Recommended models: TS-453B, TS-453B mini, TS-212P3
 
As networked storage manufacturers, Synology and QNAP are recognized as the two giants in the industry. Since its establishment in 2004, QNAP has focused on the development and manufacturing of networked storage products. QNAP's NAS products have received unanimous praise from many technology media for their powerful performance and excellent user experience. TS-328 won the 2018 COMPUTEX Best Choice Award, and TS-451 won the 2017 EHA European Computer Hardware Excellence Award.
 
As a network device that stores massive amounts of data, NAS is inconvenient in terms of data sorting and searching. In 2018, QNAP launched the QuAI software development platform, which enables NAS to automatically organize and classify user files in the embedded operating system by combining AI algorithms to improve user experience. The integration of NAS and AI demonstrates QNAP's strong technical strength.
 
QNAP's NAS products have high configurations, and most devices support multi-network ports and link aggregation, so if you connect multiple network cables to the NAS, the network speed carried by each network cable can be stacked. It should be noted that the Gigabit network is equipped with a router that also needs to support Gigabit LAN port output, so that the NAS will run at Gigabit network speed after being connected to the Internet. However, since most families are still using broadband networks below 100 Gigabit, equipped with a Gigabit network port is enough for families, the configuration of multiple network ports and the link aggregation function are not very practical in home scenarios.
 
QNAP has a wide range of NAS products, including the TS-B, TS-P2, TS-X, TS-, and TS-, with the first digit of the model number representing the number of bays of the product.
 
The TS-453B is a 4-bay NAS with 8GB RAM. Unlike most NAS systems that only support wireless video streaming, the QNAP TS-453B is equipped with two HDMI ports that allow users to stream video locally to the display device, and support screen mirroring or extension. The product is also equipped with an SD card slot, which is convenient for users to insert an SD card for reading and backup. The overall price is 5999 yuan, which is suitable for users with high performance requirements.
 
Compared with the high-performance TS-453B, the TS-453B mini has the same memory and CPU as the 453B, and the core performance does not shrink. It's just that the expandability of the mini version is slightly weaker, and the HDMI interface has become one, and it is no longer equipped with an SD card slot, etc., which is enough for families and small businesses. The TS-453B mini 4G memory version costs 2699 yuan, which is half the price of the 453B, which is more suitable for ordinary home users and has a high cost performance.
 
Entry-level NAS has become the choice of many consumers due to its low price, and most entry-level NAS have relatively weak performance. Among the entry-level NAS products, QNAP TS-212P3 rarely has 1GB of RAM, compared with the same level of Synology DS218j and DS216se, William TS-212P3 has better performance, and its price of 998 yuan is also more affordable, and the cost performance is outstanding, making it one of the few entry-level products worth buying.