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-873A | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | |||
TS-673A | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | |||
TVS-472XT | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
TS-673 | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
TS-873A | 1169 GBP | 1049 USD |
TS-673A | 942.28 GBP | 899 USD |
TVS-472XT | ||
TS-673 | 942.28 GBP | 899 USD |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-873A | AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1500B quad-core 2.2 GHz proce... | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | NO /8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 (1 x 8 GB) |
TS-673A | AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1500B quad-core 2.2 GHz proce... | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | NO /8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 (1 x 8 GB) |
TVS-472XT | Intel® Core™ i3-8100T 4-core 3.1 GHz Processor | 4 | 4 | 3.1 | Docker/VM | 5327 | NO /4 GB SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB) |
TS-673 | AMD R-Series RX-421ND quad-core 2.1 GHz processor ... | 4 | 4 | 2.1 (MAX:3.4) | Docker/VM | 3575 | NO /4 GB SO-DIMM DDR4 (2 x 2 GB) |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-873A | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
TS-673A | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
TVS-472XT | Intel® UHD Graphics 630 | 350/1.1 | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 1080p |
TS-673 | / | 0 | 720p |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-873A | 8 HDD | 5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
TS-673A | 6 HDD | 5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 132TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
TVS-472XT | 4 HDD | 12Gbit (3 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
TS-673 | 6 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 132TB | ✓ | 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-873A | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
TS-673A | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
TVS-472XT | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
TS-673 | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-873A | 2.5Gbit | PCIe-Slot =2 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 | 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x1 slots | ||
TS-673A | 2.5Gbit | PCIe-Slot =2 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 | 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x1 slots | ||
TVS-472XT | 10Gbit | 1X RJ452 (Thunderbolt™ 3) | ✓ | Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x16 (CPU) Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 (PCH) | 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x2 slots |
TS-673 | 1Gbit | Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 | 2 x M.2 2280/2260 SATA 6Gb/s slots |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
---|---|---|---|---|
TS-873A | pcie | ✓ | ✓ | |
TS-673A | pcie | ✓ | ✓ | |
TVS-472XT | 1, HDMI™ 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
TS-673 | pcie | ✓ | ✓ |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
---|---|---|---|---|
TS-873A | ✓ | Docker/VM | pcie | |
TS-673A | ✓ | Docker/VM | pcie | |
TVS-472XT | ✓ | Docker/VM | 1, HDMI™ 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz) | |
TS-673 | ✓ | Docker/VM | pcie |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
Qnap | TS-873A | • | • | • | 2021-02 |
Qnap | TS-673A | • | • | • | 2021-02 |
Qnap | TVS-472XT | • | • | • | 2020-07 |
Qnap | TS-673 | • | • | • | 2020-07 |
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LATEST PRICE LIST
TS-873A | 1169 GBP | 1049 USD |
TS-673A | 942.28 GBP | 899 USD |
TVS-472XT | ||
TS-673 | 942.28 GBP | 899 USD |
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