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QNAP HS-264

Ranked #2 of 22 in Best Compact NAS (1–3 Bays, 2026). Here is every spec we scored, where it came from, and how it compares.

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#2

QNAP HS-264

Best for: 2 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU

5.3/10

What we like

  • Official table lists a 2.5GbE onboard Ethernet port
  • Official installed system memory is 8 GB

Watch out for

  • Official table lists the installed memory as not expandable

Score breakdown

Installed system memory 28%
Fastest official onboard Ethernet 26%
Official CPU core count 24%
Official onboard Ethernet ports 22%
Installed system memory8 GB
Fastest official onboard Ethernet2.5 Gbps
Official CPU core count4
Official onboard Ethernet ports2
Drive bays (official table)2 official bays — 2 x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s The system is shipped without HDD. / For the HDD compatibility list, please visit https://www.qnap.com/compatibility/
Installed system memory (official table)8 GB, not expandable
Maximum memory capacity (official table)8 GB, not expandable
CPU (official table)Intel® Celeron® N5105 4-core/4-thread processor, burst up to 2.9 GHz
Official CPU core count4
Fastest official onboard Ethernet2.5 Gbps
Official onboard Ethernet port count2
Official onboard Ethernet rows2 × official 2.5GbE (2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port (2.5G/1G/100M): 2 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M))
Aggregate official onboard Ethernet (computed)5 Gbps, computed as the sum of official onboard port count × official port speed from the published LAN rows (2 × official 2.5GbE (2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port (2.5G/1G/100M): 2 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M)))
Form factor (official table or official model family)desktop
Hot-swappable drives (official table)Official table includes a Hot-swappable row; the cell text after removing icons is blank
Dimensions (official table)1.54 × 11.89 × 8.66 inch
Weight (official table)4.54 lbs
Power supply (official table)60W adapter, 100-240V
Flash Memory (official table)4GB (Dual boot OS protection)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Port (official table)2 x Type A
HDMI™ Output (official table)2 x HDMI™ 2.0 (up to resolution 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz)
Power Consumption: Disk Standby Mode (official table)11.315 W
Power Consumption: Operating Mode, Typical (official table)24.995 W
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