Qnap TS-1655-8G-US 16-bay rackmount NAS

16-bay rackmount storage for business IT

The Qnap TS-1655-8G-US is a 2U rackmount NAS designed for diversified business IT environments. It delivers high-capacity hybrid storage with twelve 3.5 inch SATA drive bays for HDDs and four 2.5 inch SATA drive bays for SSDs. An 8-core Intel processor powers demanding workloads such as virtualization, backup, and cross-team file collaboration. Qnap plans availability and support for this model up to 2030.

Suits multi-site deployments needing long-term

This system fits organizations that require matching NAS units deployed across multiple locations over several years. The hybrid bay layout supports both capacity-focused HDDs and performance-focused SSDs in one chassis. Buyers who need more than 16 drive bays in a single appliance or who require 10GbE or 25GbE network speeds as standard equipment should evaluate other platforms.

Dual 2.5GbE ports and three PCIe expansion slots

The onboard network provides two 2.5GbE connections for accelerated file access and backup tasks. Three PCIe slots allow adding 5GbE or 10GbE adapters, additional M.2 NVMe cards, or a Coral M.2 accelerator for AI image recognition. If the existing network infrastructure cannot use 2.5GbE uplinks and no PCIe cards are planned, the core connectivity advantage goes unused.