QNAP TS-262A

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Status: Currently sold

A 2-bay desktop NAS with a quad-core Intel Celeron N5095, two M.2 NVMe slots and a 2.5GbE port - faster than Gigabit for big file copies. RAM is user-upgradable to 16 GB, and 10Gbps USB ports help with external backups. It skips the PCIe slot and HDMI output found on some similar models.

Bays	2
CPU	Intel Celeron N5095
Cores / Threads	4 / 4
RAM	4 GB
Product category	Creators & Home Users
Badge	New
Hardware support status	Full
OS/app support	Full
Technical support end	Active
Recommended replacement	TS-262
Release year	2026
RAID levels	Single, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
RAM (max)	16 GB
Memory slots	2
Memory generation	DDR4
Memory speed (MT/s)	2933 MT/s
ECC memory	Non-ECC
Memory module type	SODIMM
Replaceable memory	Replaceable
Network ports	1x 2.5GbE
USB ports	2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 + 2x USB 2.0
PCIe expansion	None
M.2 slots	2
Drive bay types	3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives; 2.5-inch SATA solid state drives
Hot-swappable bays	Yes
CPU frequency (GHz)	2.9
Power draw, active (W)	20.77
Power draw, hibernation (W)	14.75
Power supply (W)	48
Dimensions H x W x D	6.5 x 4.1 x 8.9 in (165 x 105 x 226.5 mm)
Weight	5.7 lb (2.6 kg)
Largest certified configuration observed	40 TB (2 x Toshiba HDWG62AUZSVB, largest drive on the vendor HCL today; not a hardware limit)
Estimated cost to fill every bay with a certified 8 TB drive	about $600 new (Western Digital WD80EFPX) / about $1,276 used (Western Digital WD80EFPX) -- one observed eBay unit price incl. shipping x bays; quantity availability unverified
Estimated cost to fill every bay with a certified 16 TB drive	about $2,624 new (Toshiba HDWG51GUZSVA) -- one observed eBay unit price incl. shipping x bays; quantity availability unverified

• Intel® quad-core processor up to 2.9 GHz with integrated GPU
• 2 x M.2 NVMe slots for SSD caching
• 1 x 2.5GbE port, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) ports

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1 eBay listings checked Nov 9, 2026 · 1 new, 0 used (too few new listings to show a reliable new price)

Documents

• Product User Guide (PDF)
• Datasheet (PDF)
• hardware_datasheet

Compatible Drives

78 drives certified on TS-262A's official manufacturer compatibility list, sourced directly from QNAP's own published Hardware Compatibility List. Each model links to that drive's own compatibility page.

Certified list last checked 2026-09-16.

Compatible Memory

2 memory modules listed by QNAP as compatible with TS-262A. Third-party modules may also work, but are not shown here unless QNAP itself lists them as compatible.

Certified list last checked 2026-09-09. Coverage varies by model. Rated module speed is not a guarantee of NAS operating speed; follow the NAS maximum capacity and installation rules.

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