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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+ ✓ - -✓✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓✓
RS1619xs+ ✓ - -✓✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓ⓘ✓✓✓

LATEST PRICE LIST

RS1221+1224.29 GBP1299.99 USD
RS1221RP+1640 GBP1648.99 USD
RS1619xs+179.99 GBP1999.99 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
RS1619xs+ Intel Xeon D-1527 4 8 2.2 (MAX:2.7) Docker/VM 5213 ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS GPU Base_GHz/Max Codec FPS Transcoding Plex
RS1221+ / 0 1080p
RS1221RP+ / 0 1080p
RS1619xs+ / 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
RS1619xs+ 4 HDD 4Gbit (4 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 Google Microsoft encryption
RS1221+ folder/barebone ✓ face+object ✓ ✓ volume/folder
RS1221RP+ folder/barebone ✓ face+object ✓ ✓ volume/folder
RS1619xs+ 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
RS1619xs+ 1Gbit 1 x Gen3 x8 2x NVME Gen3 x4

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS HDMI QVM transcoding AI
RS1221+
RS1221RP+
RS1619xs+

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS Virtual switch Docker/VM HDMI S/PDIF / AUX
RS1221+ Docker/VM
RS1221RP+ Docker/VM
RS1619xs+ Docker/VM

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand Model TW USA UK Released
Synology RS1221+ • • • 2021-01
Synology RS1221RP+ • • • 2021-01
Synology RS1619xs+ • • • 2020-06

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 8/10
HARDWARE - 7/10
PERFORMANCE - 8/10
PRICE - 7/10
VALUE - 8/10


7.6
PROS
👍🏻Desktop Ryzen Powered Solution
👍🏻30cm Compact Rackmount is always attractive (RP ver. larger)
👍🏻PCIe Gen 3 x8 PCIe Equipped
👍🏻Great RAID Options (inc SHR)
👍🏻Excellent choice of Apps
👍🏻DDR4 ECC Memory up to 32GB
👍🏻Numerous Backup Software Options
👍🏻Huge Virtualization Support
👍🏻3yr Warranty and Extendable to 5yrs
CONS
👎🏻1Gbe Ports seem a bit limited now
👎🏻Shame it does not support 1/2 x DX1215
👎🏻NVMe SSDs Ports not available, unlike desktop alternatives


LATEST PRICE LIST

RS1221+1224.29 GBP1299.99 USD
RS1221RP+1640 GBP1648.99 USD
RS1619xs+179.99 GBP1999.99 USD
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Synology 8 Bay RackStation RS1221+ (Diskless) Amazon UK UK 60.56 OFF (WAS 1285) [LINK]
Synology RackStation RS1619xs+ - NAS server - 4 bays - rack-mountable - SATA 6Gb Amazon UK UK 249.23 OFF (WAS 2099) [LINK]

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