QNAP TS-473A NAS Tower Ryzen Embedded V1500B 8 GB DDR4 0 TB QNAP Turbo System Black

What it is

The QNAP TS-473A is a 4-bay tower NAS powered by an AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B processor — a quad-core, 8-thread CPU running at 2.2GHz. It ships with 8GB of ECC DDR4 RAM (expandable to 64GB), dual 2.5GbE ports, two PCIe Gen 3 x4 expansion slots, and two M.2 slots for SSD caching or tiering. Drives are not included. It runs QNAP's QTS (Turbo System) operating system.

Who it's for

This is built for small and medium businesses that need a capable, expandable NAS — teams managing large volumes of files, running virtualisation workloads, or building a private cloud setup on-site. It suits IT administrators who want headroom to grow without replacing hardware early.

Why it's good

ECC memory is the standout spec here — it catches memory errors before they corrupt data, something most consumer NAS units skip. The dual PCIe slots let you add 10GbE networking or extra storage down the line. With RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD support, online RAID migration and expansion, and 256-bit AES encryption with FIPS 140-2, the TS-473A is built for environments where data integrity and uptime matter. At 21.4 dB, it's quiet enough for an office setting too.

When to choose it

Choose the TS-473A when you need a serious 4-bay NAS with room to expand — not a basic home device. If your workload involves virtualisation, iSCSI, or high-throughput file sharing across multiple users, this is the unit to spec. Pair it with the drives that suit your capacity and redundancy needs, or talk to us and we'll help you plan the right configuration.

Specifications

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