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LATEST PRICE LIST

RS2423+	2036.26 GBP	2031.22 USD
DS1823xs+	1766.73 GBP	1799.99 USD

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS	CPU	Cores	Threads	Speed (GHz)	Docker/VM	Score	ECC
RS2423+	AMD Ryzen V1780B	4	8	3.35	Docker/VM	8216	ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
DS1823xs+	AMD Ryzen V1780B	4	8	3.35	Docker/VM	8216	ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS	GPU	Base_GHz/Max	Codec	FPS	Transcoding	Plex
RS2423+		/			0	1080p
DS1823xs+		/			0	1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS	BAYS	Bandwidth	HDD storage	expansion	Drive mixing	File System
RS2423+	12 HDD	12Gbit (3 ports combined)	264TB	✓	✓	EXT4 BTRFS
DS1823xs+	8 HDD	12Gbit (3 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
RS2423+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder
DS1823xs+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS	MAX LAN speed	Ports	transcoding	PCIe	NVMe
RS2423+	10Gbit	1x RJ45		1 x Gen3 x8 slot (x4 link)
DS1823xs+	10Gbit	1x RJ45		1 x Gen3 x8 slot (x4 link)	2x NVME

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS	HDMI	QVM	transcoding	AI
RS2423+
DS1823xs+

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS	Virtual switch	Docker/VM	HDMI	S/PDIF / AUX
RS2423+		Docker/VM
DS1823xs+		Docker/VM

LATEST VIDEOS RELATED

AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand	Model	TW	USA	UK	Released
Synology	RS2423+	•	•	•	2023-03
Synology	DS1823xs+	•	•	•	2023-02

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 10/10

HARDWARE - 8/10

PERFORMANCE - 9/10

PRICE - 8/10

VALUE - 8/10

8.6

PROS

👍🏻Supports ALL of the Synology App Suite
👍🏻Huge Amount of Expandability
👍🏻High Capacity / Low Impact
👍🏻10/10 Chassis Design
👍🏻M.2 NVMe SSD Storage Pools
👍🏻Balanced/Powerful CPU
👍🏻5yr H/W Warranty & Long S/W Support
👍🏻Tier Storage Ready
👍🏻ECC Memory and 8GB Day 1
👍🏻Hugely User-Friendly GUI
👍🏻10GbE x86 8-Bay Expandable Synology......FINALLY!

CONS

👎🏻HDD/SSD Compatibility is going to Annoy some
👎🏻M.2 NVMe SSD Lane Limits
👎🏻Lack of SHR
👎🏻DS3622xs+ is £1000+ more, but significantly upscaled on almost everything

LATEST PRICE LIST

RS2423+	2036.26 GBP	2031.22 USD
DS1823xs+	1766.73 GBP	1799.99 USD

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