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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
TVS-h874T โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TVS-h674T โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TS-855eU-RP โœ“ - -โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜
TS-855eU โœ“ - -โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜
TVS-h874 โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TVS-h674 โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TVS-h474 โœ“ - -โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TS-462 โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TS-664 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-873AeU-RP โœ“ - -โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜
TS-873AeU โœ“ - -โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜
TS-873A โœ“ - -โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜
TS-673A โœ“ - -โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜
TS-473A โœ“ - -โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜
TVS-h1688X โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TVS-h1288X โœ“ โœ“ โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TVS-672XT โœ“ - -โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“
TVS-472XT โœ“ - -โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โ“˜โœ“โ“˜โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“

LATEST PRICE LIST

TVS-h874T
TVS-h674T
TS-855eU-RP
TS-855eU
TVS-h874
TVS-h674
TVS-h474
TS-462
TS-664
TS-464
TS-873AeU-RP
TS-873AeU
TS-873A
TS-673A
TS-473A
TVS-h1688X
TVS-h1288X
TVS-672XT
TVS-472XT

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS CPU Cores Threads Speed (GHz) Docker/VM Score ECC
TVS-h874T Intel Coreโ„ข i7-12700K 12-core (8P+4E) /20-thread Processor 12 20 3.6 (MAX:5) Docker/VM 34748 NO /32 GB DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16 GB)
TVS-h674T Intel Coreโ„ข i5-12400 6-core/12-thread Processor, burst up to 4.4 GHz 6 12 2.5 (MAX:4.4) Docker/VM 19495 NO /32 GB DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16 GB)
TS-855eU-RP Intel ยฎ Atomยฎ C5125 8-core processor, 2.8GHz 8 8 2.8 Docker/VM 8631 NO /8 GB DDR4 non-ECC SODIMM (1 x 8 GB)
TS-855eU Intel ยฎ Atomยฎ C5125 8-core processor, 2.8GHz 8 8 2.8 Docker/VM 8631 NO /8 GB DDR4 non-ECC SODIMM (1 x 8 GB)
TVS-h874 Intelยฎ Coreโ„ข i5-12400 6-core/12-thread Processor, ... 6 12 2.5 (MAX:4.4) Docker/VM 19495 NO /32 GB DDR4 SODIMM (2 x 16 GB)
TVS-h674 Intelยฎ Coreโ„ข i3-12100 4-core/8-thread Processor, b... 4 8 3.3 (MAX:4.3) Docker/VM 13857 NO /16 GB DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16 GB)
TVS-h474 Intelยฎ Pentiumยฎ Gold G7400 2-core/4-thread 3.7 GHz... 2 4 3.7 Docker/VM 6786 NO /8 GB DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 8 GB)
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-664 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-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-873AeU-RP AMD Ryzenโ„ข Embedded V1500B 4-core/8-thread 2.2 GHz... 4 8 2.2 Docker/VM 4584 NO /4 GB DDR4 UDIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB)
TS-873AeU AMD Ryzenโ„ข Embedded V1500B 4-core/8-thread 2.2 GHz... 4 8 2.2 Docker/VM 4584 NO /4 GB DDR4 UDIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB)
TS-873A AMD Ryzenโ„ข Embedded V1500B quad-core 2.2 GHz proce... 4 8 2.2 Docker/VM 4584 NO /8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 (1 x 8 GB)
TS-673A AMD Ryzenโ„ข Embedded V1500B quad-core 2.2 GHz proce... 4 8 2.2 Docker/VM 4584 NO /8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 (1 x 8 GB)
TS-473A AMD Ryzenโ„ข Embedded V1500B quad-core 2.2 GHz proce... 4 8 2.2 Docker/VM 4584 NO /8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 (1 x 8 GB)
TVS-h1688X Intelยฎ Xeonยฎ W-1250 6-core 3.3 GHz processor (boos... 6 12 3.3 (MAX:4.7) Docker/VM 13646 ECC /32GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM DDR4 (2 x 16 GB)
TVS-h1288X Intelยฎ Xeonยฎ W-1250 6-core 3.3 GHz processor (boos... 6 12 3.3 (MAX:4.7) Docker/VM 13646 ECC /16 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM DDR4 (2 x 8 GB)
TVS-672XT Intelยฎ Coreโ„ข i3-8100T 4-core 3.1 GHz Processor 4 4 3.1 Docker/VM 5327 NO /8 GB SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 4 GB)
TVS-472XT Intelยฎ Coreโ„ข i3-8100T 4-core 3.1 GHz Processor 4 4 3.1 Docker/VM 5327 NO /4 GB SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB)

