QNAP TS-233 – 2-Bay NAS with 2 × WD Red Pro 22 TB (44 TB raw)

QNAP TS-233 – 2-Bay NAS with 2 × WD Red Pro 22 TB (44 TB raw)

📌 General presentation
The QNAP TS-233 is a compact, quiet 2-bay NAS for home users, freelancers and small businesses.
It features a quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 2.0 GHz, 2 GB DDR4 (non-expandable), and 4 GB eMMC dual-boot flash for system reliability.

This bundle includes 2 × WD Red Pro 22 TB CMR (WD221KFBX), NASware 3.0-certified drives built for 24/7 NAS duty: 7200 RPM, 512 MB cache, 300 TB/yr workload, 1 M h MTBF, 5-year warranty.
The TS-233 provides 2 × SATA 6 Gb/s bays (HDD/SSD 3.5″ & 2.5″), 1 × 1 GbE RJ45, and 3 × USB (2 × USB 2.0 + 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1).
An integrated NPU accelerates AI (face/object recognition via QuMagie) while reducing CPU load.

It supports RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD, delivering around 114 MB/s read and 103 MB/s write.
AES-256 hardware encryption secures data without noticeable performance loss.

Power: approx. 10.8 W (active) / 3.4 W (idle) — very quiet operation.
System: QTS 5 (backup, private cloud, multimedia, sync and containerized apps).

Warranty: NAS 2 years (QNAP) / Drives 5 years (WD Red Pro)

🔧 Key features

• CPU: ARM Cortex-A55 quad-core 2.0 GHz

• RAM: 2 GB DDR4 (non-expandable)

• Flash: 4 GB eMMC dual-boot

• Storage: 2 × WD Red Pro 22 TB CMR (WD221KFBX), 7200 RPM, 512 MB cache

• Capacity: 44 TB raw (≈ 40.0 TB usable in RAID 1)

• Network: 1 × 1 GbE RJ45

• USB: 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 + 2 × USB 2.0

• Cooling: 1 × 80 mm fan

• Dimensions: 188.6 × 90.2 × 156.3 mm — Weight: ≈ 1.1 kg

🔐 Security & reliability

• AES-256 hardware encryption, Snapshots, Hybrid Backup Sync

• RAID 0/1/JBOD, NASware 3.0 (drives)

• MFA, alerts, access control, myQNAPcloud

💼 Recommended uses

• Multi-device backup and personal cloud

• High-reliability photo/video archiving

• Plex / DLNA media server

• Professional storage for freelancers and small teams

📦 Box contents

• 1 × QNAP TS-233

• 2 × WD Red Pro 22 TB (pre-installed and tested)

• 1 × 65 W power adapter + cable

• 1 × RJ45 Ethernet cable

• 3.5″ screws

• Quick installation guide