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-262 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
TS-462 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
TS-262 | 392.99 GBP | 459.15 USD |
TS-462 | 439 GBP | 439 USD |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-262 | Intel® Celeron® N4505 2-core/2-thread processor, ... | 2 | 2 | 2 (MAX:2.9) | Docker/VM | 2378 | NO /4 GB DDR4 on board (non-expandable) |
TS-462 | Intel® Celeron® N4505 2-core/2-thread processor, ... | 2 | 2 | 2 (MAX:2.9) | Docker/VM | 2378 | NO /2 GB DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 2 GB) |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-262 | Intel® UHD Graphics | 450/750 | H.264, H.265 | 60 | 2160 | 2160p |
TS-462 | Intel® UHD Graphics | 450/750 | H.264, H.265 | 60 | 2160 | 2160p |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-262 | 2 HDD | 2.5Gbit (1 ports combined) | 44TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
TS-462 | 4 HDD | 3.5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | 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-262 | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
TS-462 | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-262 | 2.5Gbit | ✓ | Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2 | 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 | |
TS-462 | 2.5Gbit | ✓ | Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2 | 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
---|---|---|---|---|
TS-262 | 1, HDMI™ 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
TS-462 | 1, HDMI™ 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
---|---|---|---|---|
TS-262 | Docker/VM | 1, HDMI™ 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz) | ||
TS-462 | ✓ | Docker/VM | 1, HDMI™ 2.1 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz) |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
Qnap | TS-262 | • | • | • | 2022-08 |
Qnap | TS-462 | • | • | • | 2022-07 |
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TS-462 | 439 GBP | 439 USD |
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