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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-216G | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||
TS-233 | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
TS-216G | 249 GBP | 239 USD |
TS-233 | 190 GBP | 199 USD |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-216G | ARM 4-core Cortex-A55 2.0GHz processor | 4 | 4 | 2 | Docker | 694 | NO /4 GB DDR4, not expandable |
TS-233 | ARM 4-core Cortex-A55 2.0GHz processor | 4 | 4 | 2 | Docker | 694 | NO /2 GB DDR4, not expandable |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-216G | / | H.264 | 30 | 1080 | 720p | |
TS-233 | / | H.264 | 30 | 1080 | 720p |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-216G | 2 HDD | 3.5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 44TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
TS-233 | 2 HDD | 1Gbit (1 ports combined) | 44TB | ✓ | 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 | Microsoft | encryption | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-216G | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
TS-233 | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-216G | 2.5Gbit | ✓ | |||
TS-233 | 1Gbit | ✓ |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
---|---|---|---|---|
TS-216G | ✓ | ✓ | ||
TS-233 | ✓ | ✓ |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
---|---|---|---|---|
TS-216G | ✓ | Docker | ||
TS-233 | Docker |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
Qnap | TS-216G | • | • | • | 2024-03 |
Qnap | TS-233 | • | • | • | 2022-02 |
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TS-216G | 249 GBP | 239 USD |
TS-233 | 190 GBP | 199 USD |
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