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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-462 โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TS-464 โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TS-464U โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“
TS-364 โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“

LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-462
TS-464
TS-464U
TS-364

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS CPU Cores Threads Speed (GHz) Docker/VM Score ECC
TS-462 Intelยฎ Celeronยฎ N4505 2-core/2-thread processor, ... 2 2 2 (MAX:2.9) Docker/VM 2378 NO /2 GB DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 2 GB)
TS-464 Intelยฎ Celeronยฎ N5095 4-core/4-thread p... 4 4 2 (MAX:2.9) Docker/VM 4036 NO /4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB)
TS-464U Intelยฎ Celeronยฎ N5095 4-core/4-thread p... 4 4 2 (MAX:2.9) Docker/VM 4036 NO /4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB)
TS-364 Intelยฎ Celeronยฎ N5095 4-core/4-thread processor, burst up to 2.9 GHz 4 4 2 (MAX:2.9) Docker/VM 4036 NO /4 GB DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB)

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS GPU Base_GHz/Max Codec FPS Transcoding Plex
TS-462 Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 450/750 H.264, H.265 60 2160 2160p
TS-464 Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 450/750 H.264 60 2160 2160p
TS-464U Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 450/750 H.264 60 2160 2160p
TS-364 Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 450/750 H.264 60 2160 2160p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS BAYS Bandwidth HDD storage expansion Drive mixing File System
TS-462 4 HDD 3.5Gbit (2 ports combined) 88TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-464 4 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 88TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-464U 4 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 88TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-364 3 HDD 2.5Gbit (1 ports combined) 66TB 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-462 folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-464 folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-464U folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-364 folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS MAX LAN speed Ports transcoding PCIe NVMe
TS-462 2.5Gbit โœ“ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1
TS-464 2.5Gbit โœ“ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1
TS-464U 2.5Gbit โœ“ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2
TS-364 2.5Gbit โœ“

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS HDMI QVM transcoding AI
TS-462 1, HDMIโ„ข 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TS-464 1, HDMIโ„ข 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TS-464U 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TS-364 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS Virtual switch Docker/VM HDMI S/PDIF / AUX
TS-462 โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz)
TS-464 โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz)
TS-464U โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b
TS-364 Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand Model TW USA UK Released
Qnap TS-462 โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-07
Qnap TS-464 โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-03
Qnap TS-464U โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2021-12
Qnap TS-364 โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2021-10

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RELATED REVIEWS

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


8.0
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปBest example of 3-Bay NAS series so far
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปQuieter than I expected in use
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปNewest Gen Intel Celeron CPU available on NAS right now
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป2.5GbE Ready and has 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gb/s)
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปGood balance of HDD and SSD Storage Support
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปVERY compact deployment
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป4GB Memory by default and 16GB Max is good upgradability
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปSurprisingly small, fo so much storage (long-ish though)
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปQTS 5 has more 1st Party applications and services than any previous version
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปThe lack of 10GbE from the TS-332X is a shame (PCI Lane related)
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปThe NVMe SSD Bays are PCIe Gen 3 x2 (PCI Lane related)
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿป
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปHDMI 1.4b not HDMI 2.0/a

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


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-451D
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ปBase 2GB Memory is quite small!
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปSoftware can be a little inconsistent under excessive use and features a steeper learning curve than Synology

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


8.8
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปVery compact chassis design, despite large storage potential
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปA BIG jump in hardware and scale from the TS-453Be and TS-453D, but with a largely identical RRP at launch
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปEasily one of the most hardware packed SMB/Mid-range 4-Bay on the market
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปUp to 16GB of Memory is fantastic
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 3ร—2 and the M.2 SSD Bays are PCIe 3ร—1 (likely limitations of all this H/W on a Celeron+chipset
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปQNAP Has had 3 ransomware hits in 2019-2021 (Qlocker, Qsnatch and Deadbolt). Lots of Security app/changes since, but people remember and QNAP needs to win back that trust in 2022/2023


LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-462
TS-464
TS-464U
TS-364
DEAL WATCH - Is It On Offer Right Now?

QNAP TS-462-4G NewEgg usa USA $366.75 (WAS 439) [LINK]
QNAP TS-462-4G NewEgg usa USA $366.75 (WAS 439) [LINK]
QNAP TS-464 NAS $550 Amazon usa USA $550 (13% off) [LINK]
EARLY DEAL - QNAP TS-464-8G-US Amazon usa USA $560 - 5% OFF [LINK]
QNAP TS-364-8G | 3-Bay, Intel Quad-core CPU, 2 x M.2 Slots, 2.5GbE RAID5 Desktop Amazon UK UK 50 OFF (WAS 449) [LINK]
QNAP TS-462-4G Intel Dual-Core 2.5GbE Multimedia NAS with M.2 PCIe slots and PCI Amazon UK UK 21.96 OFF (WAS 439) [LINK]
QNAP TS-464U-RP NAS Rack (1 U) Ethernet/LAN Noir N5095 Amazon UK UK 39.18 OFF (WAS 1487) [LINK]

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