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GENERAL NAS FEATURE COMPARISON

NAS Plex (local 4K) Plex HD (remote) Plex 4K (remote) BACKUP (MS/GOOGLE OFFICE) BACKUP (BAREBONE) PHOTOS (OBJECT AI) VIDEO EDITING (4K) VIDEO EDITING (8K) DOCKER VIRTUAL MACHINES PC MODE (QVM) 2.5GbE 10GbE 25GbE Thunderbolt NVMe Pcie Expansion HDMI Drive Mixing
TS-133 ✓ - -✓✓✓✓

LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-133157.54 GBP139 USD

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS CPU Cores Threads Speed (GHz) Docker/VM Score ECC
TS-133 ARM 4-core Cortex-A55 1.8GHz processor 4 4 2 Docker 694 NO /2 GB DDR4 on board (non-expandable)

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS GPU Base_GHz/Max Codec FPS Transcoding Plex
TS-133 / H.264 30 1080 720p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS BAYS Bandwidth HDD storage expansion Drive mixing File System
TS-133 1 HDD 1Gbit (1 ports combined) 22TB ✓ EXT4

*All NAS support multiple RAID/ volume groups, if you want to mix different size drive on non supported model.

BEST FOR BACKUP

NAS Level HA AI Google Microsoft encryption
TS-133 folder face ✓ ✓ HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS MAX LAN speed Ports transcoding PCIe NVMe
TS-133 1Gbit ✓

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS HDMI QVM transcoding AI
TS-133 ✓ ✓

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS Virtual switch Docker/VM HDMI S/PDIF / AUX
TS-133 Docker

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand Model TW USA UK Released
Qnap TS-133 • • • 2022-07

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 8/10
HARDWARE - 7/10
PERFORMANCE - 8/10
PRICE - 9/10
VALUE - 9/10


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PROS
👍🏻Currently the most powerful 1-Bay NAS Drive in the market
👍🏻A 1-Bay with 2GB of DDR4 Memory is pretty rare in the Value tier
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👍🏻Exceptionally low noise and power use
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👍🏻Runs the latest version of QTS 5
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👍🏻First Value Tier NAS in the market to use the Cortex A55 Processor
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👍🏻Quad-Core Processor is a nice bonus
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👍🏻Inclusive AI-powered component built into the hardware
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👍🏻Support for NAS-to-NAS/USB/Cloud backups and also supported Hybrid Storage and mounting
CONS
👎🏻1GbE in 2022 event at the value tier is underwhelming
👎🏻USB 2.0 Ports is equally underwhelming
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👎🏻Lack of RAID will put some users off (applicable to all 1-Bay’s though)


LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-133157.54 GBP139 USD
DEAL WATCH - Is It On Offer Right Now?

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