5 Things to Know About the QNAP TS-264 NAS
Regarding the QNAP: 1. Two SATA bays and two M.2 NVMe slots give this compact NAS unusual flexibility for its size.
The M.2 slots support PCIe Gen 3 x2, which is a mild speed limitation but still useful for caching or direct storage.
You can use the NVMe slots for either caching to speed up HDD access or as standalone fast storage.
This setup lets you build a surprisingly fast compact NAS despite the 2-bay chassis.
For a 2-bay unit, the combination of SATA and NVMe slots offers impressive configuration options.