Editorial, 22 Aug 2026. Specs from maker pages and named street reports. We have not burned these units in. Affiliate tags are not live. Confirm the diskless SKU before you click — Amazon is full of drive bundles.
UGREEN DXP2800 review: 2-bay N100 and 2.5GbE without paying for 10G
The 2-bay UGOS box. Intel N100, 8 GB DDR5, one 2.5GbE, two M.2. Distinct from the DXP4800 Plus 10G slot.
The live first-NAS guide already uses the DXP4800 Plus as the 10G + Docker pick. Do not buy this page as a 10G story. The DXP2800 (maker SKU 25242) is the 2-bay: 12th-gen Intel N100 (4C/4T), 8 GB DDR5 official max 16 GB, 32 GB eMMC, two SATA bays (3.5" / 2.5"), two M.2 NVMe, one 2.5GbE, HDMI 4K, USB-C / USB-A 10 Gb/s on the front. RAID: Basic, JBOD, 0, 1. Two-year warranty. UGOS Pro.
UGREEN lab power, Seagate 2 TB: 16.38 W access, 5.24 W hibernation. The same product page also quotes quiet-mode noise at 29–34 dB. Security support for DXP2800 UGOS Pro runs through 8 May 2029 (UGREEN’s published table). x86 means TrueNAS or Unraid later is possible; we have not re-imaged one. Do not take that as a Labthrift test.
Hardware beats a DS224+ on NIC, RAM, and M.2. Software is the question. UGOS is younger than DSM. If you want Hyper Backup and a restore story people have already used, stay on DS224+. If you want 2.5G and Docker headroom without paying for 10G copper, this is the UGREEN to look at. Four bays or 10G: existing DXP4800 Plus slot, or AS5404T / F4-425.
Disks: CMR only in RAID. Skip WD Red EFAX, Blue EZAZ, BarraCuda 3.5" 4 / 8 TB SMR. IronWolf 1–6 TB is 5400 RPM; ST8000VN004 is 7200. M.2 is the right place for apps or a small VM volume. 5400 RPM HDD is not.
Street, 22 Aug 2026
| Path | What we found | Note |
|---|---|---|
| UGREEN store, diskless | $369.99 ($439.99 list, $70 off) on the live product page, 22 Aug 2026. | ai.ugreen.com DXP2800. SKU 25242. |
| Amazon diskless | ASIN B0D22HBFK1. Research price-history around $369.95 (avg $325.66, high $439.99). | B0D22HBFK1. Confirm diskless, not a kit. |
Skip
Skip if you need four bays, RAID 5, or 10G today. Skip if “set it and forget it” matters more than ports — that is still DSM. Skip using two 5400 RPM disks as a VM LUN. Skip assuming we have burn-in hours; we do not.
Sources
UGREEN DXP2800 product page (specs + $369.99, fetched 22 Aug 2026). UGOS Pro security support statement (DXP2800 end date 2029-05-08). Amazon B0D22HBFK1. WunderTech 2026 UGREEN model table. We have not sat with a unit.