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

8.6

PROS

👍🏻Supports ALL of the Synology App Suite
👍🏻Huge Amount of Expandability
👍🏻High Capacity / Low Impact
👍🏻10/10 Chassis Design
👍🏻M.2 NVMe SSD Storage Pools
👍🏻Balanced/Powerful CPU
👍🏻5yr H/W Warranty & Long S/W Support
👍🏻Tier Storage Ready
👍🏻ECC Memory and 8GB Day 1
👍🏻Hugely User-Friendly GUI
👍🏻10GbE x86 8-Bay Expandable Synology......FINALLY!

CONS

👎🏻HDD/SSD Compatibility is going to Annoy some
👎🏻M.2 NVMe SSD Lane Limits
👎🏻Lack of SHR
👎🏻DS3622xs+ is £1000+ more, but significantly upscaled on almost everything

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

8.0

PROS

👍🏻World’s First NVMe SSD Desktop NAS (at least as far I can find!)
👍🏻VERY quiet, even with the fan on internally
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👍🏻Newest Gen Intel Celeron CPU available on NAS right now
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👍🏻2x 2.5GbE and 4K 60FPS are always welcome
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👍🏻Numerous considerations included/visible for heat dissipation and Anti-wear
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👍🏻VERY compact deployment
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👍🏻8GB DDR4 Memory included by default
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👍🏻Four NVMes in a RAID 5 = Good speed and Performance
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👍🏻QTS 5 has more 1st Party applications and services than any previous version

CONS

👎🏻The lack of 10GbE from the TBS-453DX is a shame (PCI Lane related)
👎🏻The NVMe SSD Bays are PCIe Gen 3 x2 (PCI Lane related)
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👎🏻Memory cannot physically be upgraded beyond 8GB

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

8.8

PROS

👍🏻Exceptionally future-proof 13th Gen i3/i5 Processor (Mid-2023 series) with high end Int.Gfx
👍🏻2x Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, one is front mounted for convenience
👍🏻Also features a 10GbE and 2.5GbE Connection for direct editing and/or high-speed local networking
👍🏻High internal and external performance and bandwidth for such a compact system
👍🏻Compact and portable, ideal for on-site creators to share and collaborate on-the-fly
👍🏻Enhanced security protocols post-Deadbolt ransomware attack.
👍🏻Wide range of multimedia and business tools.
👍🏻Equipped with QVR Pro for extensive surveillance and numerous Backup/Sync tools as standard.
👍🏻QuTS Has numerous ZFS based advantages + QSAL Antiwear leveling
👍🏻Supports AI photo recognition, AI Surveillance Tools, 4K/8K Plex Support and VM Tools.
👍🏻Arrives with 1TB of Cloud Space with MyQNAPCloudOne for 12 months.

CONS

👎🏻High price range of $1800-$2000. Check out the TVS-h674T for similar pricing and alternative Tiering/Bandwidth allocation
👎🏻Limited PCIe bandwidth on SSD bays.
👎🏻Not a silent operation due to cooling fans.