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS GPU Base_GHz/Max Codec FPS Transcoding Plex
TVS-h874T Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 770 300/1.5 H.264 60 4320 4320p
TVS-h674T Intel UHD Graphics 730 300/1.4 H.264 60 4320 4320p
TS-855eU-RP / 0 1080p
TS-855eU / 0 1080p
TVS-h874 Intel UHD Graphics 730 300/1.4 H.264 60 4320 4320p
TVS-h674 Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 730 300/1.4 H.264 60 4320 2160p
TVS-h474 Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 710 300/1.35 H.264 60 4320 1080p
TS-462 Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 450/750 H.264, H.265 60 2160 2160p
TS-664 Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 450/750 H.264 60 2160 2160p
TS-464 Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 450/750 H.264 60 2160 2160p
TS-873AeU-RP / 0 1080p
TS-873AeU / 0 1080p
TS-873A / 0 1080p
TS-673A / 0 1080p
TS-473A / 0 1080p
TVS-h1688X Intelยฎ UHD Graphics P630 350/1.2GHZ H.264 60 2160 2160p
TVS-h1288X Intelยฎ UHD Graphics P630 350/1.2GHZ H.264 60 2160 2160p
TVS-672XT Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 630 350/1.1 H.264 60 2160 1080p
TVS-472XT Intelยฎ UHD Graphics 630 350/1.1 H.264 60 2160 1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS BAYS Bandwidth HDD storage expansion Drive mixing File System
TVS-h874T 8 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 176TB โœ“ ZFS/EXT4
TVS-h674T 6 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 132TB โœ“ ZFS/EXT4
TS-855eU-RP 8 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 176TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-855eU 8 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 176TB โœ“ EXT4
TVS-h874 8 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 176TB โœ“ ZFS/EXT4
TVS-h674 6 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 132TB โœ“ ZFS/EXT4
TVS-h474 4 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 88TB โœ“ ZFS/EXT4
TS-462 4 HDD 3.5Gbit (2 ports combined) 88TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-664 6 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 132TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-464 4 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 88TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-873AeU-RP 8 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 176TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-873AeU 8 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 176TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-873A 8 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 176TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-673A 6 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 132TB โœ“ EXT4
TS-473A 4 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 88TB โœ“ EXT4
TVS-h1688X 12 HDD 30Gbit (6 ports combined) 264TB โœ“ ZFS/EXT4
TVS-h1288X 8 HDD 30Gbit (6 ports combined) 176TB โœ“ ZFS/EXT4
TVS-672XT 6 HDD 12Gbit (3 ports combined) 132TB โœ“ EXT4
TVS-472XT 4 HDD 12Gbit (3 ports combined) 88TB 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
TVS-h874T folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TVS-h674T folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-855eU-RP folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-855eU folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TVS-h874 folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TVS-h674 folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TVS-h474 folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-462 folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-664 folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-464 folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-873AeU-RP folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-873AeU folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-873A folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-673A folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TS-473A folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TVS-h1688X folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TVS-h1288X folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TVS-672XT folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder
TVS-472XT folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS MAX LAN speed Ports transcoding PCIe NVMe
TVS-h874T 2.5Gbit dual Thunderbolt 4 ports (Type-C) โœ“ dual PCIe 2 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 4 x16 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 4 x4 Slot 2 is preinstalled dual M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 x4
TVS-h674T 2.5Gbit dual Thunderbolt 4 ports (Type-C) โœ“ dual PCIe 2 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 4 x16 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 4 x4 Slot 2 is preinstalled dual M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 x4
TS-855eU-RP 2.5Gbit 2 x PCIe Gen3 (x4) 2 x M.2 2280 (PCIe Gen 3 x 4)
TS-855eU 2.5Gbit 2 x PCIe Gen3 (x4) 2 x M.2 2280 (PCIe Gen 3 x 4)
TVS-h874 2.5Gbit โœ“ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 4 x16 (CPU) Slot 2: PCIe Gen 4 x4 (PCH) 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 x4 slots
TVS-h674 2.5Gbit โœ“ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 4 x16 (CPU) Slot 2: PCIe Gen 4 x4 (PCH) 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 x4 slots
TVS-h474 2.5Gbit โœ“ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 4 x16 (CPU) Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x2 (PCH) 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x2 slots
TS-462 2.5Gbit โœ“ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1
TS-664 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-873AeU-RP 2.5Gbit PCIe-Slot =1 x PCIe Gen3 x8 2 x M2 2280 (PCIe Gen3 x 1)
TS-873AeU 2.5Gbit PCIe-Slot =1 x PCIe Gen3 x8 2 x M2 2280 (PCIe Gen3 x 1)
TS-873A 2.5Gbit PCIe-Slot =2 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x1 slots
TS-673A 2.5Gbit PCIe-Slot =2 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x1 slots
TS-473A 2.5Gbit PCIe-Slot =2 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x1 slots
TVS-h1688X 10Gbit 2X RJ45pcie โœ“ PCIe-Slot =3 Slot 1: PCIe Gen3 x8 Slot 2: PCIe Gen3 x4 Slot 3: PCIe Gen3 x4 2 x M.2 22110/2280 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 slots
TVS-h1288X 10Gbit 2X RJ45pcie โœ“ PCIe-Slot =3 Slot 1: PCIe Gen3 x8 Slot 2: PCIe Gen3 x4 Slot 3: PCIe Gen3 x4 2 x M.2 22110/2280 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 slots
TVS-672XT 10Gbit 1X RJ452 (Thunderboltโ„ข 3) โœ“ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x16 (CPU) Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 (PCH) 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x2 slots
TVS-472XT 10Gbit 1X RJ452 (Thunderboltโ„ข 3) โœ“ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x16 (CPU) Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 (PCH) 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x2 slots

