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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS124 | - | - | - | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
DS223j | - | - | - | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
DS423 | - | - | - | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
DS223 | - | - | - | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
DVA1622 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ||||||||||
DVA3221 | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
DS620slim | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | |||||||||||
DS120j | ✓ | - | - |
LATEST PRICE LIST
DS124 | 139.97 GBP | 224.98 USD |
DS223j | 210.14 GBP | 189.99 USD |
DS423 | 750 GBP | 551.58 USD |
DS223 | 210.14 GBP | 189.99 USD |
DVA1622 | 830 GBP | 692.77 USD |
DVA3221 | 5500 GBP | 2349.06 USD |
DS620slim | 800 GBP | 440.72 USD |
DS120j | 99.97 GBP | 193.28 USD |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS124 | Realtek RTD1619B | 4 | 4 | 1.7 | Docker | 700 | NO /1 GB DDR4 non-ECC |
DS223j | Realtek RTD1619B | 4 | 4 | 1.7 | Docker | 700 | NO /1 GB DDR4 non-ECC |
DS423 | Realtek RTD1619B | 4 | 4 | 1.7 | Docker | 700 | NO /2 GB DDR4 non-ECC |
DS223 | Realtek RTD1619B | 4 | 4 | 1.7 | Docker | 700 | NO /2 GB DDR4 non-ECC |
DVA1622 | Intel Celeron J4125 | 4 | 4 | 2 (MAX:2.7) | Docker/VM | 2982 | NO /6 GB DDR4 |
DVA3221 | Intel Atom C3538 | 4 | 4 | 2.1 | Docker/VM | 1960 | NO /8 GB DDR4 |
DS620slim | Intel Celeron J3355 | 2 | 2 | 2 (MAX:2.5) | Docker/VM | 1183 | NO /2 GB DDR3L 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS124 | Mali-G51 GPU | / | H.264, H.265 | 60 | 2160 | |
DS223j | Mali-G51 GPU | / | H.264, H.265 | 60 | 2160 | |
DS423 | Mali-G51 GPU | / | H.264, H.265 | 60 | 2160 | |
DS223 | Mali-G51 GPU | / | H.264, H.265 | 60 | 2160 | |
DVA1622 | Intel® UHD Graphics 600 | 250/750 | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 2160p |
DVA3221 | / | 0 | 720p | |||
DS620slim | Intel® HD Graphics 500 | 250/700 | H.264 | 30 | 2160 | 1080p |
DS120j | / | 0 |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS124 | 1 HDD | 1Gbit (1 ports combined) | 22TB | EXT4 | ||
DS223j | 2 HDD | 1Gbit (1 ports combined) | 44TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
DS423 | 4 HDD | 2Gbit (2 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
DS223 | 2 HDD | 1Gbit (1 ports combined) | 44TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
DVA1622 | 2 HDD | 1Gbit (1 ports combined) | 44TB | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS | |
DVA3221 | 4 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
DS620slim | 6 HDD | 2Gbit (2 ports combined) | 132TB | ✓ | 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 | Microsoft | encryption | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS124 | folder | face | /folder | |||
DS223j | folder | face | /folder | |||
DS423 | folder | face | /folder | |||
DS223 | folder | face | /folder | |||
DVA1622 | folder | face+object | /folder | |||
DVA3221 | folder | face+object | /folder | |||
DS620slim | folder | face | /folder | |||
DS120j | folder | face | /folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS124 | 1Gbit | ✓ | |||
DS223j | 1Gbit | ✓ | |||
DS423 | 1Gbit | ✓ | |||
DS223 | 1Gbit | ✓ | |||
DVA1622 | 1Gbit | ✓ | |||
DVA3221 | 1Gbit | ||||
DS620slim | 1Gbit | ✓ | |||
DS120j | 1Gbit |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
---|---|---|---|---|
DS124 | ✓ | |||
DS223j | ✓ | |||
DS423 | ✓ | |||
DS223 | ✓ | |||
DVA1622 | yes | ✓ | ✓ | |
DVA3221 | ✓ | |||
DS620slim | ✓ | |||
DS120j |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
---|---|---|---|---|
DS124 | Docker | |||
DS223j | Docker | |||
DS423 | Docker | |||
DS223 | Docker | |||
DVA1622 | Docker/VM | yes | ||
DVA3221 | Docker/VM | |||
DS620slim | Docker/VM | |||
DS120j |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
Synology | DS124 | • | • | • | 2023-07 |
Synology | DS223j | • | • | • | 2023-06 |
Synology | DS423 | • | • | • | 2023-03 |
Synology | DS223 | • | • | • | 2023-01 |
Synology | DVA1622 | • | • | • | 2022-05 |
Synology | DVA3221 | • | • | • | 2020-10 |
Synology | DS620slim | • | • | • | 2020-06 |
Synology | DS120j | • | 2020-06 |
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LATEST PRICE LIST
DS124 | 139.97 GBP | 224.98 USD |
DS223j | 210.14 GBP | 189.99 USD |
DS423 | 750 GBP | 551.58 USD |
DS223 | 210.14 GBP | 189.99 USD |
DVA1622 | 830 GBP | 692.77 USD |
DVA3221 | 5500 GBP | 2349.06 USD |
DS620slim | 800 GBP | 440.72 USD |
DS120j | 99.97 GBP | 193.28 USD |
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