One small note:this is a Kickstarter campaign.
At an RRP of $700, you’re free to potentially save 35% by pre-ordering.
The DXP4800 Plus also offers HDMI output, letting it do double-duty as a simple hybrid media center.
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Otherwise, its gonna be a black or grey box.
In this case, Ugreen opted for gunmetal grey.
But there is one little flourish that defines the Ugreen NASync: those numbered drive bays.
While the software is still early-stage, the hardware is impressive and upgradeable, and the basics are all there—including Docker and hardware-accelerated Plex support. The DXP4800 Plus also offers HDMI output, letting it do double-duty as a simple hybrid media center.
The port selection also implores you to not hide the DXP4800 Plus away in the attic gathering dust.
On the front, it features a USB-A 3.2, USB-C port, and even an SD card slot.
On the software side, this should allow you to quickly backup photos after a day of shooting.
While the software is still early-stage, the hardware is impressive and upgradeable, and the basics are all there—including Docker and hardware-accelerated Plex support. The DXP4800 Plus also offers HDMI output, letting it do double-duty as a simple hybrid media center.
This turns the DXP4800 Plus into a hybrid media center.
More often than not, hybrid machines of all kinds are mediocre at both tasks and excelling at neither.
For now you’ll need to opt for file to play using the smartphone app.
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Of course, youll need a suitable multi-gigabit networking infrastructure to take advantage of this.
Included in the box are two Cat.7 gold-plated Ethernet cables.
The smaller models and basic DXP4800 feature an N100.
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A simple push-button latch lets you add all four drives within minutes.
For those wtih inquisitive little fingers running around, the drives can be locked using the supplied keys.
Theres little reason to use the desktop software unless you absolutely detest opening yet another online window tab.
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Its identical, with no latency improvements (because its already super fast in a web web app).
you could also manually install packages, but only in a specific custom .upk format that no one offers.
Hopefully, the process can be streamlined by the final release.
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The UGOS system software should feel familiar to anyone whos used a desktop PC before.
Its all very self-explanatory and doesnt break any new ground in interface design.
Creating shared folders is easy, as is making a Time Machine-compatible folder for Mac OS backups.
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The basics are certainly there.
This gives a good balance between performance and safety.
You shouldnt use anything besides RAID5 if you care about your data and performance.
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JBOD just combines all the drives into one massive volume; its even worse than RAID0.
I used the multi-gig capable port of theIvanky FusionDock Max 1, connected to aQNAP 2.5GbE switch.
Although the online grid interface is capable of much more, this is the performance limit of spinning disks.
The DXP4800 Plus fully supports hardware decoding for Plex via the Intel UHD chip, and it works brilliantly.
Can I call this a perfect Plex server?
Combined with the powerful multi-gig internet interface, I absolutely can and will.
Should You Buy The Ugreen DXP4800 Plus NAS?
Its a solid bit of kit, for sure.
The hardware transcoding works like a dream.
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