Best SSD for the UGREEN NASync DXP6800 Pro
By Devin Chua · Data checked by Owen Nakamura · Updated The 6 bays of the UGREEN NASync DXP6800 Pro take 2.5-inch SATA SSDs as well as hard drives, but over 2 × 10GbE (link-aggregable to 20 Gbit/s) it rarely pays: even 10-gigabit is fed by a four-drive array, and per TB an SSD costs several times more. An all-SSD DXP6800 Pro 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 DXP6800 Pro apart
The flagship: six bays, a laptop-class i5, two 10-gigabit ports. In this class RAID 6 beats RAID 5, because six large drives make the rebuild the real risk. Enterprise drives like Exos are defensible here if you accept the noise.
When SSDs make sense in the DXP6800 Pro
A SATA SSD reads about 550 MB/s, a good NAS drive 200 to 280 — but the DXP6800 Pro's 2 × 10GbE (link-aggregable to 20 Gbit/s) only carries part of that anyway, and per terabyte the SSD costs several times more. For file storage, backups and media on the DXP6800 Pro, hard drives are the sensible choice by every measure.
Two cases flip it. Silence: if the DXP6800 Pro 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 capable box like the DXP6800 Pro, that VM-storage case is a real one.
The UGREEN drive policy on the DXP6800 Pro
unrestrictedOpen. UGREEN mandates no drive brand. The compatibility list is a recommendation, not a lock.
The DXP6800 Pro at a glance
| Bays | 6 × 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch SATA |
|---|---|
| Maximum raw capacity | 208 TB 6 × 32 TB hard drives plus 2 × 8 TB NVMe, per the manufacturer |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-1235U (10 cores, 12 threads) |
| Memory | 8 GB, DDR5 SO-DIMM 4800 (2 slots) 64 GB per the manufacturer |
| M.2 NVMe | 2 slots 2 × M.2 NVMe; plus a PCIe x4 slot and 2 × Thunderbolt 4 |
| Network | 2 × 10GbE (link-aggregable to 20 Gbit/s) |
| 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 DXP6800 Pro capacity calculator is preset to its 6 bays and RAID types. For the DXP6800 Pro, 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 DXP6800 Pro?
Yes. UGREEN locks no drive brand on the DXP6800 Pro — its compatibility list is guidance, not a gate — so any CMR NAS drive works.
Which drives fit the DXP6800 Pro?
The DXP6800 Pro 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 2 × 10GbE (link-aggregable to 20 Gbit/s), a 7200 rpm Pro drive is worth the premium in the DXP6800 Pro.
How much capacity is usable in the DXP6800 Pro?
In the DXP6800 Pro, 6 × 8 TB in RAID 5 gives about 36.38 TiB usable and survives 1 drive failing; the balance is parity.
Can the DXP6800 Pro run Plex with hardware transcoding?
Yes. The DXP6800 Pro's Intel Core i5-1235U (10 cores, 12 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 DXP6800 Pro?
Yes. The DXP6800 Pro's 2 × 10GbE (link-aggregable to 20 Gbit/s) can carry the extra throughput of a 7200 rpm Pro drive, and in a 6-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)