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Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC vs UGREEN NASync DH2300

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all judged against NAS at a similar price

The Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC scores 6.2/10 overall, ahead of the UGREEN NASync DH2300 at 4.4/10.

The Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC leads on storage capacity (bays, M.2), CPU and transcoding, networking, memory ceiling, software and ecosystem and openness.

The biggest difference is networking, where the Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC scores 8/10 to the UGREEN NASync DH2300's 4/10.

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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UGREEN NASync DH2300

UGREEN NASync DH2300

4.4/10verdict: skip

The UGREEN NASync DH2300 is for people who want a simple, low-power two-bay box for backups, photos and file storage. It suits a first NAS buyer who will use UGREEN's own UGOS Pro apps and doesn't need containers or virtual machines. Homelabbers who want Docker, more memory or faster than 1GbE networking should look at something else.

Typically about £174.95 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 PCUGREEN NASync DH2300
Storage capacity (bays, M.2)20%7/105/10
CPU and transcoding20%6/105/10
Networking20%8/104/10
Memory ceiling15%4/103/10
Software and ecosystem15%5/104/10
Openness10%6/105/10
Overall6.2/104.4/10

Specifications

SpecBeelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PCUGREEN NASync DH2300
Drive bays2 x SATA bays for 2.5 or 3.5 inch drives2 SATA bays (3.5"/2.5"), up to 64TB (2× 32TB)
CPUIntel N150, quad-core 4 threads, up to 3.6 GHz turbo, 24 EU Intel UHD graphicsRockchip RK3576, 8 cores 2.2GHz (4× Cortex-A72 2.2GHz + 4× Cortex-A53 1.8GHz)
Memory16GB LPDDR5 at 4800 MHz, soldered and not upgradeable4GB LPDDR4X (fixed, not upgradeable)
Networking5GbE plus 2.5GbE dual ports, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.41× 1GbE
M.2 slots3 x M.2 2280 NVMe slots: one PCIe 3.0 x2, two PCIe 3.0 x1None
Expansionnot listed2× USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1× USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, HDMI (4K 60Hz); no PCIe slot or expansion unit published
Operating systemWindows 11 Home (pre-installed)UGOS Pro (on 32GB eMMC)

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 ›

UGREEN NASync DH2300

  • + Very low power: 0.2W standby, 3.1W idle measured
  • + Owners describe it as quiet in use
  • + Eight-core ARM chip with Mali-G52 GPU and 6 TOPS NPU
  • − UGREEN states no Docker or virtual machine support
  • − 4GB RAM fixed, not upgradeable
  • − Single 1GbE port; design rules out 2.5GbE

Skip it if:

  • Homelabbers who want to run Docker containers or virtual machines
  • Anyone who needs 2.5GbE or faster networking, or M.2 cache
  • Plex or Jellyfin users who need confirmed Quick Sync transcoding
Read the full UGREEN NASync DH2300 review ›

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