UGREEN NASync DXP2800 2-Bay Desktop NAS, Intel N100 Quad-core CPU, 8GB DDR5 RAM, 2.5GbE, 2 * M.2 NVMe Slots, 4K HDMI, Network Attached Storage (Diskless) (DXP2800)

What a superb bit of kit. Well made, solid feeling, fast performance, easy setup, plenty of RAM, loads of features, it's everything you're probably going to need. I've used a few items by this brand but usually only chargers and plugs, all perform reliably. Never thought I'd buy a NAS drive from this brand but here we are... I've had it a few hours and already have it set up for my phone and laptop, mapped a network drive on windows, installed a virtual instance of Ubuntu and Windows 11 (Tiny version). All run perfectly. I toyed with the idea of getting a Synology or other more established brand but very pleased I chose this one. I'm running 2 x 4tb Seagate Nas hard drives. Likely to expand using the nvme ports at a later date. If you're in the market for a home or small business NAS this is a brilliant choice. You won't be disappointed.

What a great little NAS. You get incredible features for the money. 2x 3.5 bays (can also take 2.5inch drives) and 2x NVME slots. Supports Docker absolutely fine. The UGREEN OS is built upon Debian and is still relatively new and devleoping. But I believe the OS can be replaced if you wanted too. RAM can be upgraded to 16GB. Incredibly easy to use, great build quality and certainly beats some of the more well known manufacturers. Highly recommended

I am completely new to the world of NAS drives and I was keen to expand the limited storage on my laptop. I didn't want to have to use the laptop with an external drive plugged in, and I have a few nagging doubts about the security of my information on the cloud. These fears may be unfounded, but I'm just cautious. The setting up of this NAS drive was a breeze. The wizard takes you through everything. I found a few useful YouTube videos too, which, combined with the wizard makes things easy. The drive is a nice sturdy construction and feels solid. It is superbly quiet with the Western Digital drives that I bought. The disk trays make installation of the disks very straightforward. It is certainly quick enough in its operation for my needs out of the box, but it offers upgradeability for those who wish to go down that route. The applications included with the drive are simple to use. I hoghly recommend this unit.

Good hardware specifications for the money. Unit is very quiet, although the drive bay caddies can rattle a bit which is rather annoying. Unit seems to stay fairly cool. Build quality is very nice. UGOS is pretty good, certainly not as full featured or as many apps as Synology but works for my needs. Dedicated app makes it easy to use and access from mobile. Using it mainly for photo storage and CCTV recording and transcribing. Also have a couple of other Docker containers running. If I need more storage, I’ll definitely look at the larger models.

The product is sturdy and the cables provided are more than long enough for my setup. The user guide to install the hard drives were clear and easy to follow. I didn't realise that it ran on its own operating system and was unclear on how to connect to my windows file system at first but eventually figured it out. It's nice and quiet and fast on transfer speeds. For the price would definitely recommend.

The software out of the box is pretty alright for a new player on the NAS market. Otherwise, it is easy to install a different operating system. Hardware wise it is well built and looks good. Excellent IO available, including and HDMI port, which is not common on NAS, so it can be used as media center directly by plugging into a screen. The bay are tool-less and include rubber o-rings to minimize disk noise from normal operation. Great box for a great price.

After loading the NAS with 4x8TB WD Red Plus disks I had knocking about (honest), building a RAID5 took over 24 hours (I was expecting something like this). It feels like the WD Reds are a bit noisier than my IronWolfs... I have a Synology NAS - so the UGOS interface was not unfamiliar. Whilst the App variety may not be as extensive as Synology - the bits I use the most are there. I actually found setting up the user and group accounts much easier than Synology. The 2x2.5G connections are very welcome - means I can have a high-speed connection to my MiniPC at last. This NAS is going to be used as a high-speed repository for my myriad of less-often used photos and rarely being used interactively for image review. One thing I hope UGreen fix is that when you upload photos - an image indexing service kicks in to generate thumbnails of all the images (this took over 24 hours to complete - and not something you can easily disable). Just as well I only transferred around half my catalog; this really needs to be configurable! I was hoping to expand the internal memory up to 16GB - but the memory chips are like gold dust at the moment (and priced accordingly); this will be something I look at in due course. Indeed - the as-delivered Samsung 8GB SO-DIMM appears to no longer be in production! I chose the 4800 over the 4800+ as I'm unlikely to need 10Gbe in the near/medium term - so having 2x2.5G connections suits me better. The NAS (+4 disks) appears to consume around 50W in general usage - peaking at about 100W when booting. I've only just got the power meter - so I can't easily say what was being used when the images thumbnails were being created. I noticed the CPU got to just over 50C when processing this task - only bumping up the fan speed to maximum brought this down to something a 'bit more acceptable'. One thing I do miss is the lack of SHR - and it's ability to handle disks of different sizes. I have downloaded the UGreen app on my phone - but haven't really explored the capabilities of that yet. Maybe something to do over Christmas when I get bored of eating and drinking (and family ... who said that??). I've had to do 2 firmware updates over the past few days and updated a couple of the installed packages. From what I can see - everything is well made; the disk trays work (despite being a bit plasticky). The chunky Cat7 cables are each about 1m long - bit too short IMHO. Do I regret not going for the plus model? At the moment, no. I chose this because I feel it suits my needs.