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-873AeU-RP | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | |||
| TVS-872XT | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
| TS-873AeU-RP | 1998.99 GBP | 1735.61 USD |
| TVS-872XT | 2099 GBP | 2000 USD |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
| NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-873AeU-RP | AMD Ryzen™ 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) |
| TVS-872XT | Intel® Core™ i5-8400T 6-core 1.7 GHz Processor, Ma... | 6 | 6 | 1.7 (MAX:3.3) | Docker/VM | 7492 | NO /16 GB SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8 GB) |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
| NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-873AeU-RP | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
| TVS-872XT | Intel® UHD Graphics 630 | 350/1.05 | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 1080p |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
| NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-873AeU-RP | 8 HDD | 5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
| TVS-872XT | 8 HDD | 12Gbit (3 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | 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-873AeU-RP | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
| TVS-872XT | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
| NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-873AeU-RP | 2.5Gbit | PCIe-Slot =1 x PCIe Gen3 x8 | 2 x M2 2280 (PCIe Gen3 x 1) | ||
| TVS-872XT | 10Gbit | 1X RJ452 (Thunderbolt™ 3) | ✓ | 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x2 slots |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
| NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-873AeU-RP | pcie | ✓ | ✓ | |
| TVS-872XT | 1, HDMI™ 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
| NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-873AeU-RP | ✓ | Docker/VM | pcie | |
| TVS-872XT | ✓ | Docker/VM | 1, HDMI™ 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz) |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
| Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
| Qnap | TS-873AeU-RP | • | • | • | 2022-02 |
| Qnap | TVS-872XT | • | • | • | 2020-07 |
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| TS-873AeU-RP | 1998.99 GBP | 1735.61 USD |
| TVS-872XT | 2099 GBP | 2000 USD |
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