The Best and the Cheapest 10GbE NAS

The Best and the Cheapest 10GbE NAS

I am looking to upgrade my Nas device. I need something with has 10gb network connectivity option, 4k, HDMI, USB, good media player too. I am confused with QNAP and Synology. I need something which I can rely for next 4-5 years.
Please advice.

$1000    /  10 TB

 

The best 10GbE NAS in your price range is HS-453DX and TVS-472XT (also 6 and 8 bays available).  These cost under a thousand and feature things like HDMI2.0, built in transcoding engine  and 10GbE. Synology have not made many multimedia friendly NAS models. Their 10GbE models like XS series do feature Xeon processor and is capable of doing amazing things, but it downt work very efficiently with multimedia. Qnap in meanwhile not only offers built in 10GbE, but also fast bandwidth connections like Thunderbolt. This innovative approach allows people to get a very fast bandwidth connection without upgrading the network to 10Gbit.

Here is a list of all 10GbE ready NAS models:

Make Model Drives Standard Connection Price Link
Asustor AS4002T 2 Desktop NAS SFP+ £225 Link
Qnap TS-332X-2G 3 Desktop NAS SFP+ £279 Link
Asustor AS4004T 4 Desktop NAS SFP+ £303 Link
Qnap TS-431X-2G 4 Desktop NAS SFP+ £307 Link
Qnap TS-431X2-2G 4 Desktop NAS SFP+ £334 Link
Qnap TS-332X-4G 3 Desktop NAS SFP+ £351 Link
Qnap TS-431XeU-2G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £406 Link
Buffalo TS5210DN0402-EU 2 TeraStation 5210DN SFP+ £425 Link
Buffalo TS5210DN0602-EU 2 TeraStation 5210DN SFP+ £460 Link
Qnap TS-431X2-8G 4 Desktop NAS SFP+ £471 Link
Qnap TS-431X-8G 4 Desktop NAS SFP+ £476 Link
Buffalo TS5210DN0802-EU 2 TeraStation 5210DN SFP+ £485 Link
Qnap TS-431XeU-8G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £496 Link
Qnap TS-932X-2G 5 Desktop NAS SFP+ £498 Link
Qnap TS-832X-2G 8 Desktop NAS SFP+ £524 Link
Buffalo TS5210DF00502-EU 2 TeraStation 5210DF SFP+ £529 Link
Qnap HS-453DX-4G 2 Silent NAS SFP+ £533 Link
Qnap TS-432XU-2G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £549 Link
Qnap HS-453DX-8G 2 Silent NAS SFP+ £553 Link
Qnap HS-453DX-8G-C 2 Silent NAS SFP+ £559 Link
Buffalo TS5210DN1202-EU 2 TeraStation 5210DN SFP+ £573 Link
Qnap HS-453DX-16G-C 2 Silent NAS SFP+ £582 Link
Buffalo TS6200DN0402-EU 2 TeraStation 6200DN SFP+ £588 Link
Buffalo TS5410DN0804-EU 4 TeraStation 5410DN SFP+ £592 Link
Buffalo TS6200DN0802-EU 2 TeraStation 6200DN SFP+ £643 Link
Buffalo TS5210DN1602-EU 2 TeraStation 5210DN SFP+ £659 Link
Qnap TS-932X-8G 5 Desktop NAS SFP+ £661 Link
Buffalo TS5410DN1204-EU 4 TeraStation 5410DN SFP+ £674 Link
NetGear RN524X00-100NES 4 ReadyNAS 524X 10GbE SFP+ £680 Link
Qnap TS-832X-8G 8 Desktop NAS SFP+ £684 Link
Buffalo TS5410DN1604-EU 4 TeraStation 5410DN SFP+ £708 Link
Buffalo TS5410RN0804-EU 4 TeraStation 5410RN SFP+ £747 Link
Qnap TS-432XU-RP-2G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £762 Link
Qnap TS-832XU-4G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £762 Link
Synology DS1817 8 DiskStation NAS SFP+ £772 Link
Qnap TS-463XU-4G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £803 Link
Buffalo TS5410RN1204-EU 4 TeraStation 5410RN SFP+ £823 Link
Buffalo WS5220DN04W6EU 2 TeraStation WS5220 SFP+ £830 Link