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS HDMI QVM transcoding AI
TVS-h874T 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TVS-h674T 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TS-855eU-RP pcie โœ“ โœ“
TS-855eU pcie โœ“ โœ“
TVS-h874 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TVS-h674 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TVS-h474 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TS-462 1, HDMIโ„ข 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TS-664 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-873AeU-RP pcie โœ“ โœ“
TS-873AeU pcie โœ“ โœ“
TS-873A pcie โœ“ โœ“
TS-673A pcie โœ“ โœ“
TS-473A pcie โœ“ โœ“
TVS-h1688X 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TVS-h1288X 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TVS-672XT 1, HDMIโ„ข 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
TVS-472XT 1, HDMIโ„ข 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS Virtual switch Docker/VM HDMI S/PDIF / AUX
TVS-h874T โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
TVS-h674T โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
TS-855eU-RP โœ“ Docker/VM pcie
TS-855eU โœ“ Docker/VM pcie
TVS-h874 โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
TVS-h674 โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
TVS-h474 โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
TS-462 โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz)
TS-664 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-873AeU-RP โœ“ Docker/VM pcie
TS-873AeU โœ“ Docker/VM pcie
TS-873A โœ“ Docker/VM pcie
TS-673A โœ“ Docker/VM pcie
TS-473A โœ“ Docker/VM pcie
TVS-h1688X โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
TVS-h1288X โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
TVS-672XT โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz)
TVS-472XT โœ“ Docker/VM 1, HDMIโ„ข 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz)

