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forum thread Posted by lmclaurin777 • Sep 11, 2024
forum thread Posted by lmclaurin777 • Sep 11, 2024

QNAP TS-262 QNAP 2-Bay desktop NAS, Intel Celeron N4505 dual-core processor $279.99

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2 x 3.5/2.5" SATA III 6 Gb/s Drive Bays
2 x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x1 Slots
2.0 GHz Intel Celeron N4505 2-Core
4GB RAM | 4GB Flash memory
1 x 2.5GbE Port
2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 | 2 x USB-A 2.0
1 x HDMI 2.0 Port
1 x PCIe 3.0 x2 Slot
RAID 0, 1, JBOD, and Single
QTS 5.0.1 Operating System

https://www.qnapworks.com/TS-262.asp
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2 x 3.5/2.5" SATA III 6 Gb/s Drive Bays
2 x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x1 Slots
2.0 GHz Intel Celeron N4505 2-Core
4GB RAM | 4GB Flash memory
1 x 2.5GbE Port
2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 | 2 x USB-A 2.0
1 x HDMI 2.0 Port
1 x PCIe 3.0 x2 Slot
RAID 0, 1, JBOD, and Single
QTS 5.0.1 Operating System

https://www.qnapworks.com/TS-262.asp

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Sep 12, 2024
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Thanks. This is a good price. Amazon's lowest price has been $360.
I bought one, was looking for a good deal on a QNAP or Synology NAS recently, and this one is supposed to be better than the Synology DS224+ and even the DS723+ based on hardware specs.

I wasn't familiar with the site, but they've been around for over a decade according to my review, so they are legit as well.
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Quote from Archaea :
Thanks. This is a good price. Amazon's lowest price has been $360.
I bought one, was looking for a good deal on a QNAP or Synology NAS recently, and this one is supposed to be better than the Synology DS224+ and even the DS723+ based on hardware specs.

I wasn't familiar with the site, but they've been around for over a decade according to my review, so they are legit as well.
The only thing is the specs are even better than what they have listed. When I got mine, I thought there was a soldered 4GB sodimm. There are 2 slots and neither is soldered. I bought a a 16Gb kit from a generic company for $18 bucks. Ran the memory test, and it works perfectly. I even read people putting 64GB of ram in (though I don't know if that much ram would show any difference in performance). There are so many apps, I'm still trying to learn how to use them and which ones I need. I'm mostly concerned with replacing Google storage and using it as a Plex server (this box will transcode 4k), and it also doesn't mention that it has infrared so it will work with a remote (apparently).
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Specs from website says RAM is not expandable.

Intel N4505 2C/2T processor, burst up to 2.9GHz, 4GB DDR4 onboard not expandable, 2 x 3.5″/2.5″ SATA 6Gb/s drive bays, 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 slots, 1 x 2.5GbE, 1 x PCIe Gen3 x2 slot, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A + 2 x USB 2.0

#TS-262-4G-US
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I bought the QNAP TS 464 last year for Plex and love it. I remember I bought some drives from Seagate and the box included a coupon for 20% off my next purchase or something like that, and it actually applied to that NAS. It was still more expensive than this deal of course, but it also has two more bays.

Anyway, QNAP gets a positive vote for me!
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Quote from Wingzzz :
Specs from website says RAM is not expandable.

Intel N4505 2C/2T processor, burst up to 2.9GHz, 4GB DDR4 onboard not expandable, 2 x 3.5″/2.5″ SATA 6Gb/s drive bays, 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 slots, 1 x 2.5GbE, 1 x PCIe Gen3 x2 slot, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A + 2 x USB 2.0

#TS-262-4G-US
That's my point. The specs are wrong. Mine does NOT have soldered memory. Others have gotten a soldered version. On one of the sites I'm reading, it says the refershed version does not have soldered ram. How do you know which version you're getting before you open the box?
Last edited by lmclaurin777 September 13, 2024 at 10:09 AM.
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Quote from lmclaurin777 :
That's my point. The specs are wrong. Mine does NOT have soldered memory. Others have gotten a soldered version. On one of the sites I'm reading, it says the refershed version does not have soldered ram. How do you know which version you're getting before you open the box?
True. That's a bummer not knowing what version you get.
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QNAP have horrible security track record. Buyer beware!
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Quote from lmclaurin777 :
The only thing is the specs are even better than what they have listed. When I got mine, I thought there was a soldered 4GB sodimm. There are 2 slots and neither is soldered. I bought a a 16Gb kit from a generic company for $18 bucks. Ran the memory test, and it works perfectly. I even read people putting 64GB of ram in (though I don't know if that much ram would show any difference in performance). There are so many apps, I'm still trying to learn how to use them and which ones I need. I'm mostly concerned with replacing Google storage and using it as a Plex server (this box will transcode 4k), and it also doesn't mention that it has infrared so it will work with a remote (apparently).
When mine arrives, I will let you know if mine is soldered RAM or replaceable RAM. That'd be awesome if it's not soldered!!! I wonder if the CPU is upgradeable too?
There are other options in the same family of Celerons that have four cores instead of 2.
https://ark.intel.com/content/www...-lake.html