Buffalo TS6400DN0804-EU 4 TeraStation 6400DN SFP+ £878 Link
Buffalo TS5410DN2404-EU 4 TeraStation 5410DN SFP+ £894 Link
Qnap TS-453BT3-8G 4 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £913 Link
Buffalo TS5810DN1604-EU 8 TeraStation 5810DN SFP+ £915 Link
Qnap TVS-472XT-PT-4G 4 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £921 Link
Buffalo WS5220DN08W6EU 2 TeraStation WS5220 SFP+ £932 Link
Infortrend GSeP2050000D-8B32 5 EonStor GSe Pro 205 SFP+ £947 Link
Buffalo TS5410RN1604-EU 4 TeraStation 5410RN SFP+ £952 Link
Qnap TS-832XU-RP-4G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £964 Link
Qnap TS-1232XU-4G 12 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £964 Link
Qnap TS-453BT3-16G-C 4 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £971 Link
Qnap TVS-472XT-PT-8G 4 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £976 Link
Qnap TVS-472XT-PT-16G-C 4 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £996 Link
Qnap TS-463XU-RP-4G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1014 Link
Buffalo WS5420DN08W6EU 4 TeraStation WS5420 SFP+ £1024 Link
Qnap TVS-472XT-PT-32G-C 4 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £1041 Link
Infortrend GSeP205T000D-8B32 5 EonStor GSe Pro 205T SFP+ £1042 Link
Buffalo TS6400DN1604-EU 4 TeraStation 6400DN SFP+ £1050 Link
Buffalo TS5410DN3204-EU 4 TeraStation 5410DN SFP+ £1051 Link
Buffalo TS5210DF0202-EU 2 TeraStation 5210DF SFP+ £1066 Link
Qnap TS-863XU-4G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1143 Link
Qnap TS-1232XU-RP-4G 12 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1152 Link
Qnap TS-873U-4G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1197 Link
Buffalo TS5810DN3204-EU 8 TeraStation 5810DN SFP+ £1205 Link
Buffalo TS5410RN2404-EU 4 TeraStation 5410RN SFP+ £1208 Link
Buffalo TS5810DN3208-EU 8 TeraStation 5810DN SFP+ £1209 Link
Buffalo TS6400RN1604-EU 4 TeraStation 6400RN SFP+ £1251 Link
Qnap TVS-672XT-i3-8G 6 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £1263 Link
Buffalo WS5420DN16W6EU 4 TeraStation WS5420 SFP+ £1289 Link
Qnap TVS-672XT-i3-16G-C 6 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £1318 Link
Buffalo TS5410RN3204-EU 4 TeraStation 5410RN SFP+ £1325 Link
Qnap TS-863XU-RP-4G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1342 Link
Qnap TVS-672XT-i3-32G-C 6 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £1363 Link
Qnap TS-1263XU-4G 12 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1395 Link
Infortrend GSeP2080000D-8B32 8 EonStor GSe Pro 208 SFP+ £1447 Link
Qnap TS-873U-RP-8G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1464 Link
Qnap TVS-972XU-i3-4G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1484 Link
Qnap TS-983XU-RP-E2124-8G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1495 Link
Qnap TS-977XU-1200-4G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1507 Link
Qnap TVS-872XT-i5-16G 8 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £1557 Link
Qnap TS-1263XU-RP-4G 12 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1624 Link
Qnap TS-873U-RP-16G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1644 Link
Qnap TVS-872XT-i5-32G-C 8 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £1657 Link
