The Ugreen DXP2800 is a capable two-bay NAS that offers plenty of USB ports, but a minuscule app catalog limits its versatility, so it’s best for simple data backups only.
The Ugreen NASync DXP2800 ($349.99) is a reasonably priced two-bay NAS device designed for home users who want to store photos, videos, and important data locally rather than pay for a cloud storage subscription. It is equipped with multiple USB ports and an HDMI video port, but it has only one LAN port (though it’s the speedy 2.5GbE kind). The DXP2800 delivers solid performance according to our tests and is easy to configure thanks to a tool-free chassis, but you’ll get better performance, an extra LAN port, and a significantly larger catalog of apps with the similarly priced Asustor AS5402T, our Editors‘ Choice winner for two-bay NAS devices. Design and Connectivity: Plenty of USB Ports
The DXP2800 uses a gray aluminum alloy enclosure that measures 9.1 by 4.3 by 7.0 inches (HWD). The front sports two tool-free lockable drive sleds, a power button, a 10Gbps USB-C port, a 10Gbps USB-A port, and LED indicators for the LAN port and both drives.
The DXP2800 has two unpopulated M.2 SSD slots; they are located inside the enclosure on the left. To access them, you need to remove the left drive sled.
Around back are a single 2.5GbE LAN port, an HDMI port for 4K video streaming, a pair of USB 2.0 (Type-A) ports, a 5Gbps USB-A port, a reset button, a magnetic dust cover, and a power port. A single fan protects internal components from overheating. Behind a removable panel on the bottom of the enclosure is a memory slot populated with an 8GB DDR5 module.
The Asustor AS5402T offers fewer USB ports, but it does offer a second 2.5GbE LAN port as well as four M.2 SSD slots for speedy caching.
The DXP2800 is powered by an Intel N100 quad-core CPU, 8GB of DDR5 RAM (which is expandable to 16GB), and 32GB of eMMC flash memory.
