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-855eU-RP | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | |||
| TS-873AeU-RP | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | |||
| TS-864eU-RP | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| TVS-h1288X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
| TS-855eU-RP | 3156.45 GBP | |
| TS-873AeU-RP | 1998.99 GBP | 1735.61 USD |
| TS-864eU-RP | 1935.34 GBP | 3850 USD |
| TVS-h1288X | 2999 GBP | 2813.9 USD |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
| NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU-RP | Intel ® Atom® C5125 8-core processor, 2.8GHz | 8 | 8 | 2.8 | Docker/VM | 8631 | NO /8 GB DDR4 non-ECC SODIMM (1 x 8 GB) |
| 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) |
| TS-864eU-RP | Intel® Celeron® N5095 4-core/4-thread p... | 4 | 4 | 2 (MAX:2.9) | Docker/VM | 4036 | NO /4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB) |
| TVS-h1288X | Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6-core 3.3 GHz processor (boos... | 6 | 12 | 3.3 (MAX:4.7) | Docker/VM | 13646 | ECC /16 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM DDR4 (2 x 8 GB) |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
| NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU-RP | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
| TS-873AeU-RP | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
| TS-864eU-RP | Intel® UHD Graphics | 450/750 | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 2160p |
| TVS-h1288X | Intel® UHD Graphics P630 | 350/1.2GHZ | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 2160p |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
| NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU-RP | 8 HDD | 5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
| TS-873AeU-RP | 8 HDD | 5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
| TS-864eU-RP | 8 HDD | 5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
| TVS-h1288X | 8 HDD | 30Gbit (6 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | 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 | Microsoft | encryption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU-RP | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
| TS-873AeU-RP | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
| TS-864eU-RP | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
| TVS-h1288X | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
| NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU-RP | 2.5Gbit | 2 x PCIe Gen3 (x4) | 2 x M.2 2280 (PCIe Gen 3 x 4) | ||
| TS-873AeU-RP | 2.5Gbit | PCIe-Slot =1 x PCIe Gen3 x8 | 2 x M2 2280 (PCIe Gen3 x 1) | ||
| TS-864eU-RP | 2.5Gbit | ✓ | Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2 | ||
| TVS-h1288X | 10Gbit | 2X RJ45pcie | ✓ | PCIe-Slot =3 Slot 1: PCIe Gen3 x8 Slot 2: PCIe Gen3 x4 Slot 3: PCIe Gen3 x4 | 2 x M.2 22110/2280 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 slots |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
| NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU-RP | pcie | ✓ | ✓ | |
| TS-873AeU-RP | pcie | ✓ | ✓ | |
| TS-864eU-RP | 1, HDMI™ 1.4b | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TVS-h1288X | 1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
| NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS-855eU-RP | ✓ | Docker/VM | pcie | |
| TS-873AeU-RP | ✓ | Docker/VM | pcie | |
| TS-864eU-RP | ✓ | Docker/VM | 1, HDMI™ 1.4b | |
| TVS-h1288X | ✓ | Docker/VM | 1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
| Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
| Qnap | TS-855eU-RP | • | • | • | 2023-03 |
| Qnap | TS-873AeU-RP | • | • | • | 2022-02 |
| Qnap | TS-864eU-RP | • | • | • | 2021-12 |
| Qnap | TVS-h1288X | • | • | • | 2020-09 |
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| TVS-h1288X | 2999 GBP | 2813.9 USD |
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