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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS3622xs+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
DS1821+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
DS3622xs+ | 371.15 GBP | 4609.65 USD |
DS1821+ | 1019.99 GBP | 999.99 USD |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS3622xs+ | Intel Xeon D-1531 | 6 | 12 | 2.2 (MAX:2.7) | Docker/VM | 7483 | ECC /16 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS3622xs+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
DS1821+ | / | 0 | 1080p |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS3622xs+ | 12 HDD | 22Gbit (4 ports combined) | 264TB | ✓ | 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 | Microsoft | encryption | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS3622xs+ | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS3622xs+ | 10Gbit | 2x RJ-45 10GbE | 1 x Gen3 x8 | ||
DS1821+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 | 2x NVME Gen3 x2 |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
---|---|---|---|---|
DS3622xs+ | ||||
DS1821+ |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
---|---|---|---|---|
DS3622xs+ | Docker/VM | |||
DS1821+ | Docker/VM |
LATEST VIDEOS RELATED
AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
Synology | DS3622xs+ | • | • | • | 2021-10 |
Synology | DS1821+ | • | • | • | 2020-11 |
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LATEST PRICE LIST
DS3622xs+ | 371.15 GBP | 4609.65 USD |
DS1821+ | 1019.99 GBP | 999.99 USD |
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