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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-233 โœ“ - -โœ“โœ“โœ“โœ“

LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-233179 GBP199 USD

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS CPU Cores Threads Speed (GHz) Docker/VM Score ECC
TS-233 ARM 4-core Cortex-A55 2.0GHz processor 4 4 2 Docker 694 NO /2 GB DDR4, not expandable

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS GPU Base_GHz/Max Codec FPS Transcoding Plex
TS-233 / H.264 30 1080 720p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS BAYS Bandwidth HDD storage expansion Drive mixing File System
TS-233 2 HDD 1Gbit (1 ports combined) 44TB โœ“ 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
TS-233 folder face โœ“ โœ“ HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS MAX LAN speed Ports transcoding PCIe NVMe
TS-233 1Gbit โœ“

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS HDMI QVM transcoding AI
TS-233 โœ“ โœ“

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS Virtual switch Docker/VM HDMI S/PDIF / AUX
TS-233 Docker

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand Model TW USA UK Released
Qnap TS-233 โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข 2022-02

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


7.8
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปSynology 4-Bay NAS with a 4-Core Intel Integrated Gfx Processor - Lovely stuff!
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปRuns Everything in the Synology DSM Catalogue (Active Backup, Surveillance Station, VMM, Drive, Collab Suite, etc)
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปGreat Plex, Emby and Jellyfin Media Server Performance
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปSupports M.2 NVMe SSD Storage Pools
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปBroad HDD/SSD Compatibility with Synology drives AND Seagate+WD
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปLow Impact chassis, low noise in operation (HDD dependant) and efficient power use
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปRuns exceedingly well on just 2GB of Memory
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปMore affordable than the DS923+ and DS723+
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปLong-running DSM Support beyond the Hardware 3yr Warranty
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปNo means to upgrade network connectivity and 1GbE by default
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปMemory maximum cap at 6GB as original 2GB is fixed (non-upgradable)
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปToo similar to the DS920+
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐ŸปNon-Expandable
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿป2019/2020 Gen Intel CPU

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


8.2
PROS
๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปGood value hardware and software at this pricepoint
๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป2GB of DDR4 Memory at the affordable tier is very welcome
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๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปRuns the latest version of QTS 5
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๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปFirst Value Tier NAS in the market to use the Cortex A55 Processor
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๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปQuad-Core Processor is a nice bonus
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๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปInclusive AI-powered component built into the hardware
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๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปUSB 3.2 Gen 1 Port and Copy Button always good at the value tier
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๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปSupport for NAS-to-NAS/USB/Cloud backups and also supported Hybrid Storage and mounting
CONS
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿป1GbE in 2022 event at the value tier is underwhelming
๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿป2x USB 2.0 Ports is equally underwhelming


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