QNAP TS433 4 Bay NAS Drive

QNAP TS433 4 Bay NAS Drive


Hardware & Design

Memory: 4 GB DDR4 onboard (non‑expandable) 

Storage Bays: Four hot‑swappable SATA bays supporting both 3.5″ and 2.5″ HDDs/SSDs (RAID 0,1,5,6,10, JBOD) 

Networking: One 1 GbE port plus one native 2.5 GbE port for faster transfers without needing upgrade cards
 

Ports: 1× USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) front, plus 2× USB 2.0 for backups or peripherals 

Special Features: Built-in NPU for AI‑accelerated photo and object recognition via QuMagie, AES‑NI encryption, and hardware transcoding support 

Performance & Use Case

Optimized for file sharing, backups, multimedia streaming, and lightweight AI tasks.

Transfer speeds over 2.5 GbE can reach ~200+ MB/s in optimal RAID setups (e.g., RAID 5 RAID like Samsung 860 PRO disks) 

The NPU enables up to 6× faster face/object recognition performance in QuMagie photo library processing 

What It Excels At

Compact and clean vertical tower design; tool-less drive installation 

Affordable 2.5 GbE support without needing upgrade ports—a solid step up from traditional 1 GbE entry‑level units 

Great companion for home photo backup with QuMagie + mobile auto‑upload apps 

Reliable for lightweight backups, cloud sync, USB‐copy features, and QmailAgent/Qcontactz on moderate workloads