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 | โ | - | - | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |||
| TS-1655 | โ | - | - | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |||||
| TVS-h1688X | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | ||
| TVS-h1288X | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
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| TS-855eU | ||
| TS-1655 | ||
| TVS-h1688X | ||
| TVS-h1288X |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
| NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| TS-1655 | Intel ยฎ Atomยฎ 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) |
| 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) |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
| NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
| TS-1655 | / | 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 |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
| NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU | 8 HDD | 5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 176TB | โ | EXT4 | |
| TS-1655 | 12 HDD | 5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 264TB | โ | EXT4 | |
| TVS-h1688X | 12 HDD | 30Gbit (6 ports combined) | 264TB | โ | ZFS/EXT4 | |
| TVS-h1288X | 8 HDD | 30Gbit (6 ports combined) | 176TB | โ | 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 | Microsoft | encryption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU | folder | face | โ | โ | HDD/volume /folder | |
| TS-1655 | folder | face | โ | โ | HDD/volume /folder | |
| TVS-h1688X | folder | face | โ | โ | HDD/volume /folder | |
| TVS-h1288X | folder | face | โ | โ | 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 | ||
| TVS-h1688X | 10Gbit | 2X RJ45pcie | โ | 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 | โ | 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 |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
| NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU | pcie | โ | โ | |
| TS-1655 | โ | |||
| TVS-h1688X | 1, HDMIโข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) | โ | โ | โ |
| TVS-h1288X | 1, HDMIโข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) | โ | โ | โ |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
| NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU | โ | Docker/VM | pcie | |
| TS-1655 | โ | Docker/VM | ||
| TVS-h1688X | โ | Docker/VM | 1, HDMIโข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) | |
| TVS-h1288X | โ | Docker/VM | 1, HDMIโข 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
| Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
| Qnap | TS-855eU | โข | โข | โข | 2023-03 |
| Qnap | TS-1655 | โข | โข | โข | 2022-03 |
| Qnap | TVS-h1688X | โข | โข | โข | 2020-09 |
| Qnap | TVS-h1288X | โข | โข | โข | 2020-09 |
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