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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-262 โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TS-410E โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TS-453E โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TS-253E โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“

LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-262279 GBP320 USD
TS-410E790.37 GBP799 USD
TS-453E707.7 GBP639 USD
TS-253E497.99 GBP514.99 USD

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS CPU Cores Threads Speed (GHz) Docker/VM Score ECC
TS-262 Intelยฎ Celeronยฎ N4505 2-core/2-thread processor, ... 2 2 2 (MAX:2.9) Docker/VM 2378 NO /4 GB DDR4 on board (non-expandable)
TS-410E Intelยฎ Celeronยฎ J6412 4-core/4-thread processor, b... 4 4 2 (MAX:2.6) Docker/VM 3849 NO /8 GB DDR4 on board (non-expandable)
TS-453E Intelยฎ Celeronยฎ J6412 4-core/4-thread processor, b... 4 4 2 (MAX:2.6) Docker/VM 3849 NO /8 GB DDR4 on board (non-expandable)
TS-253E Intelยฎ Celeronยฎ J6412 4-core/4-thread processor, b... 4 4 2 (MAX:2.6) Docker/VM 3849 NO /8 GB DDR4 on board (non-expandable)

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS GPU Base_GHz/Max Codec FPS Transcoding Plex
TS-262 Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 450/750 H.264, H.265 60 2160 2160p
TS-410E Intelยฎ UHD Graphics for 10th Gen 400/800 H.264 30 2160 2160p
TS-453E Intelยฎ UHD Graphics for 10th Gen 400/800 H.264 30 2160 2160p
TS-253E Intelยฎ UHD Graphics for 10th Gen 400/800 H.264 30 2160 2160p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS BAYS Bandwidth HDD storage expansion Drive mixing File System
TS-262 2 HDD 2.5Gbit (1 ports combined) 44TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-410E 4 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 88TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-453E 4 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 88TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-253E 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
TS-262 folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-410E folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-453E folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-253E folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS MAX LAN speed Ports transcoding PCIe NVMe
TS-262 2.5Gbit โœ“ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1
TS-410E 2.5Gbit โœ“
TS-453E 2.5Gbit โœ“ 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x2
TS-253E 2.5Gbit โœ“ 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x2

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS HDMI QVM transcoding AI
TS-262 1, HDMIโ„ข 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TS-410E 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 30Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TS-453E 2 x HDMI 1.4b ( up to 3840 x 2160 @ 30Hz ) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TS-253E 2 x HDMI 1.4b ( up to 3840 x 2160 @ 30Hz ) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS Virtual switch Docker/VM HDMI S/PDIF / AUX
TS-262 Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz)
TS-410E โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
TS-453E โœ“ Docker/VM 2 x HDMI 1.4b ( up to 3840 x 2160 @ 30Hz )
TS-253E โœ“ Docker/VM 2 x HDMI 1.4b ( up to 3840 x 2160 @ 30Hz )

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand Model TW USA UK Released
Qnap TS-262 โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-08
Qnap TS-410E โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-07
Qnap TS-453E โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-06
Qnap TS-253E โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-06

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RELATED REVIEWS

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


8.0
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปExceptional CPU choice for the Scale/Tier
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป8GB of DDR4 Memory
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป2.5GbE (x2) Ports on Day 1
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปTwo USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gb/s) Ports!
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป2x M.2 NVMe Slots alongside those 4x SATA Bays for Storage (Caching, Tiered Storage or standalone Pools)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปIncludes VM, Surveillance (8 licenses and upto 32 Cams), Backup, Sync, Multimedia, SaaS sync/migration and office tools (some with added AI services)
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป3-Year Warranty (Can be extended)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปVERY Compact, low-impact design
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปSupports 1-2x Expansions
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป20TB and 22TB Confirmed Compatibility
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿป
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปMemory Cannot be Upgraded
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปM.2 NVMe SSD Slots are Gen 3 x2
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปChassis is still a little dated looking

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

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


7.6
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปGood/Efficient CPU choice for the Scale/Tier
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป8GB of DDR4 Memory
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป2.5GbE (x2) Ports on Day 1
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปFour USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gb/s) Ports!
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปIncludes VM, Surveillance (8 licenses and upto 32 Cams), Backup, Sync, Multimedia, SaaS sync/migration and office tools (some with added AI services)
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป3-Year Warranty (Can be extended)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปVERY Compact, low-impact design
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปSupports 1-2x Expansions
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป20TB and 22TB Confirmed Compatibility
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปMemory Cannot be Upgraded
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปSupports SATA Media but no support of NVMe / U.2
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปHDMI Output Is 1.4b, not 2.0

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


8.8
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปExceptional CPU choice for the Scale/Tier
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป8GB of DDR4 Memory
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป2.5GbE (x2) Ports on Day 1
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปTwo USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gb/s) Ports!
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป2x M.2 NVMe Slots alongside those 4x SATA Bays for Storage (Caching, Tiered Storage or standalone Pools)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปIncludes VM, Surveillance (8 licenses and upto 32 Cams), Backup, Sync, Multimedia, SaaS sync/migration and office tools (some with added AI services)
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป3-Year Warranty (Can be extended)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปVERY Compact, low-impact design
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปSupports 1-2x Expansions
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป20TB and 22TB Confirmed Compatibility
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปMemory Cannot be Upgraded
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปM.2 NVMe SSD Slots are Gen 3 x2
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปChassis is still a little dated looking


LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-262279 GBP320 USD
TS-410E790.37 GBP799 USD
TS-453E707.7 GBP639 USD
TS-253E497.99 GBP514.99 USD
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