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand Model TW USA UK Released
Qnap TVS-h874T โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2023-09
Qnap TVS-h674T โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2023-09
Qnap TS-855eU-RP โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2023-03
Qnap TS-855eU โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2023-03
Qnap TVS-h874 โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-09
Qnap TVS-h674 โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-09
Qnap TVS-h474 โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-09
Qnap TS-462 โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-07
Qnap TS-664 โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-03
Qnap TS-464 โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-03
Qnap TS-873AeU-RP โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-02
Qnap TS-873AeU โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-02
Qnap TS-873A โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2021-02
Qnap TS-673A โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2021-02
Qnap TS-473A โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2021-02
Qnap TVS-h1688X โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2020-09
Qnap TVS-h1288X โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2020-09
Qnap TVS-672XT โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2020-07
Qnap TVS-472XT โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2020-07

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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

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-653D, but with a largely identical RRP at launch
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปEasily one of the most hardware packed SMB/Mid-range 6-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

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


7.6
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปZFS or EXT4 Setup Choice
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป2.5Gbe LAN Ports
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป8 Surveillance Camera Licences
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปNVMe SSD Bays for Storage/Cache
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป2x PCIe Gen3 x4 slot
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปVirtualization Support is unparalleled
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปDDR4 Memory up to an impressive 64GB
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป10Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป10 min Windows and/or Ubuntu VM install (included)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปHugely Expandable
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปQuite compact for a rackmount
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿป8GB doesnโ€™t allow inline De-Deuplication
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปLacks HDMI
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿปthe NVMe Bays are PCIe Gen 3ร—1

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


8.4
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปHigh Virtualisation Use
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปTwo USB-C Thunderbolt 3 Ports which can allow 2 devices access at once
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปSSD Optimized with NVMe Support
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปBusiness Use
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปSMB Storage
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปOptimized for Post Production and Broadcasting
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปEmbedded 10GBe Port
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปThunderbolt-to-10Gbe Adapter possible
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปDLNA Support
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปApple Time Machine Support
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปSurveillance including multiple camera licences โ€“ 8 Licences FREE
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปiTunes Server
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿปemail server
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปDownload server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปCMS and CRM systems
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปOffice applications
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปMedia Center support
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปOnly 2 TB3 Ports โ€“ so only 2 Editors at once
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปNo Remote Control
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿปno Intel i7 8th Gen option
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปOnly 1 10Gbe Port
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปPCIe Slot that is available not compatible with 40Gbe cards

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


9.0
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป10Gb/TB3 Support
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป2.5Gbe LAN Ports
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป6 Core GPU enabled Xeon with over 15,000 CPUBenchmark Score
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป3 Tier Storage System
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปZFS File System
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปPCIe Gen3 x8 and 3ร—4
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปVirtualization
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปThunderbolt is Optional โ€“ many will appreciate the choice (upto 4 ports)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปLarger 22110 NVMe Gen3 x4 Support
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปUpto 128GB ECC DDR4 Memory
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป5x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gb/s
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป10 min Windows and/or Ubuntu VM install (included)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปExpandable (TR-106T and TR-1082T soon)
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปQuite expensive
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปHDMI is 1.4b (30FPS 4K)
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปShame we havenโ€™t got 4/6 Bay options as found in TVS-682/882
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปSurveillance Software versions and licenses are a bit confusing
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปNoise/power levels are comparable to a small rackmount

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


8.4
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป10Gb/TB3 Support
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป2.5Gbe LAN Ports
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป6 Core GPU enabled Xeon with over 15,000 CPUBenchmark Score
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป3 Tier Storage System
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปZFS File System
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปPCIe Gen3 x8 and 3ร—4
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปVirtualization
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปThunderbolt is Optional โ€“ many will appreciate the choice (upto 4 ports)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปLarger 22110 NVMe Gen3 x4 Support
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปUpto 128GB ECC DDR4 Memory
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป5x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gb/s
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป10 min Windows and/or Ubuntu VM install (included)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปExpandable (TR-106T and TR-1082T soon)
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปQuite expensive
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปHDMI is 1.4b (30FPS 4K)
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปShame we havenโ€™t got 4/6 Bay options as found in TVS-682/882
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปSurveillance Software versions and licenses are a bit confusing
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปNoise/power levels are comparable to a small rackmount

