UniFi UNAS - 1 Year Later - Should Synology and QNAP Be Worried?

UniFi UNAS Pro 8 Original Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOOFqhf4S8k All the News UniFi NAS Systems: - UniFi UNAS 2 ($199) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-2?a_aid=nascompares - UniFi UNAS Pro 8 ($799) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-pro-8?a_aid=nascompares - UniFi UNAS 4 ($379) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-4?a_aid=nascompares - UniFi UNAS Pro 4 ($499) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-pro-4?a_aid=nascompares - Original UNAS Pro 7-Bay ($499) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-pro?a_aid=nascompares UniFi UNAS Pro 8 Written Review - https://nascompares.com/2025/09/18/unifi-unas-pro-8-review/ - UniFi UNAS M.2 NVMe Adapter ($19.99) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/uacc-ssd-tray?a_aid=nascompares UniFi UNAS - 1 Year Later. Should You Buy Now? https://nascompares.com/guide/unifi-unas-1-year-later-should-you-buy-now/ UniFi UNAS 2 Review https://youtu.be/1jcQaWI5C_g UniFi UNAS Pro 8 Review https://youtu.be/UOOFqhf4S8k UniFi UNAS Pro, 6 Months Later (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZMJoQBNV3U The $199 UniFi USB4/TB4 to 10GbE Adapter - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/uacc-adapter-rj45-usbc-10ge?a_aid=nascompares UniFi UNAS Pro - 6 MONTHS LATER https://nascompares.com/guide/unifi-unas-pro-6-months-later/ UniFi UNAS Pro - 3 MONTHS LATER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TOX1NIVQyQ The UniFi UNAS Pro NAS Review https://nascompares.com/review/the-unifi-unas-pro-nas-review/ Video Chapters 00:00 UniFi UNAS one year later 00:28 Overview of UniFi NAS lineup growth 00:53 New models from entry to Pro 8 01:16 Breakdown of hardware specs and pricing 01:37 Three-part structure – additions, omissions, and future 01:56 New RAID options and improvements 02:19 Snapshot and rollback functionality 02:37 Multiple storage pools support 03:00 Clustered RAID pool explanation 03:20 Mixed drive and hybrid setup limitations 03:37 M.2 NVMe caching added 03:59 Encryption and shared drive updates 04:18 Admin control and permission improvements 04:38 Fan control finally added 05:11 USB connectivity and backup targets 05:30 2.5GbE limitations on small models 05:56 UI and latency improvements 06:22 SMB and NFS performance updates 06:47 General progress and maturity after one year 07:14 Missing features section introduction 07:32 Lack of iSCSI and why it matters 08:16 No RAID 0 option for performance users 08:43 Missing native client app discussion 09:16 Comparison with Synology Drive and Qsync 09:37 Need for native sync and pinning tools 09:54 M.2 caching limitations and tray issue 10:14 Lack of NVMe storage pool support 10:44 User frustration with M.2 use 11:03 Hardware and CPU constraints 11:28 Containerization and app limitations 12:10 No Plex, Jellyfin, or Docker integration 12:27 Lack of UniFi Protect app on NAS 12:54 Missed opportunity for surveillance support 13:14 Why Protect integration could help UniFi 13:46 ZFS support still missing 14:07 ARM limitations and performance reasoning 14:38 ZFS confirmed for future ENAS system 14:58 Potential trickle-down to UNAS models 15:34 Discussion of expansion possibilities 16:05 No current expansion options 16:41 Theory – possible network-based expansions 17:06 Why 10GbE might enable clustering 17:21 Comparisons with Synology and QNAP approaches 17:51 Possible cluster or HA-based scaling 18:19 Future expandability speculation 18:35 PCIe limitations and network-only upgrades 18:59 Verdict – improved hardware value 19:25 Overall summary and pricing highlights 19:47 Call for user feedback and discussion 20:09 Affiliate and support reminder 20:26 Outro – final thoughts and thanks Synology vs UniFi UNAS Pro - https://youtu.be/iTbSuDgEPM8 UniFi UNAS Pro, PROS and CONS - https://youtu.be/_07W7NKxEno UniFi UNAS Pro VS QNAP NAS - https://youtu.be/D8CpPW_m7EQ UniFi UNAS Pro NAS - BIG REVIEW https://youtu.be/rbq2so5S-zI UniFi UNAS Pro. COMPLETE SETUP GUIDE https://youtu.be/x7k-eUeQl7U The PROs and CONs of UniFi Networking (in 2024) https://nascompares.com/2024/06/24/the-pros-and-cons-of-unifi-networking-in-2024/ Thinking of buying a product mentioned in today's video? If this video has helped you make that decision, you can find the things I mention using the links here and we will get a small % profit of whatever you buy, which goes directly back to NASCompares and allows me and Eddie to keep doing what we do here on YouTube and the Blog. Alternatively, head straight to Amazon here - https://amzn.to/3TjM0kj Official UniFi 5Port 10GbE Switch Page - https://ca.store.ui.com/ca/en/collections/unifi-switching-utility-10-gbps-ethernet Reddit Discussion - https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1b40dcx/unifi_nas_professional_user_manual_ht_mutable/?share_id=uhgsiCP24w8Ziy3EBCuW4&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1