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Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC vs QNAP TS-464-8G

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all judged against NAS at a similar price

The QNAP TS-464-8G scores 7.0/10 overall, ahead of the Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC at 6.2/10.

The Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC leads on networking.

The QNAP TS-464-8G leads on storage capacity (bays, M.2), CPU and transcoding, memory ceiling and software and ecosystem.

They score the same on openness.

Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay Hybrid NAS Mini PC, Intel N95/N150

Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC

6.2/10verdict: good, not the best

The Beelink ME Pro suits homelabbers who want a small, quiet Windows-based NAS with fast networking and plenty of M.2 slots. It fits people who plan to run containers or a few services on 16GB of fixed memory. It is a poor fit for anyone who needs upgradeable RAM or a dedicated NAS operating system.

Typically about £419 in the UK when we researched itCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)

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QNAP TS-464-8G

QNAP TS-464-8G

7.0/10verdict: buy

The TS-464-8G suits people who want a four-bay NAS with fast local flash and room to grow the network. It fits home media servers that rely on hardware transcoding, and small setups that want SSD caching alongside spinning disks. Buyers who care about idle power draw should read the owner feedback first.

Typically about £636 in the UK when we researched itCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)

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Scores, criterion by criterion

CriterionWeightBeelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PCQNAP TS-464-8G
Storage capacity (bays, M.2)20%7/109/10
CPU and transcoding20%6/107/10
Networking20%8/107/10
Memory ceiling15%4/106/10
Software and ecosystem15%5/106/10
Openness10%6/106/10
Overall6.2/107.0/10

Specifications

SpecBeelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PCQNAP TS-464-8G
Drive bays2 x SATA bays for 2.5 or 3.5 inch drives4 x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s
CPUIntel N150, quad-core 4 threads, up to 3.6 GHz turbo, 24 EU Intel UHD graphicsIntel Celeron N5095, 4 cores/4 threads, burst up to 2.9 GHz
Memory16GB LPDDR5 at 4800 MHz, soldered and not upgradeable8 GB SODIMM DDR4, 2 slots, maximum 16 GB
Networking5GbE plus 2.5GbE dual ports, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.42 x 2.5GbE; 5GbE and 10GbE optional via PCIe expansion card
M.2 slots3 x M.2 2280 NVMe slots: one PCIe 3.0 x2, two PCIe 3.0 x12 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 slots, not hot-swappable
Expansionnot listed1 x PCIe Gen 3 x2 slot
Operating systemWindows 11 Home (pre-installed)QTS by default; QuTS hero available as an option

Strengths and weaknesses

Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC

  • + Three M.2 NVMe slots plus two SATA bays
  • + 5GbE and 2.5GbE dual ports
  • + Owners report quiet running and a compact, well-built case
  • − 16GB RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded
  • − Owners report boot, BIOS and power supply concerns
  • − Windows 11 Home is the only OS listed

Skip it if:

  • Buyers who want upgradeable RAM for several VMs
  • Anyone wanting a dedicated NAS operating system out of the box
  • Buyers who need four or more drive bays
Read the full Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC review ›

QNAP TS-464-8G

  • + Two M.2 slots plus four SATA bays
  • + Dual 2.5GbE with optional 5GbE or 10GbE card
  • + Hardware transcoding via Intel UHD Graphics
  • − Owners consider power draw high for four bays
  • − M.2 slots are PCIe Gen 3 x1 and not hot-swappable
  • − Ships with 8GB and a 16GB ceiling

Skip it if:

  • Buyers who need low idle power draw for an always-on unit
  • Anyone planning to run many virtual machines at once
  • Users who need fast M.2 storage pools rather than caching
Read the full QNAP TS-464-8G review ›

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