UGREEN NAS DXP480T Plus 4-Bay All-Flash SSD NAS, Intel i5 1235u 10-Core CPU, 8GB DDR5 RAM, Built-in 128G SSD, 10GbE Port, Wi-Fi 6, 4xM.2 NVMe Slots, 8KHDMI, 2xTBT4, Network Attached Storage (Diskless)

Beautiful hardware. Nearly all of the exterior outer shell is made of grey-painted aluminum, the LED light on the power button gives out a refined light (i believe it can be turned off in settings as well). This looks gorgeous on a desk. When used as centralized external storage/data server only (i.e. not running it as a computer with demanding applications or virtual machine) the fan doesn't come on when in an air conditioned room so it can be entirely silent. My unit is on my desk 3 feet from my ears. I only use it to store data on my home network, a VPN application (NordVPN) is installed on it and I have not heard the fan once. The shell does get warm to the touch. I cannot compare on the speed since my LAN is only 1 GBe which this unit maxes out with ease so does other ugreen nas'es using spinning hard drives. It seems that the RAM is used to cache the SMB file transfers. So as long as your files are smaller than the installed (and free) RAM these units will be faster than a 1 GBe LAN no matter what drives are permanently storing the data. It is a bit pricey but you are getting a great product with very phenomenal hardware (i5 processor, 8 GB of DDR5 RAM, 128 GB boot NVMe drive). If underused as a centralized data storage device, it should last many years working in the background silently. The software is easy to use and beginner-friendly (as someone just merely interested in one's own PC). My only suggestion to UGREEN is to allow a direct option to install programs like NordVPN meshnet or Tailscale to allow personalized remote access. I am running the former by installing it through the Linux terminal (via ssh). Being able to access from anywhere the files stored in my home over a VPN of my choice (instead of the Ugreen app) gives this device a whole new dimension of usabililty: for example NordVPN Meshnet allows other PC and android machines to securely mount shared folders hosted in this NAS like they are on a LAN but from anywhere in the world. This feature is the last piece of the puzzle to replace cloud services. however, the user must have the option to chose their own VPN. So Ugreen, please streamline the installation of VPN such as NordVPN. Configured like this, this NAS is central to my workflow.

The performance of this NAS is amazing. It easy to set up and manage with the software and adding storage. This thing has been a workhorse, allowing me to install docker apps. And run a lot of services within my home. The solid state drives make it super fast and I have no complaint about the unit. It is pricey, but it’s well worth the investment.

Arrived late. The design is tight, but memory upgrade slots were a bit challenge to locate. Operating software is easy to use.

Great NAS!

Thunderbolt ports are not plug and play as one would expect. Works really well once configured.

I’m very excited for this gadget. It was really very easy all the installation. I see that I have to improve the settings right now. I'm sure it will be easier to spend time as a user. Other detail, I’m using only for editing directly and storage my project 3D CAD.

setup software is a little wonky.. but the speed of moving files is extremely quick

Excellent NAS System…..