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


8.8
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปZFS and EXT4 Support
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปPentium Gold Processor 4-Bay - NICE
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปGraphics Card Support
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปPCIe Gen 4 Lanes and a 4x16 Slot
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป2.5GbE by default
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปMassive Memory Support
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปLCD Panel Always Useful
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปUSB 10G Ports
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿปm.2 NVMe SSD Slots for Caching OR Storage Pools
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปBest Plex 4-Bay NAS in 2022/2023 by a good distance!
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปExpensive!
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปStill waiting for an I3 option
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปPower Hungry and a pinch noisy in operation

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


9.0
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปFirst Commercial Intel Core 12th Gen i5, i7 and i9 NAS Drive
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปUpto 20 Cores, 24 Threads and High End Integrated Graphics
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปPCIe Gen 4 x16 Upgrade Slot for 10/25/100GbE Cards and 2x PCIe Gen 4 x4 M.2 NVMe Slots for 7GB SSDs
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปNo Obstinant 3rd Party Hardware Limitations on Support or Compatibility
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปMuch larger support of 3rd Party Software Services than most other NAS Brands
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป10Gb/s USB Connectivity, in Type A and Type C
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปUpto 64GB of Memory and Potential for 128GB
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปZFS or EXT 4 File System Choice
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปM.2 NVMe SSD Bays can be used for Storage or Caching
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปVolume Encryption, SED SSD Support and WORM
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปEnhanced AI Surveillance Services, with opt to upgrade with $30 Google TPU
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปAI Photo Management Tool (QuMagie) Includes Thing Recognition and works offline
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปALL the ZFS Benefits, whilst also the GUI and App benefits of a Linux Software Platform in one
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปAvailable Versions/Configs of the 4/6/8-Bay are confusing
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปQVR Elite (not QVR Pro) only has 2 Cam Licences
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปHDMI Output is 1.4b
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿป10Gbe is ONLY included with the most expensive Intel i9 Model
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปNoisy when in operation when fully populated
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปToo Many licenses on Enterprise Tools (Drive Analyzer, Face Tiger, etc) with too few free licenses

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


8.6
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปOnly brand rolling out i9 Turnkey NAS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปOnly NAS Rolling out Thundebrolt4 NAS (for now!)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปUpto 20 Cores, 24 Threads and High End Integrated Graphics
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปPCIe Gen 4 x16 Upgrade Slot for 10/25/100GbE Cards and 2x PCIe Gen 4 x4 M.2 NVMe Slots for 7GB SSDs
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปNo Obstinant 3rd Party Hardware Limitations on Support or Compatibility
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปMuch larger support of 3rd Party Software Services than most other NAS Brands
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป10Gb/s USB Connectivity, in Type A and Type C
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปUpto 64GB of Memory
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปZFS or EXT 4 File System Choice
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปM.2 NVMe SSD Bays can be used for Storage or Caching
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปVolume Encryption, SED SSD Support and WORM
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปEnhanced AI Surveillance Services, with opt to upgrade with $30 Google TPU
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปAI Photo Management Tool (QuMagie) Includes Thing Recognition and works offline
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปALL the ZFS Benefits, whilst also the GUI and App benefits of a Linux Software Platform in one
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปNo Smaller 4-Bay Version
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปQVR Elite (not QVR Pro) only has 2 Cam Licences
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปLack of ECC Memory will annoy some users
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿป10Gbe is Missing (so no TB-TO-10GbE Pass-through)
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปToo Many licenses on Enterprise Tools (Drive Analyzer, Face Tiger, etc) with too few free licenses


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