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The QNAP TS-432X is a 4-bay desktop NAS built around an Annapurna Labs AL324 quad-core ARM processor with 4 GB of DDR4 RAM. It holds four 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA drives and supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 and JBOD, with two 2.5GbE ports and a PCIe slot for a 10GbE or M.2 card. It suits home labs and small offices that want fast file sharing, snapshots and backups without paying for an x86 model. Against Intel-based QNAP and Synology four-bays it is cheaper and cooler-running but has a weaker CPU, so heavy virtualization and Plex transcoding are not its job.
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Lowest price we've seen: $681.99 on Nov 9 at Newegg. Tracked across 2 stores since Nov 9.
Owners treat the TS-432X as a solid budget four-bay for file sharing and backups. They like the dual 2.5GbE ports and the PCIe slot, and accept the ARM chip as the price of entry. Complaints center on the modest RAM and the lack of transcoding power.
