The NASync iDX6011 Pro takes things to another level and Ugreen is surpassing all the legacy NAS makers in terms of hardware features, yet manages to stay competitive price wise. In all fairness, neither QNAP nor Synology has something that compares directly in terms of hardware and/or features, but QNAP's TVS-h674T comes the closest, is built around an older Intel platform, lacks 10 Gbps Ethernet, and only comes with half as much RAM as standard, yet retails for only US$100 less at MSRP. However, we do have to question who the iDX6011 Pro is for, as Ugreen threw in the kitchen sink and then some, when it comes to features.

All the extra processing power on offer by the NASync iDX6011 Pro is appealing, but with its marketing targeting being some kind of local AI use cases, it still doesn't quite pack the punch that we think that those that want to run their own AI lab at home are going to be content with. Yes, you can connect an external graphics card if you have the right hardware, but a graphics card dock is at least another US$100, plus the cost of a power supply. This makes the marketing message a bit flawed, even more so, since a lot of things seem to be unfinished at this point in time, plus the fact that it requires a lot of configuration before it might work.

As a business NAS, Ugreen is lacking software features compared to QNAP and Synology, and we're not sure if a lot of companies would trust a new player in the industry either. That said, it doesn't mean that there isn't a market for the NASync iDX6011 Pro and judging by the interest online, there seems to be a lot of consumers that are looking to get a seriously powerful NAS for their home usage. With space for six hard drives and up to 192 TB of hard drive space, plus support for two additional NVMe SSDs of up to 8 TB each, you could technically never run out of space if you're a digital hoarder and have deep pockets.

Sadly some of the features such as Thunderbolt networking didn't seem to work as expected, and the headlining AI features were hit-and-miss, even more so in our case where we had to start over with the OS install, as something went wrong during the initial setup of the AI features. Even after that, some things didn't work for us, but we can only assume this is due to the early stage of the software. Ugreen clearly need to put some polish on the software side, even if things have come a long way since the NASync DXP4800 Plus review. UGOS has improved a lot over the past couple of years and despite some minor issues here and there, it's a pretty slick NAS OS that is easy to use, even if there's something of a learning curve if you come from a different NAS OS. Looking at the Ugreen community forums, we've also seen a lot of complaints about missing features or how Ugreen has implemented certain features, and the comparison with how other NAS makers are doing things.

The performance of the NASync iDX6011 Pro is where it's clear that this is a NAS built for those that don't accept compromises, with a current gen H-series Intel CPU. It still allows for a fairly cool and quiet running NAS though, with the massive heatpipes helping to keep things cool. At no point during our testing were we disturbed by the noise from the NAS, which is quite surprising all things considered. That doesn't mean it doesn't get noisy if you turn the fans on at full tilt, as then it feels like being in a server room. Some will also complain about the lack of ECC memory support at this price point, but that's a CPU limitation, just like on many other NAS devices on the market. You do get 64 GB of LPDDR5x memory as part of the package though, which should be enough for most consumers and smaller businesses at the very least.

It's really hard to sum up the NASync iDX6011 Pro, but if you're looking for a NAS that offers a lot of processing performance, potentially hundreds of terabytes of local storage, and has more connectivity options than you can shake a stick at, then this one might be for you. One last problem is the pricing, as those having placed a pre-order by depositing US$30 with Ugreen, will get the iDX6011 Pro for US$1559, whereas the super early bird pricing on Kickstarter is US$1819 followed by an MSRP of US$2599. That's a pretty big spread in terms of pricing and Ugreen has limited the shipping countries on top of everything, which doesn't even include all EU nations—despite most of the EU being included—but at least this time it's not limited to just the US and Germany. Ugreen is expecting to start shipping units to its Kickstarter backers at some point in May, which for a crowdfunding campaign is a very short time to wait.

The NASync iDX6011 Pro is without a doubt an impressive piece of hardware, especially from a relatively new player in the NAS market, but taking into account that we once again are looking at an incomplete product that seems to be a little bit lost in terms of what it wants to be, we can't recommend it outright. However, this is very much a halo product that should make all your friends green with envy, at least if they understand anything about a NAS. In one way it's utterly and total overkill, but in another, it shows what a high-end modern NAS could be. Ugreen's competitors really should take notice now—if they didn't two years ago—as if Ugreen can keep working on the software side of things and improve there, they could soon be the go to NAS brand.