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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423 | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
| DS423 | 485 GBP | 369.99 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 |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
| NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423 | Mali-G51 GPU | / | H.264, H.265 | 60 | 2160 |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
| NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423 | 4 HDD | 2Gbit (2 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423 | folder | face | /folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
| NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423 | 1Gbit | ✓ |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
| NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423 | ✓ |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
| NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS423 | Docker |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
| Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
| Synology | DS423 | • | • | • | 2023-03 |
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