Compare NAS (DS1522%2B vs RS822%2B vs DS2422%2B vs DS1621%2B)

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	10GbE	NVMe	Pcie	Expansion	Drive Mixing
DS1522+	✓	-	-	✓	✓	✓	ⓘ	ⓘ	✓	✓	ⓘ	✓	✓	✓	✓
RS822+	✓	-	-	✓	✓	ⓘ	ⓘ	ⓘ	✓	✓	ⓘ	ⓘ	✓	✓	✓
DS2422+	✓	-	-	✓	✓	✓	ⓘ	ⓘ	✓	✓	ⓘ	ⓘ	✓	✓	✓
DS1621+	✓	-	-	✓	✓	✓	ⓘ	ⓘ	✓	✓	ⓘ	✓	✓	✓	✓

LATEST PRICE LIST

DS1522+	748.44 GBP	843.11 USD
RS822+	1017.41 GBP	999.99 USD
DS2422+	371.08 GBP	1799.99 USD
DS1621+	1032.94 GBP	949.11 USD

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS	CPU	Cores	Threads	Speed (GHz)	Docker/VM	Score	ECC
DS1522+	AMD Ryzen R1600	2	4	2.6 (MAX:3.1)	Docker/VM	3147	ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM
RS822+	AMD Ryzen V1500B	4	8	2.2	Docker/VM	4584	ECC /2 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM
DS2422+	AMD Ryzen V1500B	4	8	2.2	Docker/VM	4584	ECC /4 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	Base_GHz/Max	Plex
DS1522+	/	720p
RS822+	/	1080p
DS2422+	/	1080p
DS1621+	/	1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS	BAYS	Bandwidth	HDD storage	expansion	Drive mixing	File System
DS1522+	5 HDD	4Gbit (4 ports combined)	110TB	✓	✓	EXT4 BTRFS
RS822+	4 HDD	4Gbit (4 ports combined)	88TB	✓	✓	EXT4 BTRFS
DS2422+	12 HDD	4Gbit (4 ports combined)	264TB	✓	✓	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	Google	Microsoft	encryption
DS1522+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder
RS822+	folder/barebone	✓	face	✓	✓	volume/folder
DS2422+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder
DS1621+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS	MAX LAN speed	PCIe	NVMe
DS1522+	1Gbit	1 x Gen3 x2	2x NVME Gen3 x1
RS822+	1Gbit	1 x Gen3 x4
DS2422+	1Gbit	1 x Gen3 x4
DS1621+	1Gbit	1 x Gen3 x4	2x NVME Gen3 x2

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS	HDMI	QVM	transcoding	AI
DS1522+
RS822+
DS2422+
DS1621+

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS	Virtual switch	Docker/VM	HDMI	S/PDIF / AUX
DS1522+		Docker/VM
RS822+		Docker/VM
DS2422+		Docker/VM
DS1621+		Docker/VM

LATEST VIDEOS RELATED

AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand	Model	TW	USA	UK	Released
Synology	DS1522+	•	•	•	2022-06
Synology	RS822+	•	•	•	2022-06
Synology	DS2422+	•	•	•	2021-10
Synology	DS1621+	•	•	•	2020-09

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 10/10

HARDWARE - 8/10

PERFORMANCE - 8/10

PRICE - 8/10

VALUE - 8/10

8.4

PROS

👍🏻8GB of ECC Memory that can be scaled to 32GB – LOVELY STUFF
👍🏻Optional 10GbE Upgrade
👍🏻Continued Support of Synology Hybrid RAID on this scale
👍🏻4x LAN Ports by default
👍🏻Expandable with another 10 Drives down the line (2x DS517)
👍🏻NVMe SSD Bays for Caching will be very useful with this 5-Bay RAID Storage
👍🏻DSM 7.1 is hands down the best NAS software and services in the market right now
👍🏻3 years base warranty, with optional extra 2yrs
👍🏻Numerous storage service advantages inc. BTRFS, Fast RAID Rebuild and Auto-Repair
👍🏻First Party Hybrid Cloud services with Synology C2
👍🏻Exceptionally good surveillance software included

CONS

👎🏻That CPU is going to divide opinion
👎🏻HDD & SSD Compatibility list is a little thinner than I expected
👎🏻Optional 10GbE upgrade is via a heavily proprietary route

SOFTWARE - 10/10

HARDWARE - 8/10

PERFORMANCE - 8/10

PRICE - 8/10

VALUE - 8/10

8.4

PROS

👍🏻HUGE Storage Potential
👍🏻Prioritizes Storage, whilst still providing a good CPU+Memory Server combo
👍🏻Full access to the complete DSM Software Packages & Services
👍🏻Lots of upgrade options
👍🏻ECC Memory at this storage scale is appreciated, and 3200Mhz rated
👍🏻Excellent ventilation throughout
👍🏻PCIe slot is Gen 3×8, so plenty of bandwidth to play with
👍🏻Surprisingly compact for 12 Bays of storage

CONS

👎🏻1GbE is feeling rather outdated in 2022 and for those futureproofing, seems shortsighted
👎🏻Ambiguity in how the system operates and support when using 3rd party media
👎🏻Living in the shadow a bit of the enterprise DS3622xs+ NAS

LATEST PRICE LIST

DS1522+	748.44 GBP	843.11 USD
RS822+	1017.41 GBP	999.99 USD
DS2422+	371.08 GBP	1799.99 USD
DS1621+	1032.94 GBP	949.11 USD

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