UGREEN NASync DH4300 Plus vs QNAP TS-233 2-Bay NAS
The UGREEN DH4300 Plus is the stronger machine: 8 cores, 8GB RAM, 2.5GbE and four bays against QNAP's quad-core ARM, 2GB RAM, one Gigabit port and two bays. The QNAP TS-233 is a small, simple two-drive box running mature QTS software, and it suits light file sharing and backup only. Buy the UGREEN if you want room to grow, faster transfers and on-box media work; buy the QNAP if you want a minimal, low-effort starter NAS. Owners of the UGREEN rate it highly, though its UGOS Pro software is newer and less proven than QNAP's long-standing QTS.
- Choose the UGREEN DH4300 Plus if you want four bays, 2.5GbE speed and enough CPU and RAM for photo backup, media streaming and several users at once.
- Choose the QNAP TS-233 if you need only basic file storage and backup for one or two people and prefer a mature, well-documented NAS system.
Prices
- UGREEN NASync DH4300 Plus: $260.00 at Alibaba.com (last seen Nov 8)
- QNAP TS-233 2-Bay NAS: $239.00 at Amazon (last seen Nov 2)
- Difference: the QNAP TS-233 2-Bay NAS is $21.00 cheaper than the UGREEN NASync DH4300 Plus at the latest prices (Nov 2 and Nov 8)
