QNAP TS-464 NAS - Should You Buy It?

[@djiemeel1821]

Thanx m8. What's so much video on the TS-464 NAS (most of the vids are yours btw). Just ordered it. So great thanx to you. Hate seagulls too....so very much.

[@MartinMatuska-xx8tl]

Hi, this is really a great NAS. Especially you can run other OS on it without losing the QNAP software. The SoC has only 8 PCIe Gen3 lanes so they didn't have much choice in extendability. The split-up is: 1.) Gen3 x4 for the SATA controller (which is an custom-sized add-on card actually) 2.) Gen3 x2 for the add-on card slot 3.) Gen3 x1 for the first M.2 slot 4.) Gen3 x1 for the second M.2 slot Did you test the memory modules? Is it stable with >16GB memory? The SoC should actually support dual-channel 2933Mhz memory.

[@CharlyBrownDev]

Thanks for the info man, very much appreciated.

[@sandgroper1970]

Currently using Synology DS 220 J NAS at the moment, but I have realised it may not be enough for what I am now looking at. As much as I like the Synology operating system, the fact that Synology are saying you have to use Synology branded nvme drives and or DDR 4 memory, to make upgrades to Synology NAS you may like are just over priced. QNAP, they give you a list of recommended, and obviously and the hardware in this NAS just standard is very good..

[@J_CtheEngineer]

Just picked up this as my first nas. Loading it out with 4 16tb drives and 2 1TB m.2 drives. Might run it with Qtier. Or just might use the SSDs as cache. Haven’t decided yet.

[@Bjarkiþórðarson]

I´m in a dilemma of choosing this QNAP TS-464 NAS or should i buy the ASUSTOR AS1104T I would be mostly using it for streaming media to my smart tv ,witch one would be the choice?

[@andrewnewton7093]

I enjoyed this video. The five good points were all well made. But frankly I feel you're clutching at straws if your downsides are that it's in a plastic chassis or that the extra PCIe slot is only 2 lane when most NASs don't have one at all. Same with the nvme slots - by the time you include OS overhead on clicks and the fact that you always have to do something else whilst downloading large files even if you're getting these things delivered by a true file server, in 2022 and over the way Synology doesn't give you any options on what to do with the slots except use them for cacheing, I think their presence at all is very much better than their absence. These days, with the TS-464 only 60 quid or so more expensive than the last generation, it's an easy choice. Well done for trying to find faults with it and erm... not doing so well! :)

[@XUltimatomX]

Im looking for a compatible 10gbe network card for this NAS. Would you be able to provide a model # / link for it? I see Qnap says that QNAP QXG-10G1T is but it's a PCIe gen3x4 and the ts-464 has a gen3x2. Would that affect the speed?

[@richardgrayson9633]

The TS-464 is a useful NAS . However I have an old TS-251. Can I ‘hook up’ the 251 to the 464 as a media storage system ?

[@mdemmi]

Hi, nice video! Is it possible to connect the 464 to a pc via the usb 3.2 gen 2 port as you do with the lan port?

[@deftdawg]

Trying to decide between the TS-464 and the TS-473a (~$100 more)... How would you compare the two?

[@jodajackson4489]

I have a slightly older TS-653D which is similar to the TS-464 with the TS-464 being a slightly upgraded option. The TS-473A is IMO a better, higher quality option in most cases. The TS-464 has a Intel Celeron (4 cores / 4 threads) with built in graphics and one PCIe slot. The TS-473A has an AMD RyZen V1500B (4 cores / 8 threads) with no built in graphics but has two PCIe Gen 3x4 slots allowing for a graphics card if needed.

[@garyrds]

@@QNAPUK Can one of the external USB be setup for HDMI in case it is needed for Admin access?

[@SrSilverstars]

Thanks for all the helpful content. Quick question Even though you state it is not noisy. Can the fan be swapped for something higher end, maybe a Noctua fan AND is the motherboard PWM adjustable? Thanks again for your time and effort

[@manitsony6703]

U can swap fans

[@skuiper79]

Do you think there wil be a two bay version as well?

[@BillNicholsTV]

There is a 264 - the 8GB version is the QNAP TS-264-8G-US

[@vidx9]

Yes!

[@manitsony6703]

what ram is compatible with this??

[@norseironworks]

can I install truenas core on it?

[@YouSydneyTube]

Which upgrades would improve this NAS as a plex server?

[@BillNicholsTV]

you don't need to upgrade anything really for this to be a great plex server. If you want the most bang for your buck, then load in 2 NVME drives in the slots and set those to cache all IO ir a raid 1. That will be the single thing you can do to speed up, but you really don't need it