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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
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HS-264726.13 USD

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS CPU Cores Threads Speed (GHz) Docker/VM Score ECC
HS-264 Intelยฎ Celeronยฎ N5095 4-core/4-thread p... 4 4 2 (MAX:2.9) Docker/VM 4036 NO /8 GB DDR4, not expandable

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS GPU Base_GHz/Max Codec FPS Transcoding Plex
HS-264 Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 450/750 H.264 60 2160 2160p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS BAYS Bandwidth HDD storage expansion Drive mixing File System
HS-264 2 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 44TB โœ“ 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
HS-264 folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS MAX LAN speed Ports transcoding PCIe NVMe
HS-264 2.5Gbit โœ“ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS HDMI QVM transcoding AI
HS-264 2 x HDMI 2.0 (up to resolution 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS Virtual switch Docker/VM HDMI S/PDIF / AUX
HS-264 โœ“ Docker/VM 2 x HDMI 2.0 (up to resolution 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz)

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand Model TW USA UK Released
Qnap HS-264 โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-01

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


8.6
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปDSM 7/7.1 (and DSM7.2 Around the corner) still continues to be an absolute tour-de-force of NAS Software
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปMost Affordable 10GbE upgradable Synology NAS in the market!
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปECC Memory Support and scalability to 32GB is completely unparallel at this price point
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปThe design of the DS723+ NAS still continues to be market-leading
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปThe New CPU architecture allows great PCIe3 bandwidth to be afforded to the rest of the hardware, inside and out
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปLow Noise, Low Physical Impact and Intelligent Automatic Power Use Adjustment Settings
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปIncreased Support for macOS in Synology Drive and Active Backup Suite (DSM 7.2)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปSynology C2 Cloud Services, 1st Party Backup/Sync Tools and Collaboration Suite App = Complete 1st Party Eco-system that can rival Office365 and Google Workspace
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปPCIe Gen 3 M.2 NVMe SSD Support as Storage Pools!!! FINALLY!
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปTremendously User-Friendly!!!
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปThe AMD Emb.Ryzen instead of a Intel Celeron (with Integrated Graphics) will be a dealbreaker for alot of users
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปThe default 1GbE ports that the system arrives with are tremendously dated
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปThe USB port on the system (only x1?!) is older gen USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gb/s) and their support/usability have been quite pared back in recent DSM releases
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปThe continued moves by Synology to prioritize 1st party hardware and software services may put some users off
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปPlex Support on the Synology DS723+ is still great for native playback, client-side handling and client devices with relevant multimedia licenses in place, but if server-side media conversions are needed - this system will struggle in comparison with the DS720+ before it

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


8.0
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปThe Silent NAS series has always been impressive and unique
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๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปVery unique and discreet at just 4.1cm in height
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๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป8x Included Camera Licenses
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๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปIncludes Anti-virus, Firewall Tool, VPN client tools, Malware Remover, network manager and Security Councilor Tool
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๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป3 Different Container/VM tools that also feature image download centers
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๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป10Gb/s (1,000MB/s) USB Ports will be incredibly useful
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๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปLarge range of expansion options in the TR/TL series in 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 Bays
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปComes across as a less impressive package than the HS-453DX (though the HS-264 is $200 less)
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๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปSustained high power use makes the top panel noticeably hot
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๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿป8GB of Memory Max, despite the CPU and other 64 series QNAPโ€™s supporting upto 16GB

SOFTWARE - 6/10
HARDWARE - 8/10
PERFORMANCE - 8/10
PRICE - 8/10
VALUE - 9/10


7.8
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปVery compact chassis design, despite large storage potential
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปA BIG jump in hardware and scale from the QNAP TS-251D
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปEasily one of the most hardware-packed SMB/Mid-range 2-Bay on the market
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปHDMI 2.1 Support is fantastically future-proof!
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿปm.2 NVMe SSD Bays AND a PCIe Upgrade Slot (no need to choose one upgrade path)
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป8x Included Camera Licenses
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปIncludes Anti-virus, Firewall Tool, VPN client tools, Malware Remover, network manager and Security Councilor Tool
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป3 Different Container/VM tools that also feature image download centers
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป10Gb/s (1,000MB/s) USB Ports will be incredibly useful
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปLarge range of expansion options in the TR/TL series in 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 Bays
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปThe PCIe Slot is PCIe 3x2 and the M.2 SSD Bays are PCIe 3x1 (likely limitations of all this H/W on a Celeron+chipset
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปHD Station application needs more updates by the brand
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปFixed 4GB of memory will annoy some users
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปThe QuTS ZFS Platform is not available
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปSoftware can be a little inconsistent under excessive use and features a steeper learning curve than Synology


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