Compatible hard drives for QNAP TS-433eU

196 drives are on QNAP's official compatibility list for the TS-433eU, up to 32TB listed. Read from qnap.com, list refreshed 2026-11-03.

4-bay

ARM 4-core Cortex-A55 2.0GHz processor · 4 GB on board (non-expandable) 1 · max 4 GB on board (non-expandable)

QNAP
CPUARM 4-core Cortex-A55 2.0GHz processor
Architecture64-bit ARM
Memory (as shipped)4 GB on board (non-expandable) 1
Maximum memory4 GB on board (non-expandable)
Drive bays4x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s
196
Listed drives
81
NAS line
105
Enterprise line
10
SSD & surveillance

This vendor publishes its compatibility list as an advisory tested matrix — drives not on it are not firmware-blocked. Treat the list as a quality signal; off-list drives work but fall outside the tested pairing.

Capacity range on the official list

32TB (2) 30TB (2) 28TB (2) 26TB (1) 24TB (4) 22TB (3) 20TB (10) 20TB & below (172)

Where to start on the TS-433eU

For a home or small-office workload, the NAS lines below balance sustained writes and RAID-rebuild tolerance. Enterprise speed is only worth paying for in full-bay builds:

Full TS-433eU compatibility list

Grouped by part number; Max shows the largest capacity QNAP lists. Filter by brand, line or capacity:

