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#7 in NAS Drives

QNAP TS-233

Name: QNAP TS-233
Brand: QNAP
Rating: 8.1 (1 reviews)

QNAP

$169.00 – $199.00

Budget 2-bay NAS with an ARM Cortex-A55 quad-core CPU designed for simple file sharing and backup. Clean QTS interface and one-touch USB copy button make basic storage tasks straightforward.

8.1

Good

Consensus

Our Analysis

Ranked #7 based on expert reviews, user sentiment, and value analysis.

Score Breakdown

Expert Score

8.0

User Sentiment

8.0

Value Score

8.5

Complaint Risk

8.9

Freshness

8.2

Community

8.3

Availability

9.3

Pros

Very affordable entry NAS
Low power consumption
Simple USB backup button

Cons

ARM CPU limits transcoding
No SSD cache slots

Don't buy this if…

The ARM processor cannot handle Plex transcoding or Docker containers; this is strictly a file storage and backup device.

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QNAP TS-233

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