Best 4-bay NAS with built-in 10GbE under $700 (2026)
Updated 2026-11-08
Short answer. Buy the UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus ($619.99; buy: https://dealectric.com/go/ugreen-nasync-dxp4800-plus), the cheapest 4-bay NAS with 10GbE built in at its 2026 price, $619.99 diskless on 2026-11-03: 10GbE plus 2.5GbE, an Intel Pentium Gold 8505 with Quick Sync for Plex 4K transcoding, 8 GB DDR5 (to 64 GB), two M.2 slots. The only other 4-bay NAS under $700 with 10GbE built in are UGREEN's DXP4800 GT ($659.99, two 10GbE ports, AMD, no Quick Sync) and QNAP's TS-432X ($659, ARM, SFP+).
The catch: 10GbE pays off only with a 10GbE port or adapter in the computer and a 10GbE switch or direct cable, and UGREEN's single port tops out near 1,250 MB/s, so a two-editor studio wants the GT's second port. The $619.99 is a sale price against $729.99 with no stated end date. The 2.5GbE favourites cost more once a card is added (QNAP TS-464 $639 + QXG-10G1T $139 = $778), and the Synology DS925+ has no 10GbE option at all.
- UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus, $619.99. Buy: https://dealectric.com/go/ugreen-nasync-dxp4800-plus
Published 2026-11-03 · prices checked 2026-11-03.
| Model | CPU | RAM (max) | 10GbE built in | Other LAN | M.2 slots | Plex hardware transcoding | Warranty | Price | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus Buy: https://dealectric.com/go/ugreen-nasync-dxp4800-plus | Intel Pentium Gold 8505, 5C/6T | 8 GB DDR5 (64 GB) | 1× 10GbE RJ45 | 1× 2.5GbE | 2× NVMe | Yes (Quick Sync) | 2 years | $619.99 | No discount code applies. |
| UGREEN NASync DXP4800 GT | AMD Ryzen R2514, 4C/8T | 8 GB DDR4 (64 GB) | 2× 10GbE RJ45 | none | 2× NVMe (PCIe 3 x2) | Vega 8 iGPU; no Quick Sync | 2 years | $659.99 (UGREEN NAS store, 2026-11-03) | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| QNAP TS-432X-4G | Quad-core 2.0 GHz ARM (Alpine AL524) | 4 GB (16 GB) | 1× 10GbE SFP+ (transceiver or DAC extra) | 2× 2.5GbE | none | No (ARM) | 2 years | $659 (QNAP store) | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| QNAP TS-464-8G + QXG-10G1T card | Intel Celeron N5095, 4C | 8 GB (16 GB) | No: PCIe card, $139 | 2× 2.5GbE | 2× NVMe (cache) | Yes (Quick Sync) | 3 years | $639 + $139 = $778 | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| TerraMaster F4-424 Pro | Intel Core i3-N305, 8C | 32 GB DDR5, not expandable | No | 2× 2.5GbE | 2× NVMe (PCIe 3 x1) | Yes (UHD iGPU) | 2 years | $699.99 (TerraMaster's store, via search) | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| TerraMaster F4-424 Max | Intel Core i5-1235U, 10C | 8 GB DDR5 (64 GB) | 2× 10GbE RJ45 | none | 2× NVMe (PCIe 4 x4) | Yes (Iris Xe) | 2 years | $899.99, sold out on 2026-11-03 | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| Synology DS925+ | AMD Ryzen V1500B, 4C/8T | 4 GB ECC DDR4 (32 GB) | No, and no card slot | 2× 2.5GbE | 2× NVMe (pools need Synology SSDs) | No iGPU | 3 years | about $640 list | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| Asustor Lockerstor 4 Gen3 (AS6804T) | AMD Ryzen V3C14, 4C | 16 GB ECC DDR5 (64 GB) | 2× 10GbE RJ45 | 2× 5GbE | 4× NVMe (PCIe 4 x1) | No Quick Sync (AMD) | 3 years | $1,299 MSRP | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
| Ubiquiti UniFi UNAS Pro 4 | 4× Cortex-A57 2.0 GHz (ARM) | 8 GB | 2× 10G SFP+ | 1× 1GbE | 2× NVMe (cache only) | No; no app platform | 2 years | $499 (store.ui.com) | Not sold through Dealectric; listed for comparison. |
Rows marked with a code and buy link are products Dealectric lists: the price was verified on the brand's own US store on 2026-11-07 and the code is tested daily in that brand's cart; the date shown is its last pass (last check 2026-11-13). The other rows (Asustor, QNAP, Synology, TerraMaster, UGREEN, Ubiquiti) are included so the comparison is complete; their figures and prices were read from the makers' own US pages on 2026-11-03 and are not re-checked daily. The buy links are affiliate links: they open the brand's official US store at no cost to the shopper, and the commission pays for the testing; see the disclosure.
Which 10GbE port
RJ45 10GbE (UGREEN, TerraMaster, Asustor) plugs into Cat6a copper and the 10GBase-T ports on prosumer switches and Thunderbolt adapters. SFP+ (QNAP TS-432X, UniFi) needs a transceiver or a direct-attach cable at each end, cheaper per port on a UniFi or MikroTik switch but useless with a copper-only desk. A single 10GbE link moves a 1 GB file in about a second against about 4 seconds on 2.5GbE, provided the drives keep up: four spinning disks in RAID 5 give roughly 400–600 MB/s, so the NVMe slots matter for reads above that.
Plex and transcoding
Hardware transcoding needs an Intel iGPU with Quick Sync (the DXP4800 Plus, TS-464 and F4-424 Pro) or an AMD iGPU with a Plex Pass and driver support (the DXP4800 GT's Vega 8, reported working in reviews but not promised by UGREEN). The ARM units (TS-432X, UNAS Pro 4) cannot transcode 4K; the UNAS Pro 4 runs no apps at all.
Prices and what they are
UGREEN's NAS store showed $619.99 (DXP4800 Plus, against $729.99) and $659.99 (DXP4800 GT) on 2026-11-03 as sale prices with no end date; UGREEN's DXP4800 Pro (Core i3-1315U, 10GbE + 2.5GbE) was $799.99 the same day, over the line. QNAP's store quoted a 2–4 week lead time on the TS-464. TerraMaster's F4-424 Pro price comes from a search snippet of its store; the F4-424 Max was sold out.
Sources
- UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus — ai.ugreen.com
- UGREEN NASync DXP4800 GT — ai.ugreen.com
- Notebookcheck: UGREEN DXP4800 GT review (Ryzen R2514, $659.99) — www.notebookcheck.net
- QNAP TS-432X-4G — store.qnap.com
- QNAP TS-464-8G — store.qnap.com
- QNAP QXG-10G1T 10GbE card — store.qnap.com
- TerraMaster F4-424 Pro specification — www.terra-master.com
- TerraMaster F4-424 Max — www.terra-master.com
- Synology DS925+ — www.synology.com
- Asustor AS6804T specification — www.asustor.com
- UniFi UNAS Pro 4 — store.ui.com
- UniFi UNAS Pro 4 tech specs — techspecs.ui.com
Published 2026-11-03; figures for other brands read on 2026-11-03; our prices verified 2026-11-07. Corrections welcome at [email protected] or /feedback.