What drives work in the QNAP TS-264?
The TS-264 is a two-bay QNAP taking two 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch SATA drives plus two M.2 NVMe slots. Use any CMR NAS or enterprise drive — IronWolf, WD Red Plus, Toshiba N300, Exos. QNAP has no branded-drive lock; check capacity on QNAP's compatibility list and keep SMR out of RAID.
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The QNAP TS-264 is a two-bay NAS. It takes two 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch SATA drives plus two M.2 2280 NVMe slots, running QTS or QuTS hero.
Drive-compatibility policy for this model
QNAP uses standard drives with no branded-drive lock; there is no listed-drive requirement to create a pool. Confirm your capacity on QNAP's compatibility list for the TS-264, particularly for very large drives and SSDs.
Recommended CMR picks
- General / home: Seagate IronWolf or WD Red Plus in a two-drive mirror (RAID 1).
- Plex: the TS-264's Intel Quick Sync handles hardware transcoding; choose quiet CMR drives.
- Value: Toshiba N300.
What to avoid
- SMR drives — a two-bay mirror still rebuilds; SMR stalls it.
- Desktop drives — not 24/7-rated.
The sensible two-bay layout is RAID 1 with two matched CMR drives. The table lists in-stock CMR drives by price per terabyte.
CMR drives for the QNAP TS-264, by CA$/TB
Live Amazon.ca prices in CAD, ranked by price per terabyte. The Recording column is verified against manufacturer documentation.
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Sources
Every technical claim on this page is checked against manufacturer and standards documentation. Dates are when each source was last reviewed.
- QNAP — Compatibility List — checked 2026-07-22