GENERAL NAS FEATURE COMPARISON
NAS | Plex (local 4K) | Plex HD (remote) | Plex 4K (remote) | BACKUP (MS/GOOGLE OFFICE) | BACKUP (BAREBONE) | PHOTOS (OBJECT AI) | VIDEO EDITING (4K) | VIDEO EDITING (8K) | DOCKER | VIRTUAL MACHINES | PC MODE (QVM) | 2.5GbE | 10GbE | 25GbE | Thunderbolt | NVMe | Pcie | Expansion | HDMI | Drive Mixing |
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DS224+ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ||||||||||
DS124 | - | - | - | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
DS223j | - | - | - | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
DS423 | - | - | - | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
DS423+ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
DS1823xs+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
DS723+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
DS923+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
DVA1622 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ||||||||||
DS2422+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
DS3622xs+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
DS1821+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
DVA3221 | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
DS1621+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
DS620slim | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | |||||||||||
DS120j | ✓ | - | - |
LATEST PRICE LIST
DS224+ | 490 GBP | 296.99 USD |
DS124 | 139.97 GBP | 224.98 USD |
DS223j | 210.14 GBP | 189.99 USD |
DS423 | 774.44 GBP | 551.58 USD |
DS423+ | 774.44 GBP | 551.58 USD |
DS1823xs+ | 1759.99 GBP | 1799.99 USD |
DS723+ | 476.96 GBP | 792.98 USD |
DS923+ | 577.99 GBP | 72.55 USD |
DVA1622 | 830 GBP | 692.77 USD |
DS2422+ | 383.99 GBP | 2329.49 USD |
DS3622xs+ | 383.99 GBP | 2999.99 USD |
DS1821+ | 969.97 GBP | 1306.33 USD |
DVA3221 | 5500 GBP | 2349.06 USD |
DS1621+ | 998.4 GBP | 948.83 USD |
DS620slim | 800 GBP | 440.72 USD |
DS120j | 99.97 GBP | 193.28 USD |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
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DS224+ | Intel Celeron J4125 | 4 | 4 | 2 (MAX:2.7) | Docker/VM | 2982 | NO /2 GB DDR4 non-ECC |
DS124 | Realtek RTD1619B | 4 | 4 | 1.7 | Docker | 700 | NO /1 GB DDR4 non-ECC |
DS223j | Realtek RTD1619B | 4 | 4 | 1.7 | Docker | 700 | NO /1 GB DDR4 non-ECC |
DS423 | Realtek RTD1619B | 4 | 4 | 1.7 | Docker | 700 | NO /2 GB DDR4 non-ECC |
DS423+ | Intel Celeron J4125 | 4 | 4 | 2 (MAX:2.7) | Docker/VM | 2982 | NO /2 GB DDR4 non-ECC |
DS1823xs+ | AMD Ryzen V1780B | 4 | 8 | 3.35 | Docker/VM | 8216 | ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
DS723+ | AMD Ryzen R1600 | 2 | 4 | 2.6 (MAX:3.1) | Docker/VM | 3147 | ECC /2 GB DDR4 ECC |
DS923+ | AMD Ryzen R1600 | 2 | 4 | 2.6 (MAX:3.1) | Docker/VM | 3147 | ECC /4 GB DDR4 ECC |
DVA1622 | Intel Celeron J4125 | 4 | 4 | 2 (MAX:2.7) | Docker/VM | 2982 | NO /6 GB DDR4 |
DS2422+ | AMD Ryzen V1500B | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | ECC /4 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
DS3622xs+ | Intel Xeon D-1531 | 6 | 12 | 2.2 (MAX:2.7) | Docker/VM | 7483 | ECC /16 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
DS1821+ | AMD Ryzen V1500B | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | ECC /4 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
DVA3221 | Intel Atom C3538 | 4 | 4 | 2.1 | Docker/VM | 1960 | NO /8 GB DDR4 |
DS1621+ | AMD Ryzen V1500B | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | ECC /4 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
DS620slim | Intel Celeron J3355 | 2 | 2 | 2 (MAX:2.5) | Docker/VM | 1183 | NO /2 GB DDR3L non-ECC |
DS120j | Marvell Armada 3700 88F3720 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 300 | NO /512 MB DDR3L non-ECC |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS224+ | Intel® UHD Graphics 600 | 250/750 | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 2160p |
DS124 | Mali-G51 GPU | / | H.264, H.265 | 60 | 2160 | |
DS223j | Mali-G51 GPU | / | H.264, H.265 | 60 | 2160 | |
DS423 | Mali-G51 GPU | / | H.264, H.265 | 60 | 2160 | |
DS423+ | Intel® UHD Graphics 600 | 250/750 | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 2160p |
DS1823xs+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
DS723+ | / | 0 | 720p | |||
DS923+ | / | 0 | 720p | |||
DVA1622 | Intel® UHD Graphics 600 | 250/750 | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 2160p |
DS2422+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
DS3622xs+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
DS1821+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
DVA3221 | / | 0 | 720p | |||
DS1621+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
DS620slim | Intel® HD Graphics 500 | 250/700 | H.264 | 30 | 2160 | 1080p |
DS120j | / | 0 |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS224+ | 2 HDD | 2Gbit (2 ports combined) | 44TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
DS124 | 1 HDD | 1Gbit (1 ports combined) | 22TB | EXT4 | ||
DS223j | 2 HDD | 1Gbit (1 ports combined) | 44TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
