Written 23 Aug 2026. Specs from the maker pages linked below. Street from named snaps. I haven't used these.
Stay on the QNAP 2-bay default unless you will use the extra port: TS-262A vs TS-264
Stay on the QNAP 2-bay default unless you will use the second faster port, HDMI, or a card slot. Skip the extra $120. The QTS 2-bay default is the TS-262A.
Stay on the QNAP 2-bay default unless you will use the second faster port, HDMI, or a card slot. TS-264-8G: N5095 4C/4T, burst 2.9 GHz, Intel UHD, AES-NI. 8 GB DDR4 SODIMM from Jan 2024 builds; two slots, 16 GB max. Two 3.5" / 2.5" SATA bays. Two M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x1. Two 2.5GbE (2.5G/1G/100M/10M). One HDMI 2.1 (4K60). One PCIe Gen3 x2 slot. Two USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, two USB 2.0, USB copy. 60 W brick. One 70 mm fan. Typical draw 29 W with both bays filled (QNAP’s number, not ours). Tower 6.5 × 4.13 × 8.92 in. 3-year paper. QTS, with a later switch to QuTS hero if you want ZFS.
QNAP US store SKU TS-264-8G-US, 23 Aug 2026: $489.00 diskless, in stock. The $349 line on that cart is a Seagate IronWolf 8 TB add-on, not a cheaper NAS. Print the live tag. Amazon and Newegg cards exist; I didn't get a clean sold-as-QNAP snap on fetch, so don't treat a marketplace number as street. Skip HDD bundles and eBay lots.
What to buy
| Box | What it is | Street, 23 Aug 2026 | Buy if |
|---|---|---|---|
| QNAP TS-262A-4G | N5095, 4 GB / 16 GB max, 2× SATA, 2× M.2 Gen3 x1, 1× 2.5GbE, QTS, 48 W brick. | QNAP store $369 diskless. See that note. | You want QTS on two bays. Add RAM. Default. |
| QNAP TS-264-8G | Same CPU and bays. 8 GB, dual 2.5GbE, HDMI 2.1, PCIe Gen3 x2, 60 W, 70 mm fan. | QNAP store $489.00 diskless, in stock. Print any live Amazon tag and still do the math. | You will trunk two 2.5G, hang a TV off HDMI, or drop in a 10G NIC. Otherwise no. |
| TerraMaster F2-425 / UGREEN DXP2800 | Cheaper Intel 2-bays. TOS or UGOS, not QTS. | See those notes. F2-425 maker ~$255. | You wanted the CPU and 2.5G, not QTS apps. |
Skip
Skip TS-264 because the NAS is already QNAP. Dual 2.5G does not make copies twice as fast on a two-disk RAID 1. Skip paying $120 for HDMI you will not plug in. Skip the IronWolf add-on on the store cart if you already have NAS drives. Skip eBay “TS-264” lots. If you actually need 10G, a PCIe NIC in this chassis is the reason to open the tab, not the logo. QNAP’s firmware history is a real reason some people stay on DSM; this note does not paper over that.
Sources
QNAP TS-264 hardware spec (N5095 4C/4T 2.9 GHz burst, 8 GB DDR4 SODIMM / 16 GB max, 2× SATA, 2× M.2 2280 Gen3 x1, 2× 2.5GbE, HDMI 2.1, PCIe Gen3 x2, 2× USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, 60 W adapter, 70 mm fan, typical 29.086 W, 3-year). QNAP store TS-264-8G-US ($489.00 diskless, in stock; fetched 23 Aug 2026). TS-262A note (store $369). Street moves. Print the live tag.