QNAP TS 632X NAS Review - The Best ARM NAS EVER?

[@randomize04]

You should make some "I hate seagulls merch" 😂 Maybe it's like a little NAS device with a speech bubble

[@PolarRed]

Seagulls crashing the noise level test. Priceless.

[@nascompares]

DON'T REMIND ME

[@venti4268]

@@nascompares It gives the channel the extras we don't find anywhere else.....I kind of like it.....

[@junior-OG]

😂😂

[@Garou0410]

I always love to hear them

[@steverax3497]

@@nascompares I live on the coast too and thanks for bringing them to my attention!

[@Nasguy-b7q]

ARM for smaller smb and home makes sense. Not sure if this model makes sense to me, I guess you have to hedge your bets with arm, Intel, amd, and others to see where everything ends up. Great review apu...

[@barrel2794]

Seagulls are a trademark of this channel now, don't complain guys xD I personally like them for added ambience

[@jasperverkroost]

Could be a great backup NAS, even for home users.

[@AndyLockhart-mu8qk]

It is still bonkers how much these things cost. Mark up must be insane

[@wojtek-33]

Not really. Custom hardware and low volume.

[@AndyLockhart-mu8qk]

@@wojtek-33 fair point but most aren't exactly quality either

[@Kazoom28]

looks like a Microwave Oven😁

[@rogerhalt3991]

The Pcie card slot being only 3.0 was surprising. I might consider the four bay version

[@LickorishAllsorts]

Did you factor in the seagulls during those noise tests/

[@nascompares]

I always do... Sometimes when I sleep

[@vollhorst140]

The Nvme performance is bottlenecked by the pcie card. This cards in particular dropps the connection to the ssd from pciex4 gen4 to pciex2 gen3 which causes the massive slowdown. It’s a limitation of the plx chip used for this card.

[@medomedo9410]

How many hards cane we used inside Or how many gigabit can support this

[@FerTechCH]

Imagine this one with an Intel gen 12 proper processor

[@mawodj]

Would this NAS be enough for just receiving Backups via HBS3, Time Machine & Veeam?

[@annebokma4637]

People who want ecc, usually would slso upgrade to 16gb ram?

[@gregscott5466]

See the comment I just now left

[@tariqalbedwawi8613]

I have a question and I believe you are the only one who can help😢 I am buying a 6 bay nas from terramater with their suggested WD PRO HD, which raid configuration is the ultimate for streaming Plex and media ? As mainly this is for remote access of movies only

[@HumayounAhmed]

I’m looking at either buying a NAS or building one. Which do you think would be the better option in the long run? The efficiency of an ARM processor or the better specification that you can get with building your own?

[@Uberragen21]

There are many factors to consider. The biggest factor is likely; is electricity cost & consumption a big issue for you? If Yes, then buy an ARM NAS. If No, then do you need or want to use the NAS for more than simply file storage? If Yes, then consider a more powerful x86 CPU. Do you want to use the NAS for server type functions? Running VMs, containers, etc, you may want to build or buy a more powerful mid-level NAS. You can do a LOT with modern x86 CPUs with 6-16 cores when it comes to VMs and such. Can the pre-built NAS offer upgradable memory and PCIe expansion? A custom built NAS/server that you built definitely can. Do you have the time to invest into learning something new like Proxmox or TrueNAS? Those can be great educational things to learn, but what happens down the road when you haven't touched the NAS for years? You may have to rebuild the NAS OS because of a hardware failure and you haven't touched the NAS configuration in years. Now one wrong move and your mission critical data might be lost forever. ...and you don't have a NAS manufacturer to call for technical support. You have to figure it out all on your own. Some people relish in the challenge. Most don't however.

[@bones549]

I could not tell while freeze framing but coul that pcie slot support a sas controller card to connect external sas storage bay?

[@unkokrispy]

Since when does a QNAP make seagull noises?!? I’d expect that to be a touted feature!!

[@Majonez616]

Noise should be measured at a 1-meter distance. Also, that desk might have been amplifying that noise.

[@paressh]

Hi, can you make a video on Terra F4-424 Max new product.

[@SirKelvin]

Hi, I've been watching all your videos for the longest, and a time has come for me to literally ask on your own personal reference on which , Light Portable & Efficient "Samsung SSD drive" to pick. I'll be using it for 4K vlog, editing, transfer, and storage , preferably with security, etc. Also, it must be perfectly compatible with Mac PC. Your assistance will be HIGHLY valuable 🙏🙏

[@Marmalade_Portraits]

Great content! I got a photography studio and Im looking to upgrade my TS-453A and I'm still unsure if I should get a Ts-632x or a TS-664. noe that I have a new Mac with 10GB ethernet connection. I'm trying to future proof for another 5 to 8 years. which would you think it would be best? thank you mate.

[@annebokma4637]

Anything with an usb4 org TB 3/4 ports can be upgraded to 10gb lan. That is what I am looking for for future purchases in Nas/mini pc. Heck might buy a mini pc, add a USB harddisk tower and a USB 4 to 10gb ethernet, put unRAID or truenas on it and see how that holds up. Would be cheaper than this device

[@Phil-D83]

Should have 16gb ecc for the price

[@andy.3407]

Interesting nas..

