NAS Devices
Network-attached storage. The boxes that hold your media library and serve it to everything else on your network.
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Asustor Flashstor 12 Pro (FS6712X) (2023)
Asustor’s Flashstor 12 Pro is an all-flash NAS with twelve M.2 NVMe slots and a single 10GBASE-T port that lets it saturate a 10GbE network. Unlike most NAS units it doubles as a media box: an HDMI 2.0b output drives 4K at 60fps, backed by an optical TOSLINK S/PDIF audio out. Data ports split into…
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Asustor Flashstor 6 (FS6706T) (2023)
An all-flash 6-bay NAS that takes only M.2 NVMe SSDs, making it compact and silent. Networking is dual 2.5GbE rather than 10GbE (the larger Flashstor 12 Pro is the model with a 10GbE port), and the two 2.5GbE links trunk to 5 Gbps. An HDMI 2.0b output handles 4K playback, and there is an optical…
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Asustor Lockerstor 4 Gen3 (AS6804T) (2024)
Asustor’s AMD Ryzen-powered four-bay AS6804T is unusually fast for connectivity: it carries two 10GbE RJ-45 ports for up to 20 Gbps of bonded network throughput, plus a pair of USB4 (40 Gbps) Type-C ports — the first of their kind on a mainstream NAS — and three USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Type-A ports.…
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Asustor Nimbustor 4 Gen 2 (AS5404T) (2023)
Asustor’s all-flash-friendly 4-bay desktop NAS pairs an Intel N5105 quad-core with up to 16GB DDR4, dual 2.5GbE ports, and four internal M.2 NVMe slots that can be used either as a high-speed cache or as primary all-flash storage. Externally there are three USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports (10 Gbps — one front, two rear),…
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QNAP TBS-h574TX (2023)
QNAP’s TBS-h574TX is a Thunderbolt 4 ‘NASbook’ with five hot-swappable E1.S/M.2 flash bays, and it is the port-richest NAS in its class. Networking mixes one 10GbE and one 2.5GbE RJ-45 port, while two Thunderbolt 4 ports enable 40Gbps direct-attach editing from a Mac or PC. An HDMI 1.4b output handles 4K at 30Hz for monitoring.…
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QNAP TS-233 (2021)
An entry-level 2-bay ARM NAS built for simple home backup and media storage. Networking is a single Gigabit Ethernet port: there is no 2.5GbE and no HDMI on this model, though a USB-to-5GbE adapter can be added. For storage and accessories it offers one USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port at 5 Gbps plus two…
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QNAP TS-264 (2022)
The QNAP TS-264 is a 2-bay desktop NAS built around an Intel Celeron N5095 quad-core CPU and 8GB DDR4, supporting two 3.5″/2.5″ SATA drives plus two internal M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x1 slots for SSD caching or storage pools. Networking steps up from Gigabit with dual 2.5GbE RJ-45 ports supporting Port Trunking for up to…
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QNAP TS-451D2 (2021)
QNAP’s four-bay TS-451D2 is built around multimedia output: a single HDMI 2.0 port drives a 4K@60Hz display directly from the NAS for HD Station and Linux Station. Networking is handled by two Gigabit Ethernet jacks (bondable via Link Aggregation), and there are four USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Type-A ports — one on the…
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QNAP TS-453D (2020)
A 4-bay Intel Celeron NAS aimed at users ready to move past Gigabit: it has two 2.5GbE RJ-45 ports that trunk to 5 Gbps and run over ordinary CAT5e cabling. An HDMI 2.0 output drives 4K@60Hz for local media playback and HD transcoding. Connectivity rounds out with three USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports (5…
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QNAP TS-462 (2022)
QNAP’s four-bay TS-462 steps up networking to a single 2.5GbE port (2.5G/1G/100M auto-negotiating) and keeps an HDMI 2.0 output for 4K@60Hz direct display. Its USB layout splits speeds: two USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Type-A ports for fast external storage plus two USB 2.0 ports for peripherals. A PCIe Gen3 x2 slot lets you…
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QNAP TS-464 (2022)
The QNAP TS-464 is the 4-bay sibling of the TS-264, stepping up to an Intel Celeron N5095 quad-core CPU with 8GB DDR4 and four 3.5″/2.5″ SATA bays alongside two internal M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x1 slots for SSD caching. A PCIe Gen3 x2 expansion slot accepts QNAP network, M.2, or graphics cards, while dual 2.5GbE…
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Synology BeeStation (2024)
Synology’s BeeStation is a single-drive personal cloud aimed at replacing a subscription cloud rather than a full NAS. Connectivity is deliberately minimal: one Gigabit Ethernet port is the only network link (there is no Wi-Fi), so a wired router connection is required. A USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 port and a USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 port…
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Synology DiskStation DS1522+ (2022)
