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LATEST PRICE LIST

RS1221+	1081.78 GBP	1299.99 USD
RS1221RP+	1449.97 GBP	1650.99 USD
DS1821+	949.97 GBP

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS	CPU	Cores	Threads	Speed (GHz)	Docker/VM	Score	ECC
RS1221+	AMD Ryzen V1500B	4	8	2.2	Docker/VM	4584	ECC /4 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM
RS1221RP+	AMD Ryzen V1500B	4	8	2.2	Docker/VM	4584	ECC /4 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM
DS1821+	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
RS1221+		/			0	1080p
RS1221RP+		/			0	1080p
DS1821+		/			0	1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS	BAYS	Bandwidth	HDD storage	expansion	Drive mixing	File System
RS1221+	8 HDD	4Gbit (4 ports combined)	176TB	✓	✓	EXT4 BTRFS
RS1221RP+	8 HDD	4Gbit (4 ports combined)	176TB	✓	✓	EXT4 BTRFS
DS1821+	8 HDD	4Gbit (4 ports combined)	176TB	✓	✓	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
RS1221+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder
RS1221RP+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder
DS1821+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS	MAX LAN speed	Ports	transcoding	PCIe	NVMe
RS1221+	1Gbit			1 x Gen3 x4
RS1221RP+	1Gbit			1 x Gen3 x4
DS1821+	1Gbit			1 x Gen3 x4	2x NVME Gen3 x2

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS	HDMI	QVM	transcoding	AI
RS1221+
RS1221RP+
DS1821+

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS	Virtual switch	Docker/VM	HDMI	S/PDIF / AUX
RS1221+		Docker/VM
RS1221RP+		Docker/VM
DS1821+		Docker/VM

LATEST VIDEOS RELATED

AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand	Model	TW	USA	UK	Released
Synology	RS1221+	•	•	•	2021-01
Synology	RS1221RP+	•	•	•	2021-01
Synology	DS1821+	•	•	•	2020-11

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 8/10

HARDWARE - 8/10

PERFORMANCE - 8/10

PRICE - 8/10

VALUE - 8/10

8.0

PROS

👍🏻Desktop Ryzen Powered Solution
👍🏻Dual NVMe M.2 cache
👍🏻PCIe Gen 3 x8 PCIe Equipped
👍🏻Great RAID Options (inc SHR)
👍🏻Excellent choice of Apps
👍🏻DDR4 ECC Memory up to 32GB
👍🏻Numerous Backup Software Options
👍🏻Huge Virtualization Support
👍🏻3yr Warranty and Extendable to 5yrs

CONS

👎🏻1Gbe Ports seem a bit limited now
👎🏻Shame it does not support 1/2 x DX1215
👎🏻NVMe SSDs cannot be used for RAW storage

SOFTWARE - 8/10

HARDWARE - 7/10

PERFORMANCE - 8/10

PRICE - 7/10

VALUE - 8/10

7.6

PROS

👍🏻Desktop Ryzen Powered Solution
👍🏻30cm Compact Rackmount is always attractive (RP ver. larger)
👍🏻PCIe Gen 3 x8 PCIe Equipped
👍🏻Great RAID Options (inc SHR)
👍🏻Excellent choice of Apps
👍🏻DDR4 ECC Memory up to 32GB
👍🏻Numerous Backup Software Options
👍🏻Huge Virtualization Support
👍🏻3yr Warranty and Extendable to 5yrs

CONS

👎🏻1Gbe Ports seem a bit limited now
👎🏻Shame it does not support 1/2 x DX1215
👎🏻NVMe SSDs Ports not available, unlike desktop alternatives

LATEST PRICE LIST

RS1221+	1081.78 GBP	1299.99 USD
RS1221RP+	1449.97 GBP	1650.99 USD
DS1821+	949.97 GBP

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