desktop Computer, HD+DP+Type-C, DDR5 8GB RAM 128GB SSD, Micro PC Box for Office Home Business NAS Firewall128 GB£408.11£3,188.36SATA SSD · SATA-
Hewlett Packard Enterprise DRV SSD 480GB SFF SATA SC RI, P18422-B21, 813016, 829210480 GB£1,775.92£3,699.83SATA SSD · SATA-

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Frequently asked questions

Can I use SATA SSDs and the M.2 NVMe slots together on the F4-424 Pro?

Yes. The two M.2 NVMe slots are separate from the four 2.5-inch SATA bays, so you can run an all-SSD SATA pool for storage and still use the NVMe slots as a read/write cache layer, or as a second independent storage pool if your TOS version supports it.

Do I need SSDs for Plex transcoding on this model?

No. The Core i3-N305 handles hardware transcoding for Plex and Jellyfin directly on the CPU, so hard drives are perfectly fine for media storage. SSDs help more with metadata scanning, thumbnail generation and multiple simultaneous library scans than with the transcode itself.

Will SATA SSDs actually go faster than hard drives over 2.5GbE?

For large sequential transfers, a fast 7200rpm hard drive can nearly saturate a single 2.5GbE port on its own. The real advantage of SATA SSDs on this NAS shows up in random I/O, multiple simultaneous users, and RAID rebuild times, not in single-stream sequential speed.

Which RAID level suits an all-SSD SATA pool on the F4-424 Pro?

RAID5 gives a good balance of capacity and redundancy across three or four SSDs, while RAID10 suits you if you want faster rebuilds and better sustained performance and can accept losing half your raw capacity. This model does not support SHR, so plan your array size in advance.

Are third-party SATA SSDs actually compatible with this NAS?

Yes, TerraMaster does not lock the F4-424 Pro to a validated drive list, so any standard 2.5-inch SATA III SSD from the brands listed here will work without firmware tricks or compatibility patches.

How much RAM headroom do I have if I run an all-flash SSD pool plus VMs?

32GB of DDR5 is generous for a 4-bay NAS and comfortably covers an all-SSD pool, several Docker containers, and one or two lightweight VMs, though heavier virtualisation workloads will still benefit from keeping your container and VM count sensible.

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