Qnap TS-977XU-RP-1200-4G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1660 Link
Qnap TVS-872XU-i3-4G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1682 Link
Qnap TVS-972XU-RP-i3-4G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1725 Link
Qnap TS-1273U-RP-8G 12 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1731 Link
Qnap TS-1673U-8G 16 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1745 Link
Qnap TS-983XU-E2124-8G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1757 Link
Buffalo TS5810DN6408-EU 8 TeraStation 5810DN SFP+ £1786 Link
Qnap TS-1677X-1200-4G 12 Desktop NAS SFP+ £1823 Link
Buffalo TS51210RH0804-EU 12 TeraStation 51210RH SFP+ £1823 Link
Qnap TVS-872XU-RP-i3-4G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1827 Link
Qnap TS-877XU-1200-4G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1855 Link
Buffalo TS6400RN3204-EU 4 TeraStation 6400RN SFP+ £1860 Link
Qnap TS-1685-D1521-8G 12 Desktop NAS SFP+ £1892 Link
Buffalo TS6400DN3204-EU 4 TeraStation 6400DN SFP+ £1910 Link
Qnap TS-1273U-RP-16G 12 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £1942 Link
Buffalo WS5420RN16S6EU 4 TeraStation WS5420R SFP+ £1959 Link
Qnap TS-1677X-1600-8G 12 Desktop NAS SFP+ £2001 Link
Qnap TVS-1272XU-RP-i3-4G 12 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2030 Link
Buffalo WS5420DN32W6EU 4 TeraStation WS5420 SFP+ £2035 Link
Qnap TS-873U-RP-64G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2039 Link
Qnap TS-1685-D1521-16G 12 Desktop NAS SFP+ £2075 Link
Buffalo TS51210RH1604-EU 12 TeraStation 51210RH SFP+ £2178 Link
Qnap TVS-882ST3-i7-16G 8 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £2182 Link
Qnap TS-1673U-RP-16G 16 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2187 Link
Qnap TS-1685-D1521-32G 12 Desktop NAS SFP+ £2272 Link
Qnap TS-877XU-RP-1200-4G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2305 Link
Qnap TS-1273U-RP-64G 12 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2317 Link
Qnap TS-1677X-1700-16G 12 Desktop NAS SFP+ £2333 Link
Qnap TS-1277XU-RP-1200-4G 12 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2335 Link
Buffalo TS51210RH3204-EU 12 TeraStation 51210RH SFP+ £2352 Link
Qnap TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W 12 Desktop NAS SFP+ £2390 Link
Qnap TS-977XU-RP-2600-8G 4 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2400 Link
Qnap TVS-1282T3-i5-16G 8 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £2422 Link
Qnap TVS-1672XU-RP-i3-8G 16 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2436 Link
Qnap TS-1685-D1531-16G 12 Desktop NAS SFP+ £2489 Link
Qnap TS-883XU-E2124-8G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2493 Link
Buffalo WS5420RN32S6EU 4 TeraStation WS5420R SFP+ £2502 Link
Qnap TS-1677XU-RP-1200-4G 16 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2580 Link
Qnap TS-877XU-RP-2600-8G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2624 Link
Qnap TS-1277XU-RP-2600-8G 12 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2671 Link
NetGear RR4312S0-10000S 12 ReadyNAS 4312S SFP+ £2710 Link
Qnap TS-883XU-RP-E2124-8G 8 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2741 Link
Qnap TES-1885U-D1521-8GR 12 19″Rack Enterprise NAS SFP+ £2748 Link
Qnap TVS-1282T3-i7-32G 8 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £2769 Link
