I'm using my TVS-682 as a NAS + small server and VM host. Like many "all in one" solutions it doesn't do any one thing at a best in class level, but overall it does do most everything I've found so far pretty solidly.
It currently supports the standard NAS file sharing functions, but also runs Plex, 6 security cameras and 3 VMs. To support this I did upgrade the RAM to 24GB by dropping in 2-8GB DIMMs. When doing that make sure you get the right ones as the 682 runs low voltage RAM. Everything I have setup so far works generally as advertised including SSD caching, port trunking/link aggregation, though some things are clunkier or more difficult than others to setup (more on that later). I've been building my own PCs for 25+ years and found the build quality both inside and outside to be pretty solid, the drive trays are a little lightly built but how often do you (hopefully) actually swap a drive?
I've spent the most time with Surveillance Station where I have installed 6 IP cameras, a mixture of Reolink and Amcrest recording 24x7 and keeping the video for 1 - 4 days depending on the camera. I punched a HDMI cable through the wall from where the NAS is to a wall mounted monitor in another room so someone walking to the front door can stick their head in and see the cameras. Using the HDMI out to support this worked very well and the ability of the Qremote app to mimic a mouse & keyboard means while clunky I don't need them hooked up for minor changes, useful as my NAS is in a enclosed rack cage on a shelf in a hard to work in area.
I run the Plex server natively under QTS but I run a Windows Pro VM for transcoding ripped media and doing small scale dev and tinkering work safely using the snapshot ability. The NAS does very well at transcoding in to H.264/5. I also run two small Linux VMs for various home automation, IOT and network diagnostic tools. Next up is exploring Docker capabilities.
The area I will knock the device on hardest is inconsistency in the software. There is a tremendous amount of functionality built into this thing and QTS is rapidly evolving. A consequence of that is inconsistent/confusing UI design, terminology and documentation levels. I even found areas where some error messages were in Chinese. :-) Some things can be tedious to setup whether doing it at the command prompt or in the webUI. The mobile apps are solid and function but lack many secondary features compared to their full web-UI or thick client counterparts. I have experienced some stability issues with the Vmobile app for remotely using the security system, but it restarts and connects quickly so I can handle the occasional crash.
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