What drives work in the QNAP TS-464?
The TS-464 is a four-bay QNAP taking four 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/Pro, Toshiba N300, Exos. QNAP imposes no branded-drive lock; check your capacity on QNAP's compatibility list and avoid SMR in RAID.
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The QNAP TS-464 is a four-bay NAS. It holds four 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch SATA drives and adds two M.2 2280 NVMe slots for cache or a fast pool. It runs QTS (or QuTS hero with ZFS).
Drive-compatibility policy for this model
QNAP uses standard drives with no branded-drive lock — unlike Synology's 2025 experiment, there is no listed-drive requirement to create a pool. Confirm your exact model and capacity on QNAP's compatibility list for the TS-464 (it confirms tested capacities and firmware behaviour, especially for the largest drives and SSDs).
Recommended CMR picks
- General / home: Seagate IronWolf or WD Red Plus.
- Plex: the TS-464 has an Intel CPU with Quick Sync, so it hardware-transcodes — pair with quiet CMR drives; capacity matters more than rpm.
- Bulk value: Seagate Exos or Toshiba N300.
What to avoid
- SMR drives — they stall rebuilds.
- Desktop drives — not 24/7-rated.
The table lists in-stock CMR NAS and enterprise drives by price per terabyte.
CMR drives for the QNAP TS-464, 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