{"product_id":"qnap-ts-673a-8g-6-bay-nas-with-ryzen-v1500b-and-8gb-ram","title":"QNAP TS-673A-8G 6-Bay NAS with Ryzen V1500B and 8GB RAM","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe QNAP TS-673A-8G is a 6-bay NAS built for teams that have outgrown a 4-bay box but don't need a rack. It runs on an AMD Ryzen V1500B quad-core processor with 8GB of DDR4 (expandable to 64GB), giving it real muscle for multi-user file serving, virtual machines, and Docker containers rather than just basic backup duty. Two PCIe Gen 3 slots mean you can add a 10GbE card down the line without buying a new NAS, and two M.2 slots handle SSD caching to keep things responsive under load.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAMD Ryzen V1500B quad-core, 8-thread processor at 2.2GHz (Turbo Core)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8GB DDR4 RAM installed, expandable to 64GB across 2 SODIMM slots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 x 3.5\"\/2.5\" SATA drive bays, hot-swappable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 SSD slots for cache acceleration (not primary storage)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x 2.5GbE RJ45 ports built in, with two PCIe Gen 3 x4 slots for optional 5GbE\/10GbE expansion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Type-A ports and 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) port\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupports QTS and QuTS hero operating systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 support with global and local hot spare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAES-NI hardware encryption and AES 256-bit volume encryption (FIPS 140-2 CAVP validated)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-year standard warranty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the TS-453E-8G is a strong step-up 4-bay, the TS-673A-8G is the box you reach for once you're running real RAID redundancy across more drives, hosting VMs, or need PCIe headroom for 10GbE later. It's diskless, so you provide your own SATA drives, and it ships without an OS pre-installed until you run through QNAP's setup wizard on first boot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's in the Box\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQNAP TS-673A-8G NAS unit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEthernet cable x 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower cord x 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlat head screws for 3.5\" and 2.5\" drives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM.2 SSD heatsinks x 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrive tray keys x 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuick Installation Guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes this come with hard drives included?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo, the TS-673A-8G is a diskless NAS enclosure. You'll need to supply your own 3.5\" or 2.5\" SATA drives for the 6 bays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I use the M.2 slots as regular storage bays?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo, the two M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 slots on this model are for SSD cache acceleration only. They are not usable as primary storage volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it have 10GbE networking built in?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot out of the box. It ships with two 2.5GbE RJ45 ports, but has two PCIe Gen 3 x4 slots so you can add a 5GbE or 10GbE card later if you need faster networking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much RAM can this NAS take?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt ships with 8GB of DDR4 installed and supports up to 64GB across its two SODIMM slots, which is plenty of headroom for virtualization or container workloads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat operating systems does it support?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe TS-673A-8G supports both QNAP's QTS and QuTS hero operating systems, so you can choose standard EXT4-based storage or ZFS-based storage with end-to-end data integrity checking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCPU\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAMD Ryzen V1500B, 4-core\/8-thread, 2.2GHz (Turbo Core)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMemory\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8GB DDR4 (installed), expandable to 64GB (2 x 32GB SODIMM)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDrive Bays\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 x 3.5\"\/2.5\" SATA 6Gb\/s, hot-swappable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM.2 Slots\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 (SSD cache acceleration only, not primary storage)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNetworking\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 x 2.5GbE RJ45 (2.5G\/1G\/100M)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePCIe Slots\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 x PCIe Gen 3 x4 (for optional 5GbE\/10GbE or other expansion cards)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUSB Ports\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (10Gbps), 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOperating System\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQTS 5.2.9 or QuTS hero h5.2.9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRAID Support\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle, JBOD, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEncryption\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAES-NI hardware acceleration, AES 256-bit volume encryption (FIPS 140-2 CAVP validated)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.09 x 10.41 x 11.01 inch (HxWxD)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNet 14.11 lbs \/ Gross 16.09 lbs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePower Supply\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e250W, 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 years standard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSupported Client OS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindows 7\/8\/10\/11, Windows Server 2008 R2 through 2025, macOS 10.10+, major Linux and UNIX distributions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDrive Compatibility\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5\" SATA HDDs, 2.5\" SATA SSDs (6 bays); M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 SSDs for cache only, not primary storage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVirtualization\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVirtualization Station (Windows, Linux, Unix, Android VMs) and Container Station (Docker, LXC\/LXD)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"QNAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56771590947202,"sku":"TS-673A-8G","price":863.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/5707\/9599\/files\/ts673a_01.jpg?v=1784208004","url":"https:\/\/flexxmemory.co.uk\/products\/qnap-ts-673a-8g-6-bay-nas-with-ryzen-v1500b-and-8gb-ram","provider":"Flexx International Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}