Best drives for the UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus in Canada
By Devin Chua · Data checked by Owen Nakamura · Updated For the UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus fit CMR NAS drives like Seagate IronWolf Pro or WD Red Plus across all 4 bays up to 144 TB raw. UGREEN locks no drive brand on the DXP4800 Plus: its list is advice, not a gate. At 4 × 8 TB the DXP4800 Plus keeps 21.83 TiB usable in RAID 5. Since its Intel Pentium Gold 8505 (5 cores, 6 threads) handles several concurrent Plex transcodes plus a couple of genuine virtual machines alongside containers, faster 7200 rpm drives genuinely earn their keep in the DXP4800 Plus.
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CMR NAS drives for the DXP4800 Plus
Only families with confirmed CMR recording and a 24/7 rating, in stock on Amazon.ca and sized for the DXP4800 Plus. SMR drives are deliberately kept out.
What sets the DXP4800 Plus apart
The model putting Synology under pressure: 10-gigabit networking out of the box, up to 64 GB of RAM, four bays. To actually saturate the 10GbE link you need four quick CMR drives here or the NVMe cache, otherwise the drive is the limit, not the network.
Who the DXP4800 Plus is for
The DXP4800 Plus steps a clear rung above the N100 class. The Intel Pentium Gold 8505 (5 cores, 6 threads) has the threads for several concurrent Plex transcodes plus a couple of genuine virtual machines beside your containers, and with up to 64 GB of memory it has the headroom to run them. Paired with its 1 × 10GbE and 1 × 2.5GbE, the DXP4800 Plus is the UGREEN aimed straight at Synology's Plus range.
How the DXP4800 Plus's network shapes the drive choice
The DXP4800 Plus ships with 1 × 10GbE and 1 × 2.5GbE, and that rewrites the maths. Ten gigabit is about 1,100 MB/s; a single drive gives 150 to 280 MB/s and a 4-drive array three to four times that, so you close much of the gap without ever quite saturating the link. On the DXP4800 Plus, for the first time, a 7200 rpm Pro drive earns its price — and the NVMe cache earns its slot by keeping hot data off the spinning disks.
A worked configuration for the DXP4800 Plus
Seagate IronWolf Pro or WD Red Plus in every bay is the recommendation for the DXP4800 Plus. At 4 × 8 TB in RAID 5, the DXP4800 Plus lands 21.83 TiB usable, gives up 8 TB to parity, and survives 1 drive failing. Step the same 4 bays of the DXP4800 Plus up to 16 TB drives and it holds roughly twice that, at the CA$/TB the live table above shows.
RAID 5 or RAID 6 in the DXP4800 Plus?
With 4 bays the DXP4800 Plus gives a real choice. In RAID 5 it keeps 21.83 TiB of the 4 × 8 TB and survives one failure; RAID 6 spends one more drive for two. The trade tips with large drives: after a failure the DXP4800 Plus must read every surviving drive in full to rebuild, which on 20 TB drives runs the better part of a day under peak load. So from 16 TB per drive up, RAID 6 is the calmer choice in the DXP4800 Plus.
One rule holds on every NAS, the DXP4800 Plus included: use CMR drives, not SMR. SMR drives rewrite overlapping tracks and collapse during a RAID rebuild, dragging a repair from hours into days.
The UGREEN drive policy on the DXP4800 Plus
unrestrictedOpen. UGREEN mandates no drive brand. The compatibility list is a recommendation, not a lock.
The DXP4800 Plus at a glance
| Bays | 4 × 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch SATA |
|---|---|
| Maximum raw capacity | 144 TB 4 × 32 TB hard drives plus 2 × 8 TB NVMe, per the manufacturer |
| Processor | Intel Pentium Gold 8505 (5 cores, 6 threads) |
| Memory | 8 GB, DDR5 SO-DIMM (2 slots) 64 GB per the manufacturer |
| M.2 NVMe | 2 slots 2 × M.2 NVMe, usable as cache or as their own storage pool |
| Network | 1 × 10GbE and 1 × 2.5GbE |
| Operating system | UGOS Pro |
| RAID types | Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10 |
Keep calculating
To see how much capacity is left after parity, the DXP4800 Plus capacity calculator is preset to its 4 bays and RAID types. For the DXP4800 Plus, the wider basics of choosing a drive are in the buying guides, where we also explain why CMR rather than SMR is mandatory in any RAID array.
Frequently asked questions
Can I put third-party drives in the DXP4800 Plus?
Yes. UGREEN locks no drive brand on the DXP4800 Plus — its compatibility list is guidance, not a gate — so any CMR NAS drive works.
Which drives fit the DXP4800 Plus?
The DXP4800 Plus takes any 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch SATA drive; use a CMR NAS family rated for 24/7 duty such as IronWolf, WD Red Plus or Toshiba N300. On its 1 × 10GbE and 1 × 2.5GbE, a 7200 rpm Pro drive is worth the premium in the DXP4800 Plus.
How much capacity is usable in the DXP4800 Plus?
In the DXP4800 Plus, 4 × 8 TB in RAID 5 gives about 21.83 TiB usable and survives 1 drive failing; the balance is parity.
Can the DXP4800 Plus run Plex with hardware transcoding?
Yes. The DXP4800 Plus's Intel Pentium Gold 8505 (5 cores, 6 threads) includes Intel Quick Sync, which hardware-transcodes Plex including 4K HEVC, so it handles several streams at once without loading the CPU.
Is a Pro drive worth it in the DXP4800 Plus?
Yes. The DXP4800 Plus's 1 × 10GbE and 1 × 2.5GbE can carry the extra throughput of a 7200 rpm Pro drive, and in a 4-bay array that speed is real, not theoretical.
Devin Chua works out which drives, RAM and NVMe cache fit which NAS model at nasdrives.ca, and what the RAID choice means for usable capacity, checked against what is in stock on Amazon.ca.
Data checked by Owen Nakamura, Technical editor (data checking)