
- Very easy set up but you must download the software from manufactures site. - Overall very simple to use once you figure it out. - Excellent for first time users or people on a budget. - 2.5 GbE allows very fast transfer if you have a 2.5GbE network.

- 10GB works well - cache drives work well

- Clean design for aesthetically-minded folks. - Fast and responsive (my router's NIC is the limiting factor, not the NAS). - A boatload (100+) of free, supporting "packages" to enhance your experience... from admin-managing s/w and antivirus programs to media, mail, RADIUS, and DNS servers, this NAS is supported like no other company out there! - It resides in my daughter's room--and I can control the indicator lights on the front to turn off during her bedtime... it's AWESOME! (Their s/w programmers thought of everything!) - Silent, quiet, and full speed fan settings (even full speed is not bad). - Access to adding extra RAM simply by pulling out drive bay #4. - 2x SSD slots on the bottom to create a cache for faster I/O transactions... HOWEVER, if you want to add those to the RAID, they must comply with Synology's approved/checked/verified SSD list. Not a big deal, you just need to plan for it. - Rubberized grommets (internal) and rubber feet (external) greatly reduce HDD vibrations. - You can't tell from the pictures here, but there is a small gap between each drive to help with airflow/cooling. Although, if you have large NAS-rated drives (16+ TB), the noise does seep through. - I really do wish I could give 6/5 eggs! :D

So easy to setup physically and soft. Enought apps for my needs (Streaming movies) With a WD red in it, was able to stream over Wi-Fi and copyng large files at the same time on it. Silent Robust construction No compatibility limitations compare to... tried to give Ugreen a try and I was really impressed.

- Well made - Nice little heatsink on the chip. - Fast ... really fast !



This QNAP runs quickly and quietly. The VM is Microsoft Server 2019, and it is very fast. I have it configured to boot off of a RAID-1 SSD drive array, and the AMD Ryzen processor is very fast. Adding RAM and the SSD drives was EASY. Very nice design on the case, easy access 3 screws and that was it. I added five 16-TB drives in RAID-5, and it is used as a Veeam Offsite Repository target server.

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Easy to upgrade memory took sodimm ddr4 3200 16 gig. Qnap went to soldered on memory on new machines suppossedly due to a ram shortage so now you can not upgrade their ram so this was a HUGE no no for me. I was a Qnap lover, but a friend has a older version of this and I thought i'd give em a try. Software looks almost identical to a Qnap so was easy for me to get in and go. 2x2.5 gb networking. it does transfer very quickly. 4X Gen 3 m.2 (NOTE THESE GET HOT). I used heat sinks for all 4 and have had zero problems. It's worth a few bucks to toss heat sinks on em. if your only going to cache boost with em get small cheapies they run much cooler. Took a few tries to get the setup I wanted with my raid and SSD caching. This was a neck and neck with Qnap ts464. its cheaper and does the same stuff, but you can upgrade the ram. I have both this and the Qnap ts464 this is my favorite. This thing for Plex is a beast! transcodes multiple streams like a champ.


Very fast with link doubling. Easy to replace two of SATA 2.5/3.5" disks. Very convenient setup with four M2 NVMe memories. Multiple functionality and apps. Fast USB 3 connections for additional external disks. Very fast internal copy/move operations.


Great unit

- Rackmount - Minimal dept (works with shallow racks) - Good cooling - Possibility of 2 PSU - Possibility of extra disks units *. - SSH is available for advanced system admin**. *Read well on Synology website if you are planning to use it. ** DSM is NOT a regular linux release, so make SURE you know what you are doing. Refer to the documentation and community forum to learn more.


-Easy setup. -Good software. -Hardware RAID is easy to use. -Quiet. -Maintains good temperature.

DDR5 gives on-die error correction Extra bays give cache options Compatible RAM upgrades TrueNAS compatibility

