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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
RS2423RP+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
RS822RP+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
RS2821RP+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
RS4021xs+ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
RS3621RPxs | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
RS3621xs+ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
RS1221RP+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
RS3618xs | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
RS2423+ | ||
RS2423RP+ | ||
RS822RP+ | ||
RS2821RP+ | ||
RS4021xs+ | 5399.99 USD | |
RS3621RPxs | ||
RS3621xs+ | 4690.03 USD | |
RS1221RP+ | ||
RS3618xs | 2599.99 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 |
RS2423RP+ | AMD Ryzen V1780B | 4 | 8 | 3.35 | Docker/VM | 8216 | ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM |
RS822RP+ | AMD Ryzen V1500B | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | ECC /2 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
RS2821RP+ | AMD Ryzen V1500B | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | ECC /4 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM |
RS4021xs+ | Intel Xeon D-1541 | 8 | 16 | 2.1 (MAX:2.7) | Docker/VM | 10154 | ECC /16 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM |
RS3621RPxs | Intel Xeon D-1531 | 6 | 12 | 2.2 (MAX:2.7) | Docker/VM | 7483 | ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM |
RS3621xs+ | Intel Xeon D-1541 | 8 | 16 | 2.1 (MAX:2.7) | Docker/VM | 10154 | ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM |
RS1221RP+ | AMD Ryzen V1500B | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | ECC /4 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
RS3618xs | Intel Xeon D-1521 | 4 | 8 | 2.4 (MAX:2.7) | Docker/VM | 5897 | ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
RS2423RP+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
RS822RP+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
RS2821RP+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
RS4021xs+ | / | 0 | 2160p | |||
RS3621RPxs | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
RS3621xs+ | / | 0 | 2160p | |||
RS1221RP+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
RS3618xs | / | 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 |
RS2423RP+ | 12 HDD | 12Gbit (3 ports combined) | 264TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
RS822RP+ | 4 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
RS2821RP+ | 16 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 352TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
RS4021xs+ | 16 HDD | 24Gbit (6 ports combined) | 352TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
RS3621RPxs | 12 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 264TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
RS3621xs+ | 12 HDD | 24Gbit (6 ports combined) | 264TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
RS1221RP+ | 8 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
RS3618xs | 12 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 264TB | ✓ | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
RS2423RP+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
RS822RP+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
RS2821RP+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
RS4021xs+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
RS3621RPxs | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
RS3621xs+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
RS1221RP+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
RS3618xs | 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) | ||
RS2423RP+ | 10Gbit | 1x RJ45 | 1 x Gen3 x8 slot (x4 link) | ||
RS822RP+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 | |||
RS2821RP+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 | |||
RS4021xs+ | 10Gbit | 2x RJ-45 10GbE | 2 x Gen3 x8 | ||
RS3621RPxs | 1Gbit | 2 x Gen3 x8 | |||
RS3621xs+ | 10Gbit | 2x RJ-45 10GbE | 2 x Gen3 x8 | ||
RS1221RP+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 | |||
RS3618xs | 1Gbit | 2 x Gen3 x8 |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423+ | ||||
RS2423RP+ | ||||
RS822RP+ | ||||
RS2821RP+ | ||||
RS4021xs+ | ||||
RS3621RPxs | ||||
RS3621xs+ | ||||
RS1221RP+ | ||||
RS3618xs |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423+ | Docker/VM | |||
RS2423RP+ | Docker/VM | |||
RS822RP+ | Docker/VM | |||
RS2821RP+ | Docker/VM | |||
RS4021xs+ | Docker/VM | |||
RS3621RPxs | Docker/VM | |||
RS3621xs+ | Docker/VM | |||
RS1221RP+ | Docker/VM | |||
RS3618xs | Docker/VM |
LATEST VIDEOS RELATED
AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
Synology | RS2423+ | • | • | • | 2023-03 |
Synology | RS2423RP+ | • | • | • | 2023-03 |
Synology | RS822RP+ | • | • | • | 2022-06 |
Synology | RS2821RP+ | • | • | • | 2021-03 |
Synology | RS4021xs+ | • | • | • | 2021-01 |
Synology | RS3621RPxs | • | • | • | 2021-01 |
Synology | RS3621xs+ | • | • | • | 2021-01 |
Synology | RS1221RP+ | • | • | • | 2021-01 |
Synology | RS3618xs | • | • | • | 2020-06 |
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LATEST PRICE LIST
RS2423+ | ||
RS2423RP+ | ||
RS822RP+ | ||
RS2821RP+ | ||
RS4021xs+ | 5399.99 USD | |
RS3621RPxs | ||
RS3621xs+ | 4690.03 USD | |
RS1221RP+ | ||
RS3618xs | 2599.99 USD |
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