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LATEST PRICE LIST

DS223j	176.48 GBP
DS223	176.48 GBP

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS	CPU	Cores	Threads	Speed (GHz)	Docker/VM	Score	ECC
DS223j	Realtek RTD1619B	4	4	1.7	Docker	700	NO /1 GB DDR4 non-ECC
DS223	Realtek RTD1619B	4	4	1.7	Docker	700	NO /2 GB DDR4 non-ECC

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS	GPU	Base_GHz/Max	Codec	FPS	Transcoding	Plex
DS223j	Mali-G51 GPU	/	H.264, H.265	60	2160
DS223	Mali-G51 GPU	/	H.264, H.265	60	2160

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS	BAYS	Bandwidth	HDD storage	expansion	Drive mixing	File System
DS223j	2 HDD	1Gbit (1 ports combined)	44TB		✓	EXT4 BTRFS
DS223	2 HDD	1Gbit (1 ports combined)	44TB		✓	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
DS223j	folder		face			/folder
DS223	folder		face			/folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS	MAX LAN speed	Ports	transcoding	PCIe	NVMe
DS223j	1Gbit		✓
DS223	1Gbit		✓

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS	HDMI	QVM	transcoding	AI
DS223j			✓
DS223			✓

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS	Virtual switch	Docker/VM	HDMI	S/PDIF / AUX
DS223j		Docker
DS223		Docker

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand	Model	TW	USA	UK	Released
Synology	DS223j	•	•	•	2023-06
Synology	DS223	•	•	•	2023-01

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SOFTWARE - 9/10

HARDWARE - 8/10

PERFORMANCE - 8/10

PRICE - 9/10

VALUE - 8/10

8.4

PROS

Supports MOST of the Synology App Suite
Support of SHR, BTRFS and Snapshots
Low Power Consumption
Lovely Compact Design and Noise Level
Large HDD & SSD Compatibility
Three USB Ports & Copy Button
Warranty can be extended
Very Capable, despite ARM CPU

CONS

1GbE, 5Gb/s USB & No SD Card Slot
2GB Memory is fixed
No expansion Support
No Plex App Support (Yet)

SOFTWARE - 9/10

HARDWARE - 8/10

PERFORMANCE - 6/10

PRICE - 9/10

VALUE - 9/10

8.2

PROS

Supports MOST of the Synology App Suite
Very Affordable
Support of SHR, BTRFS and Snapshots
Low Power Consumption
Lovely Compact Design and Noise Level
Large HDD & SSD Compatibility
Three USB Ports & Copy Button
The warranty can be extended
Very Capable, despite ARM CPU

CONS

1x 1GbE ONLY, 5Gb/s USB & No NIC Upgrade Support at all!
1GB Memory is fixed
No expansion Support

LATEST PRICE LIST

DS223j	176.48 GBP
DS223	176.48 GBP

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