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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS723+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
DS1522+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
DS1621+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
DS723+ | 447.99 GBP | 747.97 USD |
DS1522+ | 732.99 GBP | 699.99 USD |
DS1621+ | 1030.21 GBP | 1029.19 USD |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS723+ | AMD Ryzen R1600 | 2 | 4 | 2.6 (MAX:3.1) | Docker/VM | 3147 | ECC /2 GB DDR4 ECC |
DS1522+ | AMD Ryzen R1600 | 2 | 4 | 2.6 (MAX:3.1) | Docker/VM | 3147 | ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
DS1621+ | AMD Ryzen V1500B | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | ECC /4 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS723+ | / | 0 | 720p | |||
DS1522+ | / | 0 | 720p | |||
DS1621+ | / | 0 | 1080p |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS723+ | 2 HDD | 2Gbit (2 ports combined) | 44TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
DS1522+ | 5 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 110TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
DS1621+ | 6 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 132TB | ✓ | ✓ | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS723+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
DS1522+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
DS1621+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS723+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x2 | 2x NVME Gen3 x1 | ||
DS1522+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x2 | 2x NVME Gen3 x1 | ||
DS1621+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 | 2x NVME Gen3 x2 |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
---|---|---|---|---|
DS723+ | ||||
DS1522+ | ||||
DS1621+ |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
---|---|---|---|---|
DS723+ | Docker/VM | |||
DS1522+ | Docker/VM | |||
DS1621+ | Docker/VM |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
Synology | DS723+ | • | • | • | 2023-01 |
Synology | DS1522+ | • | • | • | 2022-06 |
Synology | DS1621+ | • | • | • | 2020-09 |
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LATEST PRICE LIST
DS723+ | 447.99 GBP | 747.97 USD |
DS1522+ | 732.99 GBP | 699.99 USD |
DS1621+ | 1030.21 GBP | 1029.19 USD |
DEAL WATCH - Is It On Offer Right Now?
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