Your file server's been a shoebox of USB drives and a prayer. Backups that never finish. The laptop that's the only copy of three years of client work. You need something small, fast, and actually on your desk when you need it.
The QNAP TS-264-8G is a compact 2-bay NAS built for exactly that. Intel Celeron N5095 quad-core (burst 2.9 GHz) with AES-NI hardware encryption means file transfers, video conversion, and multi-user collaboration run without the fan screaming at 2am. 8 GB DDR4 RAM sits onboard — no hunting for a compatible stick.
Drop in two 3.5" or 2.5" SATA drives (up to 22 TB total) and you've got a proper backup target that's not sitting in a drawer somewhere. The two M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 slots take NVMe SSDs for up to 4 TB of cache acceleration, so your file server stops feeling like it's dialling up.
Dual 2.5GbE ports handle the bandwidth when the whole office is pulling files at once. One PCIe Gen 3 x2 slot sits open if you later want a 10 GbE card or an extra GPU for transcoding. HDMI 2.1 out (4K @ 60 Hz) means you can plug it straight into the meeting-room display and demo a project without a laptop in the middle.
Ships without drives — pick your HDDs from the QNAP compatibility list and you're running before lunch. Three-year standard warranty, tower form factor at 165 × 105 × 226.5 mm, fits under a monitor or on a shelf.
Add to cart, drop in your drives, and stop keeping the business on a single spinning disk
| brand | QNAP |
| model | TS-264-8G |
| form_factor | Tower |
| cpu | Intel Celeron N5095 4-core/4-thread, burst up to 2.9 GHz |
| cpu_architecture | 64-bit x86 |
| graphics | Intel UHD Graphics with AES-NI encryption engine |
| system_memory | 8 GB DDR4 (onboard, non-expandable) |
| flash_memory | 4 GB (dual-boot OS protection) |
| drive_bays | 2 × 3.5"/2.5" SATA 6Gb/s (hot-swappable) |
| max_hdd_storage | 22 TB |
| m2_slots | 2 × M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 (NVMe SSD, up to 4 TB cache) |
| ethernet_ports | 2 × 2.5GbE (2.5G/1G/100M/10M) |
| pcie_expansion | 1 × PCIe Gen 3 x2 (card size max 190 × 68.9 × 18.76 mm) |
| usb_ports | 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (10 Gbps), 2 × USB 2.0 |
| hdmi_output | 1 × HDMI 2.1 (up to 4096 × 2160 @ 60 Hz) |
| ir_sensor | Yes (optional QNAP RM-IR004 remote) |
| wake_on_lan | 1 |
| jumbo_frame | 1 |
| dimensions_mm | 165 × 105 × 226.5 (H×W×D, excl. foot pad) |
| shipped_without_drives | 1 |
| warranty | 3 years standard |
| category | Data Storage / Network Attached Storage |
| subcategory | Desktop NAS |
