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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 ✓ - -✓✓✓✓
TS-h1886XU-RP ✓ - -✓✓✓✓✓✓ⓘ✓ⓘ✓✓

LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-233190 GBP199 USD
TS-h1886XU-RP3185.66 GBP2599 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
TS-h1886XU-RP Intel® Xeon® D-1622 quad-core 2.60 GHz processor ... 4 8 2.6 (MAX:3.2) Docker/VM 6205 ECC /32 GB DDR4 UDIMM DDR4 ECC (2 x 16GB)

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS GPU Base_GHz/Max Codec FPS Transcoding Plex
TS-233 / H.264 30 1080 720p
TS-h1886XU-RP / 0 1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS BAYS Bandwidth HDD storage expansion Drive mixing File System
TS-233 2 HDD 1Gbit (1 ports combined) 44TB ✓ EXT4
TS-h1886XU-RP 12 HDD 24Gbit (6 ports combined) 264TB ✓ 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 Google Microsoft encryption
TS-233 folder face ✓ ✓ HDD/volume /folder
TS-h1886XU-RP folder face ✓ ✓ HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS MAX LAN speed Ports transcoding PCIe NVMe
TS-233 1Gbit ✓
TS-h1886XU-RP 10Gbit 2 x 10GbE SFP+ PCIe-Slot =4 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x8 or x4 Slot 3: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 4: PCIe Gen 3 x8 or x4

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS HDMI QVM transcoding AI
TS-233 ✓ ✓
TS-h1886XU-RP ✓

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS Virtual switch Docker/VM HDMI S/PDIF / AUX
TS-233 Docker
TS-h1886XU-RP ✓ Docker/VM

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand Model TW USA UK Released
Qnap TS-233 • • • 2022-02
Qnap TS-h1886XU-RP • • • 2020-09

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RELATED REVIEWS

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


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PROS
👍🏻Good value hardware and software at this pricepoint
👍🏻2GB of DDR4 Memory at the affordable tier is very welcome
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👍🏻Runs the latest version of QTS 5
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👍🏻First Value Tier NAS in the market to use the Cortex A55 Processor
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👍🏻Quad-Core Processor is a nice bonus
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👍🏻Inclusive AI-powered component built into the hardware
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👍🏻USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port and Copy Button always good at the value tier
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👍🏻Support for NAS-to-NAS/USB/Cloud backups and also supported Hybrid Storage and mounting
CONS
👎🏻1GbE in 2022 event at the value tier is underwhelming
👎🏻2x USB 2.0 Ports is equally underwhelming


LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-233190 GBP199 USD
TS-h1886XU-RP3185.66 GBP2599 USD
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