How to choose a 24-bay NAS in 2026
12 NAS models across 2 vendors ship with 24 drive bays. The table below lists every one of them with its official drive-list depth — read each model page for the vendor's own tested drives.
All 24-bay models, ranked by official drive-list depth
CPU/RAM shown where the vendor publishes them (Synology/QNAP specs); "drives listed" = rows on the vendor's own compatibility tool.
| Model | Vendor | CPU | RAM | Drives listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QNAP TS-h2477XU-RP | QNAP | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-core/16-thread processor, burst up to 4.4 GHz | 32 GB UDIMM DDR4 | 383 |
| QNAP TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP R2 | QNAP | — | — | 302 |
| QNAP TS-h2483XU-RP | QNAP | Intel Xeon E E-2136 6-core / 12-thread processor | 128 GB UDIMM DDR4 ECC | 297 |
| QNAP TS-EC2480U | QNAP | — | — | 287 |
| QNAP TS-EC2480U R2 | QNAP | — | — | 287 |
| QNAP TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP | QNAP | — | — | 271 |
| QNAP TS-2483XU-RP | QNAP | Intel Xeon E E-2136 6-core / 12-thread processor | 16 GB UDIMM DDR4 ECC | 253 |
| QNAP TS-2477XU-RP | QNAP | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 8-core/16-thread processor, burst up to 4.1 GHz | 16 GB UDIMM DDR4 | 247 |
| QNAP TL-R2400PES-RP | QNAP | — | — | 228 |
| QNAP TVS-2472XU-RP | QNAP | Intel Core i5-8500 6-core 3.0 GHz Processor, Max turbo to 4.1 GHz. | 8 GB UDIMM DDR4 | 200 |
| TerraMaster U24 | TerraMaster | — | — | 172 |
| QNAP TS-h2477AXU-RP | QNAP | AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 7000 series 8-core/16-thread processor, burst up to 5.3 GHz 1 | 32 GB UDIMM DDR5 | 113 |
Drives the most 24-bay machines share
Cross-checked against every 24-bay model's official list on this site — the safest part numbers when you're not sure which box you'll end up with:
| Drive | Brand | Series | Listed on | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST16000NM001G | Seagate | Enterprise | 11 of 12 models | price |
| ST14000NM001G | Seagate | EXOS x16 | 11 of 12 models | price |
| MG05ACA800E | Toshiba | MG05ACA**** | 10 of 12 models | price |
| ST6000NM021A | Seagate | Exos 7E8 | 10 of 12 models | price |
| ST8000NM0206 | Seagate | Exos X10 | 10 of 12 models | price |
| ST10000NM0086 | Seagate | Exos X10 | 10 of 12 models | price |
| ST6000VN0033 | Seagate | Surveillance | 10 of 12 models | price |
| ST4000NE0025 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | 10 of 12 models | price |
| ST6000NE0023 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | 10 of 12 models | price |
| ST12000NE0007 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | 10 of 12 models | price |
| ST8000NM000A | Seagate | Exos 7E8 | 10 of 12 models | price |
| ST8000NE001 | Seagate | IronWolf Pro | 10 of 12 models | price |