Ugreen NASync DXP8800 Ultra Goes on Sale as a Faster, Pricier Flagship NAS

TechRadar describes the Ultra as a changed engine rather than a new car. The enclosure measures the same 365 x 258 x 189mm and carries over eight SATA bays and two M.2 slots. Filled with 32TB hard drives and 8TB SSDs, the review says, it can offer up to 272TB in a single box. Dual 10GbE LAN ports, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, an 8K-capable HDMI output and a PCIe Gen 4 slot are unchanged. Power consumption is also unchanged at 70.39W with drives active and 28.99W in hibernation, figures Ugreen quotes for both models.

Availability differs from the Plus. The Ultra needs no Kickstarter campaign and has been on sale since September 2026 direct from Ugreen and through online retailers including Amazon and Newegg, according to TechRadar. It was not stocked in the UK at the time of writing, though the review says that could change soon. The Plus launched at an MSRP of $1,499.99, and Kickstarter backers paid as little as $974. It currently sells for $1,207.99, making the Ultra $570 more expensive for a machine with the same number of bays and ports. In Europe, the Ultra’s €1,779.99 price is about 11% higher than the dollar price at current exchange rates, or close to the equivalent of $2,000.

TechRadar says the extra money buys a newer processor with a higher clock speed, slightly stronger integrated graphics and room for 96GB of memory instead of 64GB. That memory ceiling has practical limits. When the review covered the Plus, a 32GB module cost about $90. In 2026, DDR5 is far more expensive, and a 32GB kit of two 16GB modules costs at least $320 even from a lesser-known brand. Filling the Ultra to its limit would cost almost as much as the NAS itself. The Ultra also lacks ECC memory support, and UGOS Pro still lacks Hybrid RAID technology, according to the review.

Against competitors, TechRadar sees the Ultra as strong value. It says the Synology DS1823xs+ cost $1,800 when it reviewed the Plus, for much less processing power and no Thunderbolt. The Ultra costs about the same today, has Thunderbolt 4 and a newer processor, and offers the potential for triple the memory. Synology has largely abandoned the prosumer and small-business sectors, so the review does not expect a revised design soon. Against Ugreen’s own Plus model, however, the Ultra is much harder to justify.

TechRadar’s verdict is that Ugreen has changed the engine, not the car. The Ultra is quicker and better equipped for the long haul, but the Plus still does almost everything it does for far less money. The review recommends buying the Ultra only if the buyer will use the extra headroom, or if RAM comes down in price. It gives the product a value score of 3.5 out of 5. The same UGOS Pro operating system runs the rest of the range; it has grown since the Plus arrived but remains a work in progress, the review says. The DXP8800 Plus was a solid platform and should have been included among TechRadar’s best NAS devices, the review adds, making the Ultra a possible candidate too.