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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423+ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| RS822RP+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| RS822+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
| DS423+ | 494.46 GBP | 536.75 USD |
| RS822RP+ | 1266.99 GBP | 1397.95 USD |
| RS822+ | 1021.92 GBP | 1159.59 USD |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
| NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423+ | Intel Celeron J4125 | 4 | 4 | 2 (MAX:2.7) | Docker/VM | 2982 | NO /2 GB DDR4 non-ECC |
| RS822RP+ | AMD Ryzen V1500B | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | ECC /2 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
| RS822+ | AMD Ryzen V1500B | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | ECC /2 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
| NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423+ | Intel® UHD Graphics 600 | 250/750 | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 2160p |
| RS822RP+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
| RS822+ | / | 0 | 1080p |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
| NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423+ | 4 HDD | 2Gbit (2 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
| RS822RP+ | 4 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
| RS822+ | 4 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | ✓ | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
| RS822RP+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
| RS822+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
| NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423+ | 1Gbit | ✓ | 2x NVME gen2 x1 ??? | ||
| RS822RP+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 | |||
| RS822+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
| NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423+ | ✓ | |||
| RS822RP+ | ||||
| RS822+ |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
| NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423+ | Docker/VM | |||
| RS822RP+ | Docker/VM | |||
| RS822+ | Docker/VM |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
| Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
| Synology | DS423+ | • | • | • | 2023-03 |
| Synology | RS822RP+ | • | • | • | 2022-06 |
| Synology | RS822+ | • | • | • | 2022-06 |
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LATEST PRICE LIST
| DS423+ | 494.46 GBP | 536.75 USD |
| RS822RP+ | 1266.99 GBP | 1397.95 USD |
| RS822+ | 1021.92 GBP | 1159.59 USD |
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