# TerraMaster F2-223

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/terramaster-f2-223
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/nas-devices
- Placement: #15 of 22 in NAS Devices, D tier
- Brand: TerraMaster
- LP on this board: 245
- Last researched: 2026-09-23T22:54:42.566Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

Medium's 2026 budget guide names it "Best for Performance" in the entry tier. Two bays, a capable Intel-class CPU and TerraMaster's improving TOS software make it a reasonable long-term owner, but the platform is aging and TerraMaster's firmware longevity and support reputation still trail Synology and Asustor, so it ranks ninth.

## For

- Two bays with capable Intel-class CPU
- Good performance for entry-tier price
- Improving TOS software provides reasonable reliability

## Against

- Platform aging and shorter firmware longevity
- Aging platform, previous-generation 2-bay
- Outperformed by newer TerraMaster F4-424 Pro

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 2 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 2 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PCWorld | Jon L. Jacobi | A | https://www.pcworld.com/article/2910872/terramaster-f2-425-review.html | fetched and confirmed |
| TechRadar | techradar.com | A | https://www.techradar.com/computing/terramaster-f2-425-nas-review | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10 | UGREEN NASync DH4300 Plus | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/ugreen-nasync-dh4300-plus |
| 11 | UGREEN DXP4800 Plus | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/ugreen-dxp4800-plus |
| 12 | UniFi UNAS 2 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/unifi-unas-2 |
| 13 | Asustor Drivestor 2 Gen2 (AS1202T) | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/asustor-drivestor-2-gen2-as1202t |
| 14 | Synology DiskStation DS423+ | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/synology-diskstation-ds423 |
| 16 | Synology BeeStation | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/synology-beestation |
| 17 | Synology DiskStation DS224+ | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/synology-diskstation-ds224 |
| 18 | UnifyDrive UT2 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/unifydrive-ut2 |
| 19 | QNAP TS-464 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/qnap-ts-464 |
| 20 | Synology DiskStation DS223 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/synology-diskstation-ds223 |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/nas-devices.

## What this tier means

- D: Weak. Hard to recommend when better options cost similar money.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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