UGREEN DXP4800 Plus Review: 10GbE at a Four-Bay Price
Four bays with a 10GbE network port and 10Gbps USB, at a price where the established brands give you 2.5GbE. Buy it if you want the fastest four-bay network connection for the money and you can accept a younger software platform. Skip it if your network is gigabit end to end, because the 10GbE port is then the most expensive thing on the box that you are not using.
A 10 gigabit port on a four-bay under $650, which no established brand offers, on software that is three years old.
UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus 4-Bay NAS
~$620
A four-bay NAS with a 10GbE network port, 10Gbps USB, AI photo organisation and stated compatibility with third-party drives.
Check price on AmazonSpecifications
| Bays | 4 |
|---|---|
| Network | 10GbE port |
| USB | 10 Gbps |
| Stated transfer | 1 GB backed up in under a second over 10GbE or 10Gbps USB |
| RAID | A range of RAID options for recovery after a drive failure |
| Photos | AI album organisation by face, scene, object and location, with duplicate removal |
| Clients | Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, web browsers and smart TVs |
| Drive compatibility | Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and others per UGREEN's list |
| Drives | Not included |
Specifications above come from UGREEN's published product information. Treat pricing as approximate, since Amazon pricing moves.
What it does well
- A 10GbE port on a four-bay at this price is the standout. Synology and QNAP mostly reserve 10GbE for higher tiers or add-in cards.
- Ten gigabit USB makes an external backup target genuinely fast, which matters because the off-site copy is the part of a backup plan people skip when it is slow.
- UGREEN state third-party drive compatibility explicitly and publish a list, which is a real point of difference in the current market.
- The AI photo indexing is more useful than it sounds if you are replacing a cloud photo service, which is one of the main reasons households buy a NAS.
- Four bays with this much network headroom means an SSD pool later is not wasted.
Where it falls short
- Four spinning drives cannot saturate 10GbE. The port pays off with an SSD pool, with NVMe cache, or with several clients at once, and not with a single large file copy from a RAID 5 array.
- The software is young. UGREEN entered the NAS market recently, and platform maturity is measured in years of security updates and solved edge cases.
- A smaller community means fewer existing answers when something unusual breaks.
- Ten gigabit requires a compatible switch and cabling. Adding those can cost more than the difference between this and a 2.5GbE NAS.
- As with any NAS, remote access is the risk surface. Use a VPN rather than forwarding the web interface, whatever the vendor's remote access feature promises.
What owners report
Owner reports on the DXP4800 Plus are enthusiastic about the hardware and the value and cautious about the platform's age. That is the same pattern across UGREEN's NAS line and it is a reasonable summary. Buyers coming from a DIY server describe the software as a step up in convenience; buyers coming from Synology describe it as a step down in polish.
On the networking, read our 10GbE versus 2.5GbE comparison before treating the port as the reason to buy. Two and a half gigabit is more than a small spinning array delivers, and 10GbE is worth paying for when SSDs or many clients are involved. Our throughput calculator shows what your array can actually sustain.
Whatever you buy, the buying order matters more than the model. Our first home server buying order puts drives and backup ahead of network speed, and it is the right sequence.
Who it suits
- Homes with 10GbE networking already in place, or planning it.
- Anyone building a mixed pool with SSDs alongside spinning drives.
- Buyers replacing a cloud photo service who will use the AI album features.
Who should skip it
- Gigabit networks, where the 10GbE port is unused capability.
- Anyone who wants the most mature NAS software and the largest support community.
- Buyers whose budget would be better spent on drives than on network speed.
Alternatives worth considering
Synology 4-Bay DiskStation DS925+
~$754
More money for dual 2.5GbE rather than 10GbE, and DSM, which is the most polished NAS operating system available. Check Synology's official drive compatibility list for this model before buying drives.
Check price on AmazonTerraMaster F4-424 Pro NAS 4-Bay, Core i3-N305 8-Core, 32GB DDR5
~$688
Eight cores and 32GB of DDR5 with dual 2.5GbE. Choose it if compute and memory matter more than network speed, which for containers and virtual machines they usually do.
Check price on AmazonNETGEAR 8-Port PoE 2.5G Ethernet Easy Smart Managed Switch, MS108EUP
~$350
A 10GbE NAS on a gigabit switch runs at gigabit. Fixing the network is often the purchase that unlocks the NAS you already have, and 2.5G is the sensible step for most homes.
Check price on AmazonKeep reading
- 10GbE vs 2.5GbE
- DAS vs NAS
- Network throughput calculator
- First home server buying order
- NAS networking basics
- UGREEN DXP8800 Plus review
- NETGEAR MS108EUP 2.5G switch review
- Best 4-bay NAS
This review draws on published specifications, manufacturer figures and the consensus of verified owner reviews. We have not tested this product ourselves, and we say so rather than implying otherwise. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a 10GbE NAS?
Only if the storage and the network can use it. Four spinning drives cannot sustain 10 gigabit, so the port pays off with SSD storage, NVMe cache or several clients hitting the array at once. It also needs a 10GbE switch, a 10GbE client and appropriate cabling to be worth anything.
Is UGREEN NAS software any good?
It is capable and it is young. UGREEN entered the NAS market recently, and the things that separate a mature NAS platform, such as years of security updates and a deep community knowledge base, take time to accumulate. The hardware value is not in doubt; the software is the trade you are making.
Can I use any hard drives?
UGREEN states compatibility with Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and others and publishes a compatibility list. That is worth checking against your intended drives, and it is a genuine point of difference given that some vendors now restrict newer models to their own branded drives for full functionality.
What do I need to make the 10GbE port useful?
A 10GbE switch or a direct connection to a 10GbE client, appropriate cabling, and storage fast enough to feed the link. Doing all three costs real money, which is why 2.5GbE is the sensible default for most homes and 10GbE is a deliberate choice.
Is a NAS safe to access from outside my house?
Only through a VPN. Every major NAS ransomware campaign has targeted devices reachable directly from the internet, usually through port forwarding set up for convenience. Set up a VPN into your home network instead, keep firmware current, and use two-factor authentication on every account.
How we choose: we compare published manufacturer specifications, drive datasheets, published reliability statistics and verified owner reviews. We do not test hardware in person, and we are not tied to any NAS vendor. Capacity and power figures here are researched guidance, not a warranty. RAID protects against drive failure, not against deletion, ransomware, fire or theft, so keep verified backups regardless of what any calculator tells you.
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