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LATEST PRICE LIST

DS423	359.99 GBP	399.99 USD
DVA1622	754.07 GBP

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS	CPU	Cores	Threads	Speed (GHz)	Docker/VM	Score	ECC
DS423	Realtek RTD1619B	4	4	1.7	Docker	700	NO /2 GB DDR4 non-ECC
DVA1622	Intel Celeron J4125	4	4	2 (MAX:2.7)	Docker/VM	2982	NO /6 GB DDR4

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS	GPU	Base_GHz/Max	Codec	FPS	Transcoding	Plex
DS423	Mali-G51 GPU	/	H.264, H.265	60	2160
DVA1622	Intel® UHD Graphics 600	250/750	H.264	60	2160	2160p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS	BAYS	Bandwidth	HDD storage	expansion	Drive mixing	File System
DS423	4 HDD	2Gbit (2 ports combined)	88TB		✓	EXT4 BTRFS
DVA1622	2 HDD	1Gbit (1 ports combined)	44TB		✓	EXT4 BTRFS

*All NAS support multiple RAID/ volume groups, if you want to mix different size drive on non supported model.

BEST FOR BACKUP

NAS	Level	HA	AI	Google	Microsoft	encryption
DS423	folder		face			/folder
DVA1622	folder		face+object			/folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS	MAX LAN speed	Ports	transcoding	PCIe	NVMe
DS423	1Gbit		✓
DVA1622	1Gbit		✓

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS	HDMI	QVM	transcoding	AI
DS423			✓
DVA1622	yes		✓	✓

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS	Virtual switch	Docker/VM	HDMI	S/PDIF / AUX
DS423		Docker
DVA1622		Docker/VM	yes

LATEST VIDEOS RELATED

AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand	Model	TW	USA	UK	Released
Synology	DS423	•	•	•	2023-03
Synology	DVA1622	•	•	•	2022-05

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 10/10

HARDWARE - 8/10

PERFORMANCE - 8/10

PRICE - 9/10

VALUE - 9/10

8.8

PROS

👍🏻Runs BOTH Surveillance Station + DSM
👍🏻All the DVA Task for fraction of DVA3221 Price
👍🏻Supports Local KVM Standalone Access
👍🏻8 Camera Licenses Included
👍🏻No HDD Compatibility Limits
👍🏻Run VERY Quietly
👍🏻MASSIVE IP Camera Support List
👍🏻Easily the \'BEST\' Synology 2-Bay
👍🏻Surveillance Station 9.1 Is Still BRILLIANT

CONS

👎🏻Cannot be Expanded
👎🏻6GB Default/Max Memory is Weird
👎🏻CPU is a little old
👎🏻No M.2 NVMe SSD Support
👎🏻Only 2x AI Tasks at once
👎🏻Only 1x Network Port (no failover)

LATEST PRICE LIST

DS423	359.99 GBP	399.99 USD
DVA1622	754.07 GBP

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