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LATEST PRICE LIST

TVS-h674T	2399 GBP	2399 USD
TS-855X	1634.98 GBP	1399 USD
TS-673A	867 GBP	899 USD
TS-h886	172.7 GBP

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS	CPU	Cores	Threads	Speed (GHz)	Docker/VM	Score	ECC
TVS-h674T	Intel Core™ 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-855X	Intel ® Atom® C5125 8-core processor, 2.8GHz	8	8	2.8	Docker/VM	8631	NO /8 GB DDR4 non-ECC UDIMM (1 x 8 GB)
TS-673A	AMD Ryzen™ 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-h886	Intel® Xeon® D-1622 quad-core 2.6 GHz processor (b...	4	8	2.6 (MAX:3.2)	Docker/VM	6205	ECC /16 GB UDIMM DDR4 ECC (2 x 8 GB)

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS	GPU	Base_GHz/Max	Codec	FPS	Transcoding	Plex
TVS-h674T	Intel UHD Graphics 730	300/1.4	H.264	60	4320	4320p
TS-855X		/			0	1080p
TS-673A		/			0	1080p
TS-h886		/			0	1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS	BAYS	Bandwidth	HDD storage	expansion	Drive mixing	File System
TVS-h674T	6 HDD	5Gbit (2 ports combined)	132TB	✓		ZFS/EXT4
TS-855X	6 HDD	5Gbit (2 ports combined)	132TB	✓		EXT4
TS-673A	6 HDD	5Gbit (2 ports combined)	132TB	✓		EXT4
TS-h886	6 HDD	10Gbit (4 ports combined)	132TB	✓		ZFS/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-h674T	folder		face	✓	✓	HDD/volume /folder
TS-855X	folder		face	✓	✓	HDD/volume /folder
TS-673A	folder		face	✓	✓	HDD/volume /folder
TS-h886	folder		face	✓	✓	HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS	MAX LAN speed	Ports	transcoding	PCIe	NVMe
TVS-h674T	2.5Gbit	dual Thunderbolt 4 ports (Type-C)	✓	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-855X	10Gbit	10GBASE-T		Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4	2X Gen 3 x4
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-h886	2.5Gbit			Slot 1: PCIe Gen3 x8 Slot 2: PCIe Gen3 x8	2 x M.2 2280/22110 NVMe Gen3 x4 slots

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS	HDMI	QVM	transcoding	AI
TVS-h674T	1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)	✓	✓	✓
TS-855X				✓
TS-673A	pcie	✓		✓
TS-h886				✓

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS	Virtual switch	Docker/VM	HDMI	S/PDIF / AUX
TVS-h674T	✓	Docker/VM	1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
TS-855X	✓	Docker/VM
TS-673A	✓	Docker/VM	pcie
TS-h886	✓	Docker/VM

LATEST VIDEOS RELATED

AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand	Model	TW	USA	UK	Released
Qnap	TVS-h674T	•	•	•	2023-09
Qnap	TS-855X	•	•	•	2023-03
Qnap	TS-673A	•	•	•	2021-02
Qnap	TS-h886	•	•	•	2020-07

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 8/10

HARDWARE - 8/10

PERFORMANCE - 9/10

PRICE - 8/10

VALUE - 8/10

8.2

PROS

👍🏻Large Storage Potential (Especially in ZFS)
👍🏻Sensible Choice of CPU
👍🏻QTier Tool is VERY Appealing
👍🏻ZFS in QuTS but with a User Friendly GUI
👍🏻Three Tier Storage Opts
👍🏻Support of ECC Memory & 128GB Max
👍🏻Tonnes of Expansion Options
👍🏻8 Camera Licenses with QVR Pro/QTS
👍🏻Well Ventilated Design
👍🏻Supports Latest 22TB and 24TB (soon)

CONS

👎🏻2x SATA SSD Bays Would Hva ebeen Better if U.2
👎🏻Initial 8GB Memory is low for all ZFS services + is not ECC in default/Base Model
👎🏻Software can be a little inconsistent under excessive use
👎🏻Features a steeper learning curve than Synology
👎🏻Early Pricing is a Mixed Bag

LATEST PRICE LIST

TVS-h674T	2399 GBP	2399 USD
TS-855X	1634.98 GBP	1399 USD
TS-673A	867 GBP	899 USD
TS-h886	172.7 GBP

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