This 5-bay desktop NAS keeps its networking simple out of the box: four Gigabit Ethernet ports you can bond for up to 4 Gbps of aggregate throughput, plus a spare PCIe slot for an optional 10GbE upgrade module. Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports (5 Gbps) handle external backup drives, while two eSATA expansion…
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Synology DiskStation DS1621+ (2020)
A 6-bay AMD Ryzen-powered NAS that ships with four Gigabit Ethernet ports, bondable to 4 Gbps, plus a PCIe Gen3 slot for an optional 10GbE network card. Three USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports (one front, two rear) at 5 Gbps connect backup drives, and two eSATA ports attach Synology DX517 expansion units to reach…
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Synology DiskStation DS1825+ (2025)
Synology’s 2025 eight-bay Plus NAS brings dual 2.5GbE networking to the prosumer tier and scales to 18 bays using two rear USB-C expansion ports for DX525 units. That expansion link runs at USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) speed, so fully loading both units can bottleneck throughput. Three USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports cover external…
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Synology DiskStation DS423+ (2023)
This four-bay NAS pairs a quad-core Intel Celeron with two Gigabit Ethernet ports you can bond or fail over for steadier home and small-office storage. Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports handle external drives and peripherals, and unlike some rivals there is no HDMI output or eSATA port here. The two 1GbE jacks are…
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Synology DiskStation DS925+ (2025)
Synology’s 2025 four-bay Plus-series NAS finally moves the mainstream DiskStation to faster networking, pairing two 2.5GbE RJ-45 ports that can be link-aggregated for up to 5Gbps of combined throughput. Storage expansion no longer uses eSATA: a dedicated USB-C port drives an optional DX525 unit for five more bays. Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports…
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Synology DS124 (2024)
Synology’s entry-level single-bay DiskStation keeps connectivity deliberately simple: one RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet jack for the network and two USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Type-A ports for external backup drives or a UPS. There is no USB-C, no HDMI, and no expansion eSATA — this is a network-only appliance, so the single cable that matters…
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Synology DS223j (2023)
Synology’s DS223j is an entry-level two-bay NAS built for backups and basic file serving, and its I/O reflects that budget positioning. Networking tops out at a single Gigabit Ethernet port, so real-world transfers are capped around 110MB/s. Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports handle external drives and one-touch backups. There is no HDMI, no…
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Synology DS224+ (2023)
The Synology DS224+ is a 2-bay desktop NAS built around an Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core CPU, 2GB of DDR4 (expandable to 6GB), and support for SHR/RAID 0/1/JBOD across a pair of 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch drives. Networking uses dual Gigabit Ethernet with link aggregation and failover, while two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports — one…
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Synology DS423 (2022)
Synology’s value four-bay DS423 keeps networking to two Gigabit Ethernet jacks that can be bonded via Link Aggregation for up to 2 Gbps combined, alongside two USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Type-A ports for external backup drives. Unlike the plus-series models it has no eSATA expansion and no USB-C, so the only cables that…
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Synology DS920+ (2020)
Synology’s four-bay DS920+ pairs two Gigabit Ethernet jacks — which can be bonded via Link Aggregation for up to 2 Gbps aggregate throughput — with two USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Type-A ports for external drives. A dedicated eSATA port lets it drive a Synology DX517 expansion unit for five extra bays. There is…
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Synology DS923+ (2022)
The Synology DS923+ is a 4-bay desktop NAS built around an AMD Ryzen R1600 dual-core CPU with 4GB ECC DDR4 (expandable to 32GB), supporting SHR/RAID 0/1/5/6/10 across four 3.5″ or 2.5″ drives and an optional DX517 expansion chassis. Networking uses dual Gigabit Ethernet with link aggregation and failover, while a rear PCIe Gen3 x2 slot…
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TerraMaster F2-423 (2023)
TerraMaster’s two-bay F2-423 punches above its price with dual 2.5GbE RJ-45 ports that bond for up to 5 Gbps of network throughput, plus two USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Type-A ports for fast external backups. It also includes an HDMI output, though it exposes only SSH/command-line access rather than a full graphical desktop. There…