[@zsoltcselenyi622]

Thanks for the review as always :) Do you have any news about the QNAP USB4 25Gbe external adapter?

[@QNAPUK]

We still don't have a solid release date. We'll make sure Robbie is kept in the loop if we do!

[@nascompares]

*vaguely points at qnap* What he said!

[@dangf1]

I bought it. Have it maxed out, it's slow AF. Hold the data but boy is it slow. I am going to upgrade the RAM but I cannot find decent prices. On QNAP website it says $270 for 16GB, I'm not paying that lol.

[@ShinobiProductionsVideo]

Is it any good for 4K video editing? this CPU doesn't look like it, right?

[@Nasguy-b7q]

If you edit video in a team environment this is not the nas for that. for smaller applications might be fine. The 874 would be my choice for video editing...

[@ThePaulpope]

I'm shocked ...a actual real review of a real life shipping non vaporware non china-virus NAS .....😁

[@nascompares]

...don't worry, I'll review the scary stuff again soon enough

[@markarca6360]

​@@nascomparesIs this the all-new UGreen NAS?

[@nascompares]

Actually..you might wanna strap in for the ROUKFIT Tecknas review soon (pretty sure I've spelt that wrong). It's a real blood bath or a review...

[@Spreadie]

QM2 cards can hobble the overall performance and responsiveness of NAS boxes with weaker CPUs.

[@Aligorithmic]

0:19 It looks like a microwave 😂😂

[@roger38888]

Indeed

[@Galmok18]

30 watts with drives in idle? That is just too much energy. That is around 273 kWh yearly, and fire me, that would be around 100 USD yearly. A laptop uses like 2 watts, with one NVME and 1gbe card. I don't see why this thing should use 28 watts more. A harddisk uses maybe 2 watts in idle, so that is 8 watts for 4 drives. What is using the remaining 20 watts?

[@laserbait]

I'm not sure what laptop uses 2 Watts, but it probably sucks to use. I'm not sure where you got any of those power figures from. A typical 8TB HDD uses about 7W at idle. A Raspberry Pi 4 uses about 4 watts at idle, and this NAS is more powerful than a Pi 4, and a lot more connectivity.

[@Galmok18]

@@laserbait A Lenovo T490 with i5-8365 CPU and 2x8GB memory and sn-850x 2TB NVME, with the screen off and running Linux. 3 watts if supplied with 2.5 gbe USB Ethernet adapter (built-in is only 1 gbe). Measured at the wall. In idle of course, which is the typical situation for a home NAS. And a HDD uses around 4 watts in idle.

[@MirabisEU]

⁠with a battery plugged in? Could be it's feeding from the battery too.

[@Galmok18]

@@MirabisEU of course with the battery active. The measurement is not a moment in time, but over a duration, in order to rule out the battery influence. And if a laptop can use that little, why shouldn't a NAS be able to. Sure, HDDs use a bit, but not when spun down.

[@Zedris]

600-700 for arm with 4gb😂😂😂 cant even make these numbers up😂ps5 pro level stupidity pricing

[@nascompares]

Oh mate....don't get me started on the Pro price.... Still recovering...

[@junior-OG]

950 euro ps5 pro with disc drive and stand 😂😂

[@MattiasKullberg]

Soo just another "middle of the road" nas device with a stupidly high price point. The only take away from this is "its alright", i would be boored to tears reviewing units like this. Paying 700 quids in 2024 for a qnap/Synology with crappy performance just feels like buying the old ARM based Netgear duo all over again.

[@ThomasBOURKE]

You mean infrant :/ (my first two home NASes were infrant)

[@sourcelocation]

cool nas, but way too expensive..

[@jodajackson4489]

You lost me at ARM. Just not into it, unless and until it computationally rivals something like an Apple M1, M2 and M3.

[@venti4268]

Well, it costs more than a gaming computer ,at least where I live . And the system don't even have a disk...Costwise it would be better to build your own....

[@andyhey4576]

Meh!! Where are the new Qnap and Synology NAS's with integrated intel GPU? What do you think about QNAP TS-464eU or TS-464U for home media center if only considering rack version??

[@LouisGiliberto]

Many have PCIe slots and you can add whatever card you want. Though often used for media, these are storage devices and a lot of people don't need to pay extra for a GPU.

[@klauskohlfuerst]

For Plex and transcoding, the best hardware (in my opinion) is currently UGREEN. I have bought two UGREEN DXP6800 PRO and I am happy with it!

[@majicdude88]

Unfortunately, most NAS users don't care about integrated graphics. Most aren't streaming video. It's just a mass storage device to many.

[@QNAPUK]

Huh? Almost all of our SMB desktop/rack NAS come with an Intel GPU. TS-x64u Series, if you need to look at a rack solution, this is perfect for a Plex/Media server, also comes with HDMI for the apps on the NAS that support it.

[@klauskohlfuerst]

@@QNAPUK You're right, this is a perfekt solution! 👍 But I am not shure if it is strong enough für multiple (3 - 6l) 4k transcoding streams ..