With upgraded RAM and an upgraded CPU, and NVME drives, this could easily be a legitimate webserver, or forum software host, and QNAP has some of those options built into their software library for free, or explore outside of their app center and download your own linux based software on preference.
Last edited by Archaea September 13, 2024 at 01:50 PM.
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Quote from lmclaurin777 :
The only thing is the specs are even better than what they have listed. When I got mine, I thought there was a soldered 4GB sodimm. There are 2 slots and neither is soldered. I bought a a 16Gb kit from a generic company for $18 bucks. Ran the memory test, and it works perfectly. I even read people putting 64GB of ram in (though I don't know if that much ram would show any difference in performance). There are so many apps, I'm still trying to learn how to use them and which ones I need. I'm mostly concerned with replacing Google storage and using it as a Plex server (this box will transcode 4k), and it also doesn't mention that it has infrared so it will work with a remote (apparently).
Interesting, the reviews I've seen have soldered in RAM. I would expect that if some have sodimm slots and some are soldered, that it would be the newer cost reduced ones that have soldered in RAM. This would also explain why the current marketing information all says it's not expandable.
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Quote from Zeric :
Interesting, the reviews I've seen have soldered in RAM. I would expect that if some have sodimm slots and some are soldered, that it would be the newer cost reduced ones that have soldered in RAM. This would also explain why the current marketing information all says it's not expandable.
Actually, it seems the NEWEST revisions do not have soldered ram!
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Quote from TheBigCPabster :
QNAP have horrible security track record. Buyer beware!
Can you recommend something else in this price range? I'm completely new into this backup world
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Can you recommend something else in this price range? I'm completely new into this backup world
That'a not really the case. QNAP had a security breach in the past for folk who had their NAS connected to the QNAP global website for login. They patched it. It's not horrible for security, never was. They had an issue, recognized it. and it's fixed.


QNAP and Synology are widely touted to be the best NAS devices for the money. Synology is like Apple in simplified interface and QNAP is a more advanced techie Linux type interface. Both good options, but QNAP gives you better hardware for the money and Synology gives you arguably better software for the money.
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank Archaea

Your car analogy is way off. The level of arrogance you displayed in your post while being wrong is ...

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The hardware is far better on the QNAP than equivalently priced Synology.

At equivalent pricepoints and current generation units. TS-262 vs. DS224+

This QNAP has 2.5gbe Synology has 2x1gbe

The QNAP has PCI-E expansion for whatever you want. The Synology doesn't at this price point.

The QNAP has a two NVME slots that can be better assigned to more discreet duties (including dedicated volumes) than Synology which can only be used for caching.

The QNAP has two USB 3.2 drives that can be used for anything including 10gbe ethernet adapters, or security cameras, etc. The Synology USB ports are locked down to only support storage devices.

The QNAP has HDMI 2.1 output and video processing built into the NAS. You can hook up a USB keyboard and mouse, or use an IR remote control, and use the NAS HDMI port out to a TV or projector and control the NAS directly on screen with it's own mouse and keyboard or or use it as its own standalone media center. The Synology does not even have a HDMI output, nor any of this extra standalone functionality.

The QNAP supports 8 cameras for free, the Synology supports 2 for free.

The Celeron CPU is a generation newer on the QNAP than the equivalent priced Synology and supports 16GB of RAM vs. only 8GB on the Synology's older Celeron CPU

If you are an IT admin and like to not have things locked down so you can customize them to your own whim, then the QNAP has a lot less locked down.

The software is more novice level user friendly on the Synology, but that doesn't mean it's better. Better is in the eye, and use case, and experience level of the beholder. With the QNAP I can easily get to the Linux OS kernel and run anything I want, Synology tries for more of the walled garden approach.

Learning that the RAM isn't locked to 4GB on this unit as noted both in this thread and on youtube reviews, and reddit threads, also puts it into a totally different class. You can install 16GB and have a very capable NAS server.

You could install a PCI-E card with additional NVME slots or ESATA drive controllers. You could use the external 3.2 USB ports for more USB external drives that can be shared out over the network interface, you could have many drives available as attached network storage with this unit, as compared to just the two internal drives with the equivalent tiered/priced Synology unit.
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Quote from lmclaurin777 :
Actually, it seems the NEWEST revisions do not have soldered ram!

What is their return policy if the ram is soldered on?
Last edited by youngbilly September 16, 2024 at 09:14 AM.

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