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-855eU | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | |||
| TS-1655 | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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BEST FOR Virtualisation
| NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU | Intel ® Atom® 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-1655 | Intel ® Atom® C5125 8-core processor, up to 2.8GHz | 8 | 8 | 2.8 | Docker/VM | 8631 | NO /8 GB DDR4 UDIMM DDR4 (1 x 8 GB) |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
| NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
| TS-1655 | / | 0 | 1080p |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
| NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU | 8 HDD | 5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
| TS-1655 | 12 HDD | 5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 264TB | ✓ | 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 | Microsoft | encryption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
| TS-1655 | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
| NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU | 2.5Gbit | 2 x PCIe Gen3 (x4) | 2 x M.2 2280 (PCIe Gen 3 x 4) | ||
| TS-1655 | 2.5Gbit | Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 3: PCIe Gen 3 x4 | 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x2 slots |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
| NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU | pcie | ✓ | ✓ | |
| TS-1655 | ✓ |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
| NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU | ✓ | Docker/VM | pcie | |
| TS-1655 | ✓ | Docker/VM |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
| Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
| Qnap | TS-855eU | • | • | • | 2023-03 |
| Qnap | TS-1655 | • | • | • | 2022-03 |
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