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UGREEN, the known maker of peripheral accessories behind the brand-new NAS server lineup represented by the UGREEN NASync DXP6800 Pro, today showed its attention to double down on network storage.
At CES 2025, the company introduced a new lineup of NAS servers, the AI-powered NASync iDX series, including the iDX6011 and iDX6011 Pro.
UGREEN NASync iDX series: Powerful server with integrated AI
As the name suggests, and from the designs, these are 6-bay servers that can house up to six standard hard drives or SATA SSDs to house up to 160TB of storage. If that’s not enough, there are plenty of high-speed peripheral ports to host external storage devices.
The actual specs of the two are not yet finalized, but both are slated to be powerful servers running on Intel Core Ultra Processors with 32GB of RAM.
Additionally, they both have two M.2 slots to host two NVMe SSDs for ultra-fast storage or catching and a PCIe add-on slot. UGREEN says that coupled with the two 10GbE ports setup in link aggregation, the new servers can deliver up to 2500MB/s of network data speeds.
The table below shows the specs of UGREEN’s two new servers compared with the previous DXP6800 Pro.
UGREEN NASync iDX series: Hardware specifications
| UGREEN NASync iDX6011 | UGREEN NASync iDX6011 Pro | UGREEN NASync DXP6800 Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | |
| Series | AI-Powered NASync (iDX) | Desktop NASync (DXP) | |
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra Processors | Intel Core i5-1235U Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz, with IPU | |
| System Memory | 32GB | 8GB DDR5 | |
| Max Memory | 64GB via two RAM slots (32GB x 2) | ||
| Built-in Storage | TBD | 128GB SSD | |
| Dimensions | TBD | 16.5 x 14 x 10.75 in (41.91 x 35.56 x 27.31 cm) | |
| Weight (diskless) | TBD | 17.81 lbs (8.07 kg) | |
| Drive Bays | 6 | ||
| Expansion Support | No | ||
| Drive Interface | SATA 6Gbps; Hot-swappable | ||
| Maximum Raw Capacity | 160TB | 152TB (6x 24TB HDDs + 2x 4TB NVMe SSDs) | |
| Built-in M.2 Slots | Two (storage or cache) | ||
| RAID Types | Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10 | ||
| Ports / Interfaces | 2x RJ-45 10GbE LAN, 2x Thunderbolt 4, 2x USB 3.2, 2x USB 2.0, 1x HDMI 8K, 1x SD 4.0 slot, | ||
| PCIe Expansion | 1x PCIe Gen4x4 | ||
| Add-in Card Support (not included) | Standard PCIe cards | ||
| Operating System | UGOS Pro | ||
| File System | Btrfs, ext4 | ||
| Power Input | 110V-240V | ||
| Power Consumption (per 24 hours) | TBD | TBD | ≈ 785 Wh (real-world measured) |
| Release Date | March 2025 | September 2024 | |
| MSRP (Diskless) | TBD | TBD | $1199.99 |
| Warranty | 3 years | ||
UGREEN NASync iDX series: Smart image search and more
UGREEN says the two new servers feature “integrated Large Language Models (LLMs) to deliver, among other things, “advanced natural language processing and AI-driven chat capabilities.”
As a result, they can handle image recognition, including faces, animals, objects, actions, scenes, and text. Users can search for photos by using keywords or natural language that describe the content of the images. There’s also a way to train the system to make the search function even more intelligent.
Like the previous DXP series, UGREEN’s new NASycn IDX series is slated to run on its UGOS Pro Linux-based operating system. Consequently, the servers can do much more than store and manage photos.
Pricing and availability
UGREEN says the new AI-powered NASync iDX 6011 and iDX 6011 Pro will be available in March, with pricing to be announced then.
Check back to see how at least one of them pans out in real-world hands-on testing.
UGREEN’s new NASync iDX series looks promising with AI-powered features and impressive hardware. The ability to search photos using natural language is a game changer. With 160TB storage capacity, high-speed data transfer, and versatile connectivity, these servers are definitely ones to watch for home or business use.
Something similar in 2 bay version?
We’ll know by March, I assume.
Although I rely on iCloud and dropbox rather than a sinology NAS I’ve looked at the latter several times. According to the “received wisdom” it’s the range of applications that make Synology numero uno. I wonder whether AI can change that.
I’d never rely on iCloud or any third party for my personal data when that can be avoided, David, AI or not.