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NAS Devices under $300

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14 NAS devices under $300 from QNAP, Buffalo, Synology and more. Most cost $219 to $299, and half cost less than $281.

TerraMasterSpec score 7.4

2 Bays, Intel, 4GB, 2.5GbE

+Two drive bays for a compact personal storage setup
+Intel quad-core CPU for file serving tasks
+2.5GbE network port for faster transfers than gigabit
−Ships diskless, so drives must be bought separately
$299.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:09 PST - Details
QNAPSpec score 7.2

2 Bays, ARM, 2GB, Diskless

+Two drive bays for mirrored or expanded storage
+Desktop form factor for home or office
+ARM Cortex-A55 quad-core processor
−Ships diskless, so drives must be bought separately
−Only 2GB of memory is listed
$239.00
as of 11/04/2026 21:07 PST - Details
QNAP

4 Bays, Diskless

+Four drive bays for direct-attached storage
+USB Type-C connection to a computer
+Hardware RAID support in a diskless enclosure
−Ships without drives, so drives must be bought separately
$219.00
as of 11/04/2026 10:08 PST - Details
Synology

2 Bays, Diskless, Desktop

+Two drive bays for a compact storage setup
+Desktop NAS form factor for home or office use
+Diskless, so drives are bought separately
$209.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:09 PST - Details
UGREENSpec score 7.8

2 Bays, 4GB, 1GbE, Diskless

+Two drive bays for a basic storage setup
+Docker support for running extra apps
+Desktop form factor
−Diskless, drives must be bought separately
−Only 4 GB RAM
$239.06-14%List: $277.98
as of 11/04/2026 21:08 PST - Details
LincPlusSpec score 9.0

6 Bays, Intel, 16GB, 2.5GbE

+6 drive bays
+2.5GbE network port
+Four M.2 NVMe slots
−Ships diskless, drives must be bought separately
$299.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:06 PST - Details
AcemagicSpec score 8.6

4 Bays, 8GB, 1GbE, Diskless

+Four bays for expanded storage capacity
+Two M.2 slots for solid state storage
+Docker and media support for apps and streaming
−Diskless, drives must be purchased separately
$290.00
as of 11/04/2026 09:07 PST - Details
OricoSpec score 8.0

2 Bays, 2.5GbE, Diskless

+Two M.2 NVMe slots for fast SSD caching
+2.5GbE network port for faster transfers than gigabit
+Two drive bays for mirrored or split storage
−Drives are not included with the unit
−Only two drive bays limit total capacity
$269.99
as of 11/04/2026 21:07 PST - Details
QNAPSpec score 7.4

2 Bays, ARM, 4GB, 2.5GbE

+Two drive bays for mirrored or expanded storage
+2.5GbE port for faster network transfers
+Desktop form factor for home or office
−Ships diskless, so drives must be bought separately
$299.00
as of 11/04/2026 10:09 PST - Details
AsustorSpec score 7.3

2 Bays, 2GB, 2.5GbE, Diskless

+Two bays for expandable home storage
+2.5GbE LAN for faster network transfers
+Supports 4K Plex media streaming
−Drives are not included with the unit
$282.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:10 PST - Details
UGREENSpec score 7.8

2 Bays, 4GB, 1GbE, Diskless

+Two drive bays for a basic storage setup
+Media features for photo and video libraries
+Docker support for running extra apps
−Diskless, drives must be bought separately
−Only 4 GB RAM
$239.99-11%List: $269.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:09 PST - Details
TerraMasterSpec score 7.4

4 Bays, ARM, 2GB, Diskless

+4 bays: only 3 of 20 here have more bays
−2GB memory: 8 of the 13 here have a higher memory
$299.99
as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details

Compare specs

NAS deviceBaysMemoryDrivesSpec scorePrice
24GBDiskless7.4$299.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:09 PST - Details
22GBDiskless7.2$239.00
as of 11/04/2026 21:07 PST - Details
4Disklessn/a$219.00
as of 11/04/2026 10:08 PST - Details
2Disklessn/a$209.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:09 PST - Details
24GBDiskless7.8$239.06
as of 11/04/2026 21:08 PST - Details
2Disklessn/a$285.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:09 PST - Details
616GBDiskless9.0$299.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:06 PST - Details
48GBDiskless8.6$290.00
as of 11/04/2026 09:07 PST - Details
2Diskless8.0$269.99
as of 11/04/2026 21:07 PST - Details
24GBDiskless7.4$299.00
as of 11/04/2026 10:09 PST - Details

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