NetGear RR4312X0-10000S 12 ReadyNAS 4312X 10GbE SFP+ £2819 Link
NetGear RN626XE4-100NES 6 ReadyNAS 626X 10GbE SFP+ £2837 Link
Qnap TS-1283XU-RP-E2124-8G 12 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £2966 Link
Qnap TS-1685-D1531-32G-550W 12 Desktop NAS SFP+ £2987 Link
Buffalo TS51210RH2412-EU 12 TeraStation 51210RH SFP+ £3039 Link
Qnap TS-1677XU-RP-2600-8G 16 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £3050 Link
Buffalo TS51210RH4004EU 12 TeraStation 51210RH SFP+ £3082 Link
Qnap TVS-1282T3-i7-64G 8 Desktop NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £3128 Link
Qnap TS-1677X-1700-64G 12 Desktop NAS SFP+ £3157 Link
Synology RS3617xs+ 12 RackStation NAS SFP+ £3181 Link
Qnap TVS-2472XU-RP-i5-8G 24 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £3280 Link
NetGear RN626XE6-100NES 6 ReadyNAS 626X 10GbE SFP+ £3439 Link
Qnap TS-1677XU-RP-2700-16G 16 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £3451 Link
Qsan XS1212S 12 XCubeSAN XS1200 SFP+ £3522 Link
Buffalo TS51210RH4804EU 12 TeraStation 51210RH SFP+ £3577 Link
Qsan XN8016R 16 XCubeNAS SFP+ £3686 Link
Buffalo TS51210RH4812-EU 12 TeraStation 51210RH SFP+ £3801 Link
Qnap TS-1683XU-RP-E2124-16G 16 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £3856 Link
Qsan XN7016R 16 XCubeNAS SFP+ £3881 Link
Qnap TES-3085U-D1531-16GR 24 19″Rack Enterprise NAS SFP+ £3964 Link
Qnap TES-1885U-D1531-16GR 12 19″Rack Enterprise NAS SFP+ £3989 Link
Synology RS4017xs+ 16 RackStation NAS SFP+ £3993 Link
Synology RS4017xs+ (16GB) 16 RackStation NAS SFP+ £4041 Link
Qsan XS3212S 12 XCubeSAN XS3200 SFP+ £4047 Link
Qnap TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 9 19″Rack NAS R2 SFP+ £4047 Link
Qnap TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 12 19″Rack NAS R2 SFP+ £4064 Link
Qnap TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 9 19″Rack NAS R2 SFP+ £4064 Link
Qsan XS1216S 16 XCubeSAN XS1200 SFP+ £4087 Link
Synology RS4017xs+ (32GB ECC) 16 RackStation NAS SFP+ £4635 Link
Synology RS4017xs+ (64GB) 16 RackStation NAS SFP+ £4184 Link
Qsan XS1226S 26 XCubeSAN XS1200 SFP+ £4226 Link
Qnap TS-2477XU-RP-2600-8G 24 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £4264 Link
Synology RS4017xs+ (64GB ECC) 16 RackStation NAS SFP+ £5276 Link
Qnap TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 12 19″Rack NAS R2 SFP+ £4285 Link
Synology RS4017xs+ (16GB ECC) 16 RackStation NAS SFP+ £4314 Link
Promise F40R26X00010000 16 Vess R2600xiS SFP+ £4317 Link
Promise F40R26T26010000 16 Vess R2600tiS SFP+ £4317 Link
Qnap TVS-1582TU-i7-32G 9 19″Rack NAS 10GbE+TB3 SFP+ £4488 Link
Qsan XS1212D 12 XCubeSAN XS1200 SFP+ £4505 Link
Synology SA3400 12 RackStation NAS SFP+ £4529 Link
Qsan XN7024R 24 XCubeNAS SFP+ £4572 Link
Qsan XN8024R 24 XCubeNAS SFP+ £4607 Link
Qnap TS-2477XU-RP-2700-16G 24 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £4643 Link
Synology UC3200 4 RackStation NAS SFP+ £4658 Link
Qsan XS3216S 16 XCubeSAN XS3200 SFP+ £4698 Link
Qnap TES-1885U-D1531-32G 12 19″Rack Enterprise NAS SFP+ £4754 Link
Qsan Q500-P21-D212 12 AegisSAN Q500 SFP+ £4830 Link
Qsan XS3226S 26 XCubeSAN XS3200 SFP+ £4858 Link
Qsan XS1224S 24 XCubeSAN XS1200 SFP+ £4930 Link
