QNAP announced the availability of two new NAS enclosures. The new QNAP TS-464 and TS-664 have four and six drive bays, respectively. They’re designed for professionals and office use with high-speed network demands. There’s a mixture of 10Gb and 5Gb connectivity, as well as HDMI output, M.2 slots, and more.
Both QNAP enclosures come with the Intel Celeron N5105/N5095 processor, which offers capable graphics processing through the Intel UHD chipset. 4GB of DDR4 RAM is available as standard on both models, but you can increase this amount up to 16GB. The choice of either four or six drive bays caters to different scenarios.
The design of both NAS enclosures is similar to what QNAP has offered in the past with a black chassis and gold strip down the front. They’re smart-looking enclosures and have the bays hidden behind a front panel to keep everything clutter-free. The specs just make them good contenders for the best NAS list.
A single PCIe slot is available for the installation of either 10Gb or 5Gb LAN connectivity. Finally, we’ve got two M.2 slots for SSD caching. Unfortunately, QNAP follows Synology by not allowing users to store data on speedier flash modules.
| QNAP TS-464 | QNAP TS-664 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Celeron N5105/N5095 | Intel Celeron N5105/N5095 |
| GPU | Intel UHD | Intel UHD |
| RAM | 4GB DDR4 (max 16GB) | 4GB DDR4 (max 16GB) |
| Drive bays | 4 (2.5-inch, 3.5-inch) | 6 (2.5-inch, 3.5-inch) |
| M.2 slots | 2 (Gen 3×1) | 2 (Gen 3×1) |
| Expansion | 1x PCIe (Gen 3×2) | 1x PCIe (Gen 3×2) |
| Ports | 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 2x USB 2.0 1x HDMI 2.0 2x 2.5Gb LAN | 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 2x USB 2.0 1x HDMI 2.0 2x 2.5Gb LAN |
| Fans | 1x 120mm | 2x 90mm |
| Dimensions | 168 x 170 x 226 mm | 168 x 235 x 226 mm |
| Weight | 2.26kg | 2.9kg |
| Power | ~40.5W | ~44W |
| Price | TBC | TBC |
Regardless of what drives are installed in the four to six bays, the Intel Celeron processor will be more than capable of handling the increased data bandwidth. QNAP’s popular TL and TR expansion units are fully supported by the new TS-x64 NAS series, making it possible to go with the cheaper model and add bays later.
QNAP’s QTS 5.0 is preinstalled, but the recently released QTS 5.1 is ready to go. Throw in some of the best NAS drives and you’ll end up with quite the capable network storage. And if you want to build the best NAS for Plex, the available HDMI 2.0 port is perfect for viewing 4K movies without streaming.
