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Every NAS we've reviewed, side by side. Prices are today's UK prices, checked hourly. £ per bay divides the price by the thing you're buying more of. See the ranked Top 10

ProductDrive baysCPUMemoryNetworkingPrice£ per bayIdlePer year3 years, all inUpdates untilScore
UGREEN NASync DXP4800GT4 × SATA 3.5"/2.5" bays (bays 1–2 also support U.2 NVMe)AMD Ryzen Embedded R2514, 4 cores / 8 threads, 2.1–3.7GHz, Zen+ generation, configurable TDP 12–25W8GB DDR4 4800MHz installed, expandable to 64GB, ECC (ODECC) supported2 × 10GbE RJ45; no Wi-Fi~£529.99–25W£57.64£702.91not announced7.5/10verdict: buy
UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus4 x SATA, 3.5" or 2.5"Intel Pentium Gold 8505 (Alder Lake), 5 cores / 6 threads, 1 P-core at 4.4 GHz + 4 E-cores at 3.3 GHz, 8MB cache8GB DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM installed; upgrade ceiling 64GB per TechPowerUp, smarthomecompared and Android Central (Adorama states 32GB)1 x 10GbE (10GBASE-T, RJ45) + 1 x 2.5GbE~£529.98–24.25W£55.91£697.71not announced7.3/10verdict: buy
UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Pro4-Bay (SATA)Intel Core i3-1315U, 6 cores and 8 threads (2 performance and 4 efficiency cores)8GB DDR5, expandable to 96GB1x 10GbE and 1x 2.5GbE~£619.99–26W£59.95£799.83not announced7.3/10verdict: buy
UGREEN NASync DXP2800 GT2 x SATA baysAMD Ryzen Embedded R2514, 4 cores / 8 threads, 3.7 GHz max boost8GB DDR4 installed, expandable up to 64GB1 x 10GbE port~£389.99–17.5W£40.35£511.04not announced7.3/10verdict: buy
Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC2 x SATA bays for 2.5 or 3.5 inch drivesIntel N150, quad-core 4 threads, up to 3.6 GHz turbo, 24 EU Intel UHD graphics16GB LPDDR5 at 4800 MHz, soldered and not upgradeable5GbE plus 2.5GbE dual ports, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4~£419–14.5W£33.43£519.29not announced6.2/10verdict: wait for deal
UGREEN NASync DXP28002 x SATA (3.5-inch HDD, 2.5-inch HDD, 2.5-inch SSD supported)Intel N100, 12th Gen N Series, 4 cores / 4 threads8 GB DDR5, expandable to 16 GB1 x 2.5GbE~£324.85–7W£16.14£373.27not announced5.9/10verdict: wait for deal
TERRAMASTER F2-4252Intel Celeron N5095, quad-core, x86 64-bit, 2.0 GHz base, up to 2.9 GHz burst4 GB DDR4 non-ECC SODIMM pre-installed, 1 SODIMM slot, 16 GB maximum1 x RJ-45 2.5GbE port~£252–11.5W£26.51£331.54not announced5.6/10verdict: wait for deal
UGREEN NASync DH4300 Plus4-Bay (SATA)Rockchip RK3588 (8 cores, Cortex-A76 + A55)8GB LPDDR4X, fixed (not expandable)1x 2.5GbE RJ45 LAN~£332.99–18.8W£43.35£463.03not announced5.1/10verdict: wait for deal
Synology DiskStation DS1241 x 3.5" SATA HDD or 2.5" SATA SSD (2.5" needs an optional holder sold separately)Realtek RTD1619B, 4 cores, 4 threads, 64-bit, 1.7 GHz, with hardware encryption engine1 GB DDR4 non-ECC1 x RJ-45 1GbE LAN port~£140–3.44W£7.93£163.79not announced5.0/10verdict: wait for deal
Synology DiskStation DS223j2 x 3.5" SATA HDD or 2.5" SATA SSD (2.5" drives need optional Type C drive holder)Realtek RTD1619B, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads, 64-bit, 1.7 GHz, with hardware encryption engine1 GB DDR4 non-ECC1 x 1GbE RJ-45 LAN port, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports~£167–4W£9.22£194.67not announced5.0/10verdict: wait for deal
Synology DiskStation DS4234 x 3.5-inch SATA HDD or 2.5-inch SATA SSD, hot-swappableRealtek RTD1619B, 4 cores, 4 threads, 64-bit, 1.7 GHz, with hardware encryption engine2 GB DDR4 non-ECC2 x RJ-45 1GbE LAN ports~£351––––not announced4.8/10verdict: skip
Synology DiskStation DS225+2 × 3.5" SATA HDD / 2.5" SATA SSD, hot-swappableIntel Celeron J4125, 4 cores / 4 threads, 64-bit, 2.0 GHz base / 2.7 GHz turbo, hardware encryption engine2 GB DDR4 non-ECC installed, 1 slot, max 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB)1 × 1GbE RJ-45 + 1 × 2.5GbE RJ-45~£339.98––––not announced4.5/10verdict: skip
UGREEN NASync DH23002 SATA bays (3.5"/2.5"), up to 64TB (2× 32TB)Rockchip RK3576, 8 cores 2.2GHz (4× Cortex-A72 2.2GHz + 4× Cortex-A53 1.8GHz)4GB LPDDR4X (fixed, not upgradeable)1× 1GbE~£174.95–10W£23.06£244.12not announced4.4/10verdict: skip

Prices marked ~ are the typical UK price when we researched the product; we show today's price once a retailer reports one. Value uses today's price, so it changes as prices move. Running costs assume 24/7 at idle, at 26.32p/kWh (the Ofgem price cap).

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