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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS923+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| DS1522+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| FS6712X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
| DS923+ | 539.99 GBP | 879.99 USD |
| DS1522+ | 669.97 GBP | 1498.99 USD |
| FS6712X | 739 GBP | 878.99 USD |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
| NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS923+ | AMD Ryzen R1600 | 2 | 4 | 2.6 (MAX:3.1) | Docker/VM | 3147 | ECC /4 GB DDR4 ECC |
| DS1522+ | AMD Ryzen R1600 | 2 | 4 | 2.6 (MAX:3.1) | Docker/VM | 3147 | ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
| FS6712X | Intel Celeron N5105 | 4 | 4 | 2 (MAX:2.9) | Docker/VM | 4036 | NO /4 GB DDR4 (1 x 4 GB + 1 free) |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
| NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS923+ | / | 0 | 720p | |||
| DS1522+ | / | 0 | 720p | |||
| FS6712X | Intel® UHD Graphics | 450/800 | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 2160p |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
| NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS923+ | 4 HDD | 2Gbit (2 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
| DS1522+ | 5 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 110TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |