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product_id: 115897988
title: "TR-004 4 Bay USB Type-C Direct Attached Storage (DAS) with hardware RAID (Diskless)"
brand: "qnap"
price: "$966"
currency: NZD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 9
category: "Qnap"
url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/115897988-tr-004-4-bay-usb-type-c-direct-attached-storage
store_origin: NZ
region: New Zealand
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# 4-bay SATA 3Gb/s RAID USB Type-C direct attach Lockable drive bays TR-004 4 Bay USB Type-C Direct Attached Storage (DAS) with hardware RAID (Diskless)

**Brand:** qnap
**Price:** $966
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 💼 Elevate your data game with QNAP TR-004 — storage that works as hard as you do.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** TR-004 4 Bay USB Type-C Direct Attached Storage (DAS) with hardware RAID (Diskless) by qnap
- **How much does it cost?** $966 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/115897988-tr-004-4-bay-usb-type-c-direct-attached-storage)

## Best For

- qnap enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted qnap brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Secure & Reliable Storage:** Lockable bays keep your drives safe, perfect for on-the-go professionals.
- • **Cross-Platform Compatibility:** Works flawlessly across major OS platforms, ensuring your workflow never stops.
- • **Expand Your NAS Effortlessly:** Boost your QNAP NAS capacity without complex setups or compatibility headaches.
- • **Versatile Hardware RAID Support:** Choose RAID 0, 1, 5, JBOD, or individual disks for tailored data protection and speed.
- • **Seamless USB Type-C Connectivity:** Plug & play with Windows, macOS, and Linux for instant storage expansion.

## Overview

The QNAP TR-004 is a sleek, 4-bay direct-attached storage enclosure featuring USB Type-C connectivity and hardware RAID support. Designed for professionals seeking flexible, high-capacity external storage, it supports multiple RAID configurations and is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its lockable bays ensure drive security, making it an ideal expansion solution for QNAP NAS users and power users alike.

## Description

The product is multiple voltage compatible, that voltage arrange is 100-240V

Review: Easy setup and does the job! - Easy to setup. Speed is like a normal hard drive and I have it connected via usbc to my Mac Mini 4 as a shared drive on a 2.5Gbit lan. Not that noisy. I like that fact it is a standalone RAID 5 not dependant on the host machine. For editing I copy the files from the archive first to an SSD or across the network to my laptop. 1GB video takes about 8 seconds to copy across.
Review: Great investment - This product gives you the best of both words. Right now I am using a couple of old disk from my old desktop and fast extra storage for my laptop when I dock it. In the future I can use it if I every need to add extra disks to my QNAP NAS, which is media server for the whole house.

## Features

- Direct-attached storage device via USB Type-C for Windows, macOS and Linux
- Use the TR-004 as external storage for NAS backup
- Expand the capacity of your QNAP NAS
- 4 x 3.5-inch SATA 3Gb/s (Diskless)
- Hardware RAID supports RAID 0, 1, 5, JBOD, and individual disks
- Includes a USB Type-C to Type-A connector cable
- Lockable drive Bays. NOTE : The TR-004 does not support the following: the TS-128, TS-228, TS-131, TS-231, TS-431, TS-431U, and NAS models that cannot be updated to QTS 4.3.6 (or later). The TR-004 can only be used as an individual storage pool or volume on the NAS. Its storage pool/volume cannot be combined into the connected NAS. NAS applications cannot be installed on the TR-004. Drives can only be migrated from one TR-004 to another TR-004. The files and data stored on drives moved to/from a NAS (or another device) will not be recognized.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Brand | QNAP |
| Product Dimensions | 21.89 x 16.03 x 16.84 cm; 1.85 kg |
| Item model number | TR-004 |
| Manufacturer | QNAP |
| Series | TR-004 |
| Colour | black |
| Form Factor | 4 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure Direct Attached Storage (DAS) |
| Hard Disk Description | DAS (comes unpopulated) |
| Hard Drive Interface | Raid |
| Hardware Platform | Mac |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 7 Kilograms |
| Item Weight | 1.85 kg |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |

## Product Details

- **Hard disk interface:** Raid
- **Connectivity technology:** USB
- **Brand:** QNAP
- **Special feature:** Compact, fast speed
- **Hard disk form factor:** 3.5 Inches
- **Hard disk description:** DAS (comes unpopulated)
- **Compatible devices:** Laptop, Desktop, QNAP NAS Server (except TS-128, TS-228, TS-131, TS-231, TS-431, TS-431U and models that cannot be updated to QTS 4.3.6 or later)
- **Installation type:** External Hard Drive
- **Colour:** black
- **Specific uses for product:** business, personal

## Images

![TR-004 4 Bay USB Type-C Direct Attached Storage (DAS) with hardware RAID (Diskless) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/713pY9rMeYS.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Replaced 4x2tb drives with 4x 4 tb drives one by one while in raid 5, i expected the tr004 to recognize extra space on last replacement. not.  so how?**
A: RAID does not work like that. When you create an ARRAY, the configuration is written to a configuration file that is either stored on the drives/array or whatever software RAID file you are using. Even in Enterprise Storage, this is how it works. Swapping out to a larger drive will not increase your disk space. You would need to backup your data, then wipe and create a new ARRAY.

**Q: How large of a hd tb size  is it compatible with?**
A: I've got 4x WD Red Pro 20TB - WD201KFGX running in mine just had to upgrade the firmware to v1.2 (anything lower won't work). Just put in a single drive that's less than that size, plug into your machine, and run the "QNAP External Raid manager" utility to update the firmware (all on their support site).

**Q: can it connect directly to router without pc ?**
A: I connected it to my PC first, formatted the 4-drives in raid 10 (NTFS) (using hardware switches, NOT software), created the folders I wanted in it, then connected it to my ASUS router which has inputs for USB storage devices, and all of my computers in the house can "see" the raid and use it for storage.

**Q: Can i set this up for raid 1 with 2 drives and jbod/single with the other 2 drives?**
A: I think the question is implying can you set this unit up with two concurrent RAID volumes.  A) A RAID 1 set with drives in slot 1 & 2 and concurrently B) a JBOD set with drives in slot 3 & 4.  Based on DIP switches, no.  It would need multiple sets of dip switches to accomplish this and it appears there is only one set of switches on the chassis.  By software, it is a possibility if the management software is slick enough to support this.  It would come down to what QNAP provided in the software management console.  As I don't have one of these yet, I can't confirm.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy setup and does the job!
*by D***N on 24 October 2025*

Easy to setup. Speed is like a normal hard drive and I have it connected via usbc to my Mac Mini 4 as a shared drive on a 2.5Gbit lan. Not that noisy. I like that fact it is a standalone RAID 5 not dependant on the host machine. For editing I copy the files from the archive first to an SSD or across the network to my laptop. 1GB video takes about 8 seconds to copy across.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great investment
*by M***H on 6 November 2020*

This product gives you the best of both words. Right now I am using a couple of old disk from my old desktop and fast extra storage for my laptop when I dock it. In the future I can use it if I every need to add extra disks to my QNAP NAS, which is media server for the whole house.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Warning
*by P***S on 7 February 2025*

Be warned that this product does NOT ship with a UK plug !!!!!!!

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*Last updated: 2026-02-05*