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LATEST PRICE LIST

DS423
DS120j		131.7 USD

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS	CPU	Cores	Threads	Speed (GHz)	Docker/VM	Score	ECC
DS423	Realtek RTD1619B	4	4	1.7	Docker	700	NO /2 GB DDR4 non-ECC
DS120j	Marvell Armada 3700 88F3720	2	2	0.8		300	NO /512 MB DDR3L non-ECC

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS	GPU	Base_GHz/Max	Codec	FPS	Transcoding	Plex
DS423	Mali-G51 GPU	/	H.264, H.265	60	2160
DS120j		/			0

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS	BAYS	Bandwidth	HDD storage	expansion	Drive mixing	File System
DS423	4 HDD	2Gbit (2 ports combined)	88TB		✓	EXT4 BTRFS
DS120j	1 HDD	1Gbit (1 ports combined)	22TB			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
DS423	folder		face			/folder
DS120j	folder		face			/folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS	MAX LAN speed	Ports	transcoding	PCIe	NVMe
DS423	1Gbit		✓
DS120j	1Gbit

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS	HDMI	QVM	transcoding	AI
DS423			✓
DS120j

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS	Virtual switch	Docker/VM	HDMI	S/PDIF / AUX
DS423		Docker
DS120j

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand	Model	TW	USA	UK	Released
Synology	DS423	•	•	•	2023-03
Synology	DS120j		•		2020-06

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 6/10

HARDWARE - 6/10

PERFORMANCE - 4/10

PRICE - 9/10

VALUE - 10/10

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PROS

👍🏻Fast Setup
👍🏻User-Friendly
👍🏻Twice as much memory as the DS119j
👍🏻Very Quiet Running
👍🏻Supports ALOT of DSM 6.2 Applications
👍🏻Synology NAS for under £99 – WIN

CONS

👎🏻Poor Multi-tasking
👎🏻Does not Currently Support Plex
👎🏻Only 1-Bay, so need to invest in USB/Cloud offsite

LATEST PRICE LIST

DS423
DS120j		131.7 USD

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