The NASync DXP4800 Plus is one of several NAS models that mark Ugreen’s foray into the network attached storage (NAS) arena. It’s a four-bay NAS that uses multi-gig LAN connectivity and an Intel Pentium Gold CPU to deliver speedy file-transfer performance. It’s relatively quiet and easy to install, but it doesn’t offer many third-party applications, and its $799.99 price makes it one of the most expensive four-bay NAS devices we’ve tested recently. If you’d rather not spend that kind of money, the $499.99 TerraMaster F4-424 is a more affordable alternative that offers solid performance and many more apps.Design: Plenty of USB PortsMeasuring 7 by 7 by 10.1 inches (HWD), the DXP4800 Plus enclosure is made from the same aluminum alloy material used on the DXP480T Plus, a solid-state NAS from Ugreen. The front of the DXP4800 Plus has four drive bays with locking tool-free sleds, a power button, an LED indicator for LAN activity, four LEDs for drive activity, a Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 port, a Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 port, and an SD card slot.
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The back panel is home to a 10GbE LAN port, a 2.5GbE LAN port, a Type-A USB 3.1 port, two Type-A USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI video port, a power jack, and a reset button. A magnetic mesh dust filter is also attached to the back, which covers the cooling fan. Included in the box are two LAN cables, a power adapter, and two adhesive thermal pads (for use with M.2 SSD modules). The box also includes screws and a screwdriver for mounting 2.5-inch drives, a user manual, and two drive sled keys.
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The DXP4800 Plus uses a 12th Generation Intel Pentium Gold CPU, 8GB of DDR5 memory (expandable to 64GB), and 128GB of flash storage for system use. It has two M.2 SSD slots that can be populated for fast caching or additional storage. You can outfit the NAS with 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA drives for a total raw capacity of up to 88TB (using four 22TB drives). It supports JBOD, Single, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10. Both the Btrfs and EXT 4 file systems are supported.
The DXP4800 Plus uses the same mobile app and web console as the DXP480T Plus. The web console desktop comes populated with tiles labeled Control Panel, File Manager, Storage Manager, App Center, Log Center, Support, Task Manager, and Universal Search.
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Use the Control Panel to access general settings (network, time and language, hardware and power, indexing services), configure remote access and file services (SMB, FTP, Rsync, WedDAV), and update the firmware. File Manager can be used to create shared folders, rename files and folders, and upload or download files and folders. To create storage pools and volumes, check disk health, configure external storage, and repair degraded storage pools, tap the Storage Manager tile.The App Center contains 20 apps, six of which are preloaded on the desktop and mentioned above. Here you’ll find Photo Center and Video Center apps, a Sync & Backup app, a Music app, a Virtual Machine app, and a handful of other utilities. For comparison, the TerraMaster F4-424 currently offers 58 apps, and the Asustor FS6706T gives you around 270 apps.
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The Log Center provides system event logs, and Universal Search lets you perform global searches for applications and files. Meanwhile, the Task Manager lets you view CPU, GPU, memory, hard disk, and storage usage in chart form, and the Support tile takes you to a screen where you can view the user guide, browse the Information Center, and contact support.
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Installing the DXP4800 Plus was easy. The drives were particularly easy to install as the sleds forego the usual tool-free mounting tabs and instead use a sliding bracket to secure the drives. Simply press the tab, pull out one side of the sled, place the drive in the sled, and press the side back into place to secure the drive.I installed the four Seagate Ironwolf 4TB drives that Ugreen sent along for testing purposes, connected the NAS and my desktop PC to my 2.5GbE switch, and powered up the NAS. I downloaded the Ugreen NAS Client utility and pressed Scan, and the device was immediately identified. I tapped Start, created an administrator account, and tapped Start Now to initialize the device.
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Next, I used the Storage Manager to create a storage pool and selected RAID 5 and Btrfs as my file system. This configuration yielded 10.8TB of usable storage space. Finally, I opened the File Manager app and created a shared folder for testing to complete the installation.The DXP4800 Plus turned in solid scores on our file-transfer tests, in which we record its read and write times by moving a 4.9GB folder containing a mix of music, video, photo, and office document files between the NAS and a desktop PC. In our first set of tests, we connected the DXP4800 Plus to a 2.5GbE switch that was also used to connect our desktop PC. Both the PC and the NAS used their respective 10GbE LAN ports.
On these tests, the DXP4800 Plus garnered scores of 288MBps (write) and 168MBps (read). In comparison, the TerraMaster F4-424 delivered scores of 178MBps (write) and 280MBps (read). The Asustor FS6706T, which uses M.2 SSDs for storage, led with scores of 306MBps (write) and 288MBps (read).For the second set of tests, we connected the NAS and the PC to the 1GbE ports of our Wi-Fi 6 router, a scenario that more closely represents a typical home networking setup. Here the DP4800 Plus delivered scores of 116MBps (write) and 113MBps (read). The TerraMaster F4-424 scored 83MBps and 116MBps, respectively, and the Asustor FS6706T scored 116MBps on both tests.Verdict: A Capable NAS for a Lot of GreenThe Ugreen NASync DXP4800 Plus is a smart choice for home and small business users looking to back up their data, videos, and photos, or to create a personal cloud server. It offers four tool-free SATA drive bays, a pair of M.2 SSD slots, two multi-gig LAN ports, and a slew of USB ports. Plus, it’s a solid performer. That said, its $800 cost puts it at the high end of the price range for a four-bay NAS, and its app catalog is meager at best. You can save around $300 with the TerraMaster F4-424, a four-bay NAS that offers several high-speed ports, solid performance, and a few more apps.
Ugreen NASync DXP4800 Plus
Cons
Very limited app catalog
Expensive
The Bottom Line
The Ugreen NASync DXP4800 Plus is a four-bay network attached storage (NAS) device that delivers fast file-transfer performance but doesn’t offer the robust app catalog we expect for its high price.
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