Best SSD for the UGREEN NASync DH4300 Plus
By Devin Chua · Data checked by Owen Nakamura · Updated The 4 bays of the UGREEN NASync DH4300 Plus take 2.5-inch SATA SSDs as well as hard drives, but over 1 × 2.5GbE it rarely pays: the network caps throughput long before the drive does, and SSDs cost a multiple per TB. An all-SSD DH4300 Plus makes sense for silence in a living space, or for the many small parallel reads of virtual-machine storage — not for a file-and-backup NAS.
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What sets the DH4300 Plus apart
The affordable ARM version with four bays. The memory is soldered, so you decide once and for good at purchase: 8 GB stays 8 GB. That is exactly why the DH line is a file store, not a container platform.
When SSDs make sense in the DH4300 Plus
A SATA SSD reads about 550 MB/s, a good NAS drive 200 to 280 — but the DH4300 Plus's 1 × 2.5GbE only carries part of that anyway, and per terabyte the SSD costs several times more. For file storage, backups and media on the DH4300 Plus, hard drives are the sensible choice by every measure.
Two cases flip it. Silence: if the DH4300 Plus lives in a living room or bedroom, an all-SSD build is the only thing that truly quiets it. And many small parallel reads — virtual- machine storage, a busy photo database — where the SSD's access times, not its data rate, are what you are buying. On a lighter box like the DH4300 Plus, that second case is rarer than it sounds.
The UGREEN drive policy on the DH4300 Plus
unrestrictedOpen. UGREEN mandates no drive brand. The compatibility list is a recommendation, not a lock.
The DH4300 Plus at a glance
| Bays | 4 × 3.5-inch SATA |
|---|---|
| Maximum raw capacity | 128 TB 4 × 32 TB hard drives, per the manufacturer |
| Processor | ARM 8-core (Cortex-A76 and A55, 2.4 GHz) |
| Memory | 8 GB, LPDDR4X, soldered Soldered, not upgradeable |
| M.2 NVMe | none No M.2 slots |
| Network | 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 DH4300 Plus capacity calculator is preset to its 4 bays and RAID types. For the DH4300 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 DH4300 Plus?
Yes. UGREEN locks no drive brand on the DH4300 Plus — its compatibility list is guidance, not a gate — so any CMR NAS drive works.
Which drives fit the DH4300 Plus?
The DH4300 Plus takes any 3.5-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 × 2.5GbE, a standard CMR drive is already fast enough for the DH4300 Plus.
How much capacity is usable in the DH4300 Plus?
In the DH4300 Plus, 4 × 8 TB in RAID 5 gives about 21.83 TiB usable and survives 1 drive failing; the balance is parity.
Can the DH4300 Plus run Plex with hardware transcoding?
Only in software. The DH4300 Plus's ARM 8-core (Cortex-A76 and A55, 2.4 GHz) has no Quick Sync, so Plex transcodes on the CPU — enough for direct play, not for heavy 4K transcoding.
Is a Pro drive worth it in the DH4300 Plus?
Marginal. The DH4300 Plus's 1 × 2.5GbE sits right where a standard CMR drive already saturates the link, so a Pro drive mainly buys warranty, not speed.
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)