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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423RP+ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
FS2500 | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
RS2423RP+ | ||
FS2500 |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423RP+ | AMD Ryzen V1780B | 4 | 8 | 3.35 | Docker/VM | 8216 | ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM |
FS2500 | AMD Ryzen V1780B | 4 | 8 | 3.35 | Docker/VM | 8216 | ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423RP+ | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
FS2500 | / | 0 | 1080p |
BEST FOR FILE STORAGE
NAS | BAYS | Bandwidth | HDD storage | expansion | Drive mixing | File System |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423RP+ | 12 HDD | 12Gbit (3 ports combined) | 264TB | ✓ | ✓ | EXT4 BTRFS |
FS2500 | 12 HDD | 22Gbit (4 ports combined) | 264TB | ✓ | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423RP+ | folder/barebone | ✓ | face+object | ✓ | ✓ | volume/folder |
FS2500 | folder | face+object | /folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423RP+ | 10Gbit | 1x RJ45 | 1 x Gen3 x8 slot (x4 link) | ||
FS2500 | 10Gbit | 2x RJ-45 10GbE | 1 x Gen3 x4 |
BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)
NAS | HDMI | QVM | transcoding | AI |
---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423RP+ | ||||
FS2500 |
BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI
NAS | Virtual switch | Docker/VM | HDMI | S/PDIF / AUX |
---|---|---|---|---|
RS2423RP+ | Docker/VM | |||
FS2500 | Docker/VM |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
Synology | RS2423RP+ | • | • | • | 2023-03 |
Synology | FS2500 | • | • | • | 2021-12 |
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