DS423 | 4 HDD | 2Gbit (2 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
DS423+ | 4 HDD | 2Gbit (2 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
DS1823xs+ | 8 HDD | 12Gbit (3 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
DS723+ | 2 HDD | 2Gbit (2 ports combined) | 44TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
DS923+ | 4 HDD | 2Gbit (2 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
DVA1622 | 2 HDD | 1Gbit (1 ports combined) | 44TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
DS2422+ | 12 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 264TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
DS3622xs+ | 12 HDD | 22Gbit (4 ports combined) | 264TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
DS1821+ | 8 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
DVA3221 | 4 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
DS1621+ | 6 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 132TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
DS620slim | 6 HDD | 2Gbit (2 ports combined) | 132TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
DS120j | 1 HDD | 1Gbit (1 ports combined) | 22TB | 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 | Microsoft | encryption | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS224+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
DS124 | folder | face | /folder | |||
DS223j | folder | face | /folder | |||
DS423 | folder | face | /folder | |||
DS423+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
DS1823xs+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
DS723+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
DS923+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
DVA1622 | folder | face+object | /folder | |||
DS2422+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
DS3622xs+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
DS1821+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
DVA3221 | folder | face+object | /folder | |||
DS1621+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
DS620slim | folder | face | /folder | |||
DS120j | folder | face | /folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS224+ | 1Gbit | ✓ | |||
DS124 | 1Gbit | ✓ | |||
DS223j | 1Gbit | ✓ | |||
DS423 | 1Gbit | ✓ | |||
DS423+ | 1Gbit | ✓ | 2x NVME gen2 x1 ??? | ||
DS1823xs+ | 10Gbit | 1x RJ45 | 1 x Gen3 x8 slot (x4 link) | 2x NVME | |
DS723+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x2 | 2x NVME Gen3 x1 | ||
DS923+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x2 | 2x NVME Gen3 x1 | ||
DVA1622 | 1Gbit | ✓ | |||
DS2422+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 | |||
DS3622xs+ | 10Gbit | 2x RJ-45 10GbE | 1 x Gen3 x8 | ||
DS1821+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 | 2x NVME Gen3 x2 | ||
DVA3221 | 1Gbit | ||||
DS1621+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 | 2x NVME Gen3 x2 | ||
DS620slim | 1Gbit | ✓ | |||
DS120j | 1Gbit |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
---|---|---|---|---|
DS224+ | ✓ | |||
DS124 | ✓ | |||
DS223j | ✓ | |||
DS423 | ✓ | |||
DS423+ | ✓ | |||
DS1823xs+ | ||||
DS723+ | ||||
DS923+ | ||||
DVA1622 | yes | ✓ | ✓ | |
DS2422+ | ||||
DS3622xs+ | ||||
DS1821+ | ||||
DVA3221 | ✓ | |||
DS1621+ | ||||
DS620slim | ✓ | |||
DS120j |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
---|---|---|---|---|
DS224+ | Docker/VM | |||
DS124 | Docker | |||
DS223j | Docker | |||
DS423 | Docker | |||
DS423+ | Docker/VM | |||
DS1823xs+ | Docker/VM | |||
DS723+ | Docker/VM | |||
DS923+ | Docker/VM | |||
DVA1622 | Docker/VM | yes | ||
DS2422+ | Docker/VM | |||
DS3622xs+ | Docker/VM | |||
DS1821+ | Docker/VM | |||
DVA3221 | Docker/VM | |||
DS1621+ | Docker/VM | |||
DS620slim | Docker/VM | |||
DS120j |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
Synology | DS224+ | • | • | • | 2023-07 |
Synology | DS124 | • | • | • | 2023-07 |
Synology | DS223j | • | • | • | 2023-06 |
Synology | DS423 | • | • | • | 2023-03 |
Synology | DS423+ | • | • | • | 2023-03 |
Synology | DS1823xs+ | • | • | • | 2023-02 |
Synology | DS723+ | • | • | • | 2023-01 |
Synology | DS923+ | • | • | • | 2022-11 |
Synology | DVA1622 | • | • | • | 2022-05 |
Synology | DS2422+ | • | • | • | 2021-10 |
Synology | DS3622xs+ | • | • | • | 2021-10 |
Synology | DS1821+ | • | • | • | 2020-11 |
Synology | DVA3221 | • | • | • | 2020-10 |
Synology | DS1621+ | • | • | • | 2020-09 |
Synology | DS620slim | • | • | • | 2020-06 |
Synology | DS120j | • | 2020-06 |
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DS224+ | 490 GBP | 296.99 USD |
DS124 | 139.97 GBP | 224.98 USD |
DS223j | 210.14 GBP | 189.99 USD |
DS423 | 774.44 GBP | 551.58 USD |
DS423+ | 774.44 GBP | 551.58 USD |
DS1823xs+ | 1759.99 GBP | 1799.99 USD |
DS723+ | 476.96 GBP | 792.98 USD |
DS923+ | 577.99 GBP | 72.55 USD |
DVA1622 | 830 GBP | 692.77 USD |
DS2422+ | 383.99 GBP | 2329.49 USD |
DS3622xs+ | 383.99 GBP | 2999.99 USD |
DS1821+ | 969.97 GBP | 1306.33 USD |
DVA3221 | 5500 GBP | 2349.06 USD |
DS1621+ | 998.4 GBP | 948.83 USD |
DS620slim | 800 GBP | 440.72 USD |
DS120j | 99.97 GBP | 193.28 USD |
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