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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS1221+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| RS1221RP+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| DS1821+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
| RS1221+ | 1081.78 GBP | 1299.99 USD |
| RS1221RP+ | 1640 GBP | 1646.99 USD |
| DS1821+ | 1019.99 GBP | 1060.83 USD |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
| NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS1221+ | AMD Ryzen V1500B | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | ECC /4 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
| RS1221RP+ | AMD Ryzen V1500B | 4 | 8 | 2.2 | Docker/VM | 4584 | ECC /4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS1221+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
| RS1221RP+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
| DS1821+ | / | 0 | 1080p |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
| NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS1221+ | 8 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
| RS1221RP+ | 8 HDD | 4Gbit (4 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | ✓ | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS1221+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
| RS1221RP+ | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS1221+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 | |||
| RS1221RP+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 | |||
| DS1821+ | 1Gbit | 1 x Gen3 x4 | 2x NVME Gen3 x2 |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
| NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS1221+ | ||||
| RS1221RP+ | ||||
| DS1821+ |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
| NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS1221+ | Docker/VM | |||
| RS1221RP+ | Docker/VM | |||
| DS1821+ | Docker/VM |
LATEST VIDEOS RELATED
AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
| Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
| Synology | RS1221+ | • | • | • | 2021-01 |
| Synology | RS1221RP+ | • | • | • | 2021-01 |
| Synology | DS1821+ | • | • | • | 2020-11 |
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LATEST PRICE LIST
| RS1221+ | 1081.78 GBP | 1299.99 USD |
| RS1221RP+ | 1640 GBP | 1646.99 USD |
| DS1821+ | 1019.99 GBP | 1060.83 USD |
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