DriveBrandSeriesLineTypeMax listed
ST32000NM004K Seagate EXOS TM Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 32 TB
ST32000NT000 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 32 TB
ST30000NM004K Seagate EXOS TM Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 30 TB
ST30000NT011 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 30 TB
ST28000NM003K Seagate EXOS TM Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 28 TB
ST28000NT000 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 28 TB
WD260PURP Western Digital Surveillance Purple Pro Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 26 TB
MN11ACA24T(HDWG82E*ZSVB) Toshiba MN11 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
ST24000NM001K Seagate EXOS TM Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s 24 TB
ST24000NM002H Seagate EXOS X24 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
ST24000NT031 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 24 TB
MN11ACA22T(HDWG82C*ZSTB) Toshiba MN11 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 22 TB
ST22000NM001E Seagate EXOS X22 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 22 TB
WD221KFGX-68B9KN0 Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 22 TB
HDEB00SGEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDEB00TGEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
MG10ACA20TA Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
MG10ACA20TE Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
MN10ACA20T Toshiba MN10 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
MN11ACA20T(HDWG82A*ZSTB) Toshiba MN11 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
ST20000NE000-3G5101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
ST20000NM004E Seagate EXOS X22 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
ST20000NT001-3LT101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
WD201KFGX-68BKJN0 Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 20 TB
HDEB00UGEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
HDEB00VGEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
HDEPZ10GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
HDEPZ20GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
MG09ACA18TA Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
MG09ACA18TE Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
MG10ACA18TA Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
MG10ACA18TE Toshiba MG10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
MN11ACA18T(HDWG81J*ZSTB) Toshiba MN11 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
ST18000NE000-3G6101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
ST18000NM000J Seagate EXOS x18 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
ST18000VN000-3J3101 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
WD181KFGX-68AFPN0 Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 18 TB
HDEPZ11GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
HDEPZ21GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
MG09ACA16TA Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
MG09ACA16TE Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
MN11ACA16T(HDWG81G*ZSTB) Toshiba MN11 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
ST16000NM000J Seagate EXOS x18 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
ST16000VN001-2RV103 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
ST16000VN003 Seagate NAS NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
WD161KFGX-68AFPN0 Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 16 TB
HDEPZ12GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
HDEPZ22GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
MG09ACA14TA Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
MG09ACA14TE Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
MN11ACA14T(HDWG81E*ZSTB) Toshiba MN11 NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
ST14000NM000J Seagate EXOS x18 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
ST14000VN0008-2KU103 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
WD140EFFX-68VBXN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
WD140EFGX-68B0GN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 14 TB
HDEPZ13GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HDEPZ23GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HUH721212ALE600 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC520 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HUH721212ALE601 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC520 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HUH721212ALE604 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC520 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HUH721212ALN600 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC520 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HUH721212ALN601 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC520 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HUH721212ALN604 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC520 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
MG09ACA12TA Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
MG09ACA12TE Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000NM000J Seagate EXOS x18 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
ST12000VN0008-2PH103 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
WD120EFBX-68B0EN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
WD120EFGX-68CPHN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s 12 TB
WD121KFBX-68EF5N0 Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
WD121VRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 12 TB
HDEPZ14GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HDEPZ24GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HDWG71A* (MN10ADA*) Toshiba N300/N300 Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
MG09ACA10TA Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
MG09ACA10TE Toshiba MG09 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NE000-3AP101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NM017B-2TL103 Seagate EXOS 7E10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NM018G-3CD103 Seagate EXOS x18 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000NT001-3LY101 Seagate IronWolf Pro Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000VE001-3BX101 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK AI Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000VN000-3AK101 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
ST10000VN0008-2PJ103 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WD100EFGX-68CPLN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s 10 TB
WD101EFAX-68LDBN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WD101EFBX-68B0AN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WD102KFBX Western Digital Red Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WD102KRYZ Western Digital Surveillance Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WD102VRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WUS721010ALE6L1 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC330 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
WUS721010ALE6L4 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC330 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 10 TB
HDEJX14GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDEJX24GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDWG780* (MN10ADA*) Toshiba N300/N300 Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HUS728T8TALE6L1 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC320 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HUS728T8TALE6L4 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC320 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
MG08ADA800A Toshiba MG08-D Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
MG08ADA800E Toshiba MG08-D Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
MG08ADA800EY Toshiba MG08-D Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE001 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE001-3CT101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NE0021 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NM000A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NM017B-2TJ103 Seagate EXOS 7E10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000NT001-3LZ101 Seagate IronWolf Pro Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VE001-3AU101 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK AI Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VE001-3CC101 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK AI Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VN002-2ZM188 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VN004-3CP101 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VN007-3JG188 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
ST8000VX010 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD8004FRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD8004VRYZ Western Digital Surveillance Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD80EFAX-68KNBN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD80EFPX Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD80EFZX-68B3CN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
WD80EFZZ-68BTXN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 8 TB
HDEJX11GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDEJX21GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDWG760* (MN10ADA*) Toshiba N300/N300 Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HUS726T6TALE6L1 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC310 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HUS726T6TALE6L4 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC310 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
MG08ADA600A Toshiba MG08-D Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
MG08ADA600E Toshiba MG08-D Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
MG08ADA600EY Toshiba MG08-D Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE000-3CS101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NE0021 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NM002A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NM019B-2TG103 Seagate EXOS 7E10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NM021A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000NT001-3M1101 Seagate IronWolf Pro Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN001 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN006-2ZM186 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VN007​-3JG186 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
ST6000VX009 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD6003FRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD6003VRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD60EFAX Western Digital Red NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD60EFPX-68C5ZN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
WD60EFZX-68B3FN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 6 TB
HDEJX02GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDEJX12GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDEJX22GEA51 Toshiba MG Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HDWG740* (MN10ADA*) Toshiba N300/N300 Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HUS726T4TALA6L4 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC310 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HUS726T4TALE6L1 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC310 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
HUS726T4TALE6L4 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC310 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MG08ADA400A Toshiba MG08 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MG08ADA400E Toshiba MG08 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
MG08ADA400N Toshiba MG08 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NE001-3CR101 Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NM000A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NM002A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NM024B-2TF103 Seagate EXOS 7E10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000NT001-3M2101 Seagate IronWolf Pro Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000VN006-3CW104 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000VN013​-3JF104 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST4000VX016 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4003FRYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD4003VRYZ Western Digital Surveillance Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD40EFAX Western Digital Red NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD40EFPX-68C6CN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
WD40EFZZ Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 4 TB
ST3000NM000A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VN006-3CW10G Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VN011​-3JF10G Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
ST3000VX015 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
WD30EFAX Western Digital Red NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
WD30EFPX-68C6CN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
WD30EFZX-68AWUN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 3 TB
HUS722T2TALA604 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HA210 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NM000A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NM001A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NM017B-2TD103 Seagate EXOS 7E10 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000NT001-3M3101 Seagate IronWolf Pro Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VN003-3CW102 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VN009​-3JF102 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
ST2000VX017 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2005FBYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD2005VBYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD20EFAX Western Digital Red NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD20EFPX-68C4TN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
WD20EFZX-68AWUN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 2 TB
HUS722T1TALA604 Western Digital Ultrastar DC HA210 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000NM000A Seagate Exos 7E8 Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000VN002 Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000VN008-3CW10C Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000VN009​-3JF10C Seagate IronWolf NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
ST1000VX013 Seagate Surveillance SKYHAWK Surveillance SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD1005FBYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD1005VBYZ Western Digital Gold Enterprise SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD10EFPX-68C4TN0 Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB
WD10EFRX (Red NASware 3.0) Western Digital Red Plus NAS SATA 6Gb/s (SATA III) 1 TB

Going big on the TS-433eU?

At the top of the capacity range only enterprise lines are listed. They are built for sustained 7200RPM writes and 24/7 RAID duty — the right choice for a full-bay build:

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