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Synology DS425 Plus
This is the simplest, quietest 4 bay option and a very nice upgrade path from external drives. Excellent for Plex direct play, Time Machine, Docker, and private cloud apps. It will easily last you years.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Synology+DS42...=ncmail-20
Synology DS1525 Plus
More powerful Ryzen CPU, more bays, better memory support, better for multiple Docker containers and heavy Plex libraries. If you want something that comfortably lasts a decade, this is the one.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Synology+DS15...=ncmail-20
QNAP TS464
Best value if you want strong hardware transcoding. Two NVMe slots, HDMI, snappy interface, great for Plex. Slightly louder than Synology but still quiet with good drives.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=QNAP+TS-464&l...=ncmail-20
Ugreen NAS Options
Ugreen DXP4800 and DXP4800 Plus are worth considering if you want modern hardware and strong performance per euro. The OS is improving, though still not as polished as Synology. Great for Jellyfin, Docker, and file storage. For Plex, it works well for direct play but not ideal if you need heavy transcoding.
Ugreen DXP4800
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ugreen+DXP480...=ncmail-20
Ugreen DXP4800 Plus
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ugreen+DXP480...=ncmail-20
This is the simplest, quietest 4 bay option and a very nice upgrade path from external drives. Excellent for Plex direct play, Time Machine, Docker, and private cloud apps. It will easily last you years.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Synology+DS42...=ncmail-20
Synology DS1525 Plus
More powerful Ryzen CPU, more bays, better memory support, better for multiple Docker containers and heavy Plex libraries. If you want something that comfortably lasts a decade, this is the one.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Synology+DS15...=ncmail-20
QNAP TS464
Best value if you want strong hardware transcoding. Two NVMe slots, HDMI, snappy interface, great for Plex. Slightly louder than Synology but still quiet with good drives.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=QNAP+TS-464&l...=ncmail-20
Ugreen NAS Options
Ugreen DXP4800 and DXP4800 Plus are worth considering if you want modern hardware and strong performance per euro. The OS is improving, though still not as polished as Synology. Great for Jellyfin, Docker, and file storage. For Plex, it works well for direct play but not ideal if you need heavy transcoding.
Ugreen DXP4800
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ugreen+DXP480...=ncmail-20
Ugreen DXP4800 Plus
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ugreen+DXP480...=ncmail-20