So I've been using Synology NAS ever since I can remember, but their latest move to only support their own drives is making me look elsewhere, like many others. I like WD Red Plus drives because they're super quiet, the NAS is in my office and other brands tend to be too loud/annoying.
I currently own a Synology DS920+. It's a bit over 4 years old and still working fine, but I'm looking into something with a faster CPU and with a 2.5G port.
Am I wrong or didn't QNAP release any new NAS in 2, almost 3 years now, in the desktop 4-bay category? Are there any rumors, any announcements that happened, anything supposed to be released? Or are the current models (TS-464, TS-453E, TS-743A, TVS-h474) still current and the ones people are buying in 2025?
I mainly want to run Plex (with some occasional transcoding when on the road) as well as Docker and a couple of small VMs.
Any comments?
Looking into migrating to QNAP: any new desktop 4-bay models?
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Re: Looking into migrating to QNAP: any new desktop 4-bay models?
What is your budget? With VMs in mind and because you want to upgrade, a Celeron NAS would not be a step up.
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Re: Looking into migrating to QNAP: any new desktop 4-bay models?
Hmm, I guess VMs are just a nice to have. My main criteria are desktop format, silent fan (can't have one of those rack mounted jet engines in my office), 2.5G and Plex transcoding. I'm leaning towards the TS-473A + a GPU for Plex transcoding. Budget is around $1000.
Would that make sense?