Synology UC3200 (16GB ECC) 4 RackStation NAS SFP+ £4978 Link
Qsan XS1216D 16 XCubeSAN XS1200 SFP+ £5069 Link
Synology FS3400 24 FlashStation NAS SFP+ £5127 Link
Qsan XS1226D 26 XCubeSAN XS1200 SFP+ £5209 Link
Qnap TS-2483XU-RP-E2136-16G 24 19″Rack NAS SFP+ £5237 Link
Buffalo TS51210RH9612-EU 12 TeraStation 51210RH SFP+ £5240 Link
Qnap TES-3085U-D1548-32GR 24 19″Rack Enterprise NAS SFP+ £5253 Link
Synology UC3200 (32GB ECC) 4 RackStation NAS SFP+ £5299 Link
Qsan XS3226D 26 XCubeSAN XS3200 SFP+ £5315 Link
Qsan XS3212D 12 XCubeSAN XS3200 SFP+ £5325 Link
Promise F40R26T27010000 16 Vess R2600tiD SFP+ £5510 Link
Promise F40R26X07010000 16 Vess R2600xiD SFP+ £5510 Link
Promise F40R26X03010000 16 Vess R2600xiS SFP+ £5637 Link
Promise F40R26T20010000 16 Vess R2600tiS SFP+ £5637 Link
Qnap TES-1885U-D1531-128GR 12 19″Rack Enterprise NAS SFP+ £5649 Link
Qsan XS3224S 24 XCubeSAN XS3200 SFP+ £5667 Link
Qsan XS3216D 16 XCubeSAN XS3200 SFP+ £5827 Link
Qsan XS1224D 24 XCubeSAN XS1200 SFP+ £5914 Link
Synology UC3200 (64GB ECC) 4 RackStation NAS SFP+ £5940 Link
Buffalo TS51210RH12012EU 12 TeraStation 51210RH SFP+ £6128 Link
ioSafe GA000-016XX-0 5 Server 5 SFP+ £6252 Link
ioSafe GA000-032XX-0 5 Server 5 SFP+ £6576 Link
Promise F40R26X01010000 16 Vess R2600xiS SFP+ £6577 Link
Promise F40R26T21010000 16 Vess R2600tiS SFP+ £6580 Link
Qsan XS3224D 24 XCubeSAN XS3200 SFP+ £6797 Link
ioSafe GA015-016XX-1 5 Server 5 SFP+ £6899 Link
ioSafe GA000-064XX-0 5 Server 5 SFP+ £6899 Link
Promise F40R26X06010000 16 Vess R2600xiD SFP+ £6907 Link
Promise F40R26T22010000 16 Vess R2600tiD SFP+ £6907 Link
Promise F40R26X04010000 16 Vess R2600xiD SFP+ £6995 Link
ioSafe GA025-016XX-1 5 Server 5 SFP+ £7223 Link
Buffalo TS51210RH14412EU 12 TeraStation 51210RH SFP+ £7536 Link
Promise F40R26X02010000 16 Vess R2600xiS SFP+ £7643 Link
Promise F40R26T25010000 16 Vess R2600tiS SFP+ £7643 Link
ioSafe GA000-128XX-0 5 Server 5 SFP+ £7762 Link
Promise F40R26T23010000 16 Vess R2600tiD SFP+ £7821 Link
ioSafe GA045-016XX-1 5 Server 5 SFP+ £7977 Link
Qnap TDS-16489U-SE1-R2 16 19″Rack Double Server NAS R2 SFP+ £8178 Link
ioSafe GA065-016XX-1 5 Server 5 SFP+ £8840 Link
Qnap ES1686dc-2123IT-64G 16 19″Rack ZFS NAS SFP+ £8866 Link
Promise F40R26T24010000 16 Vess R2600tiD SFP+ £8887 Link
Promise F40R26X05010000 16 Vess R2600xiD SFP+ £8887 Link
Qnap TDS-16489U-SE2-R2 16 19″Rack Double Server NAS R2 SFP+ £9066 Link
Synology FS6400 24 FlashStation NAS SFP+ £9399 Link
Infortrend GS3024R0CB00D-8B32 24 EonStor GS 3024B SFP+ £10374 Link
Infortrend GS3012R0C0F0D-8B32 12 EonStor GS 3012 SFP+ £10775 Link
Infortrend GS3024R0CBF0D-8B32 24 EonStor GS 3024B SFP+ £10910 Link
Qnap TDS-16489U-SF2-R2 16 19″Rack Double Server NAS R2 SFP+ £10959 Link
Promise F40R26X00010017 16 Vess R2600xiD SFP+ £11071 Link
Qnap ES1686dc-2142IT-96G 16 19″Rack ZFS NAS SFP+ £11526 Link
Seagate X2U12-96TB-CNC 12 EXOS X 2U12 RAID SFP+ £11893 Link
Infortrend GS3016RTC0F0D-8B32 16 EonStor GS 3016 SFP+ £12140 Link
Infortrend GS3016R0C0F0D-8B32 16 EonStor GS 3016 SFP+ £12479 Link
Seagate X2U12-120TB-CNC 12 EXOS X 2U12 RAID SFP+ £12660 Link
Promise F40VD5300010018 12 VTrak D5300xD SFP+ £12736 Link
Qnap TDS-16489U-SF3-R2 16 19″Rack Double Server NAS R2 SFP+ £12752 Link
Qnap ES1686dc-2142IT-128G 16 19″Rack ZFS NAS SFP+ £12856 Link