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LATEST PRICE LIST

RS2423+
RS2423RP+
RS822RP+
RS4021xs+
RS3621RPxs
RS3621xs+
RS1221RP+
RS3618xs

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS	CPU	Cores	Threads	Speed (GHz)	Docker/VM	Score	ECC
RS2423+	AMD Ryzen V1780B	4	8	3.35	Docker/VM	8216	ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
RS2423RP+	AMD Ryzen V1780B	4	8	3.35	Docker/VM	8216	ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
RS822RP+	AMD Ryzen V1500B	4	8	2.2	Docker/VM	4584	ECC /2 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM
RS4021xs+	Intel Xeon D-1541	8	16	2.1 (MAX:2.7)	Docker/VM	10154	ECC /16 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
RS3621RPxs	Intel Xeon D-1531	6	12	2.2 (MAX:2.7)	Docker/VM	7483	ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
RS3621xs+	Intel Xeon D-1541	8	16	2.1 (MAX:2.7)	Docker/VM	10154	ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
RS1221RP+	AMD Ryzen V1500B	4	8	2.2	Docker/VM	4584	ECC /4 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM
RS3618xs	Intel Xeon D-1521	4	8	2.4 (MAX:2.7)	Docker/VM	5897	ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS	GPU	Base_GHz/Max	Codec	FPS	Transcoding	Plex
RS2423+		/			0	1080p
RS2423RP+		/			0	1080p
RS822RP+		/			0	1080p
RS4021xs+		/			0	2160p
RS3621RPxs		/			0	1080p
RS3621xs+		/			0	2160p
RS1221RP+		/			0	1080p
RS3618xs		/			0	1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS	BAYS	Bandwidth	HDD storage	expansion	Drive mixing	File System
RS2423+	12 HDD	12Gbit (3 ports combined)	264TB	✓	✓	EXT4 BTRFS
RS2423RP+	12 HDD	12Gbit (3 ports combined)	264TB	✓	✓	EXT4 BTRFS
RS822RP+	4 HDD	4Gbit (4 ports combined)	88TB	✓	✓	EXT4 BTRFS
RS4021xs+	16 HDD	24Gbit (6 ports combined)	352TB	✓		EXT4 BTRFS
RS3621RPxs	12 HDD	4Gbit (4 ports combined)	264TB	✓		EXT4 BTRFS
RS3621xs+	12 HDD	24Gbit (6 ports combined)	264TB	✓		EXT4 BTRFS
RS1221RP+	8 HDD	4Gbit (4 ports combined)	176TB	✓	✓	EXT4 BTRFS
RS3618xs	12 HDD	4Gbit (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	Google	Microsoft	encryption
RS2423+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder
RS2423RP+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder
RS822RP+	folder/barebone	✓	face	✓	✓	volume/folder
RS4021xs+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder
RS3621RPxs	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder
RS3621xs+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder
RS1221RP+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder
RS3618xs	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS	MAX LAN speed	Ports	transcoding	PCIe	NVMe
RS2423+	10Gbit	1x RJ45		1 x Gen3 x8 slot (x4 link)
RS2423RP+	10Gbit	1x RJ45		1 x Gen3 x8 slot (x4 link)
RS822RP+	1Gbit			1 x Gen3 x4
RS4021xs+	10Gbit	2x RJ-45 10GbE		2 x Gen3 x8
RS3621RPxs	1Gbit			2 x Gen3 x8
RS3621xs+	10Gbit	2x RJ-45 10GbE		2 x Gen3 x8
RS1221RP+	1Gbit			1 x Gen3 x4
RS3618xs	1Gbit			2 x Gen3 x8

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS	HDMI	QVM	transcoding	AI
RS2423+
RS2423RP+
RS822RP+
RS4021xs+
RS3621RPxs
RS3621xs+
RS1221RP+
RS3618xs

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS	Virtual switch	Docker/VM	HDMI	S/PDIF / AUX
RS2423+		Docker/VM
RS2423RP+		Docker/VM
RS822RP+		Docker/VM
RS4021xs+		Docker/VM
RS3621RPxs		Docker/VM
RS3621xs+		Docker/VM
RS1221RP+		Docker/VM
RS3618xs		Docker/VM

LATEST VIDEOS RELATED

AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand	Model	TW	USA	UK	Released
Synology	RS2423+	•	•	•	2023-03
Synology	RS2423RP+	•	•	•	2023-03
Synology	RS822RP+	•	•	•	2022-06
Synology	RS4021xs+	•	•	•	2021-01
Synology	RS3621RPxs	•	•	•	2021-01
Synology	RS3621xs+	•	•	•	2021-01
Synology	RS1221RP+	•	•	•	2021-01
Synology	RS3618xs	•	•	•	2020-06

LATEST POSTS RELATED

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Synology RS822+​/​RS822RP+4-bay 1U rackmount NAS
RS2821RP+ compatible RAM upgrade
RS1221RP+ compatible RAM
Synology RS2821RP+ NAS Review - Bigger and Better?
Synology release RS2821RP+
Synology RS3621xs+ NAS Hardware Review

RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 9/10

HARDWARE - 8/10

PERFORMANCE - 8/10

PRICE - 7/10

VALUE - 8/10

8.0

PROS

👍🏻Ryzen Powered Solution
👍🏻Massive Scale Synology System at £3k
👍🏻PCIe Gen 3 x8 PCIe Equipped
👍🏻Great RAID Options (inc SHR)
👍🏻Excellent choice of Apps
👍🏻DDR4 ECC Memory up to 32GB (UDIMM, not SODIMM too)
👍🏻Numerous Backup Software Options
👍🏻Huge Virtualization Support
👍🏻3yr Warranty and Extendable to 5yrs

CONS

👎🏻1Gbe Ports seem a bit limited now
👎🏻4GB Memory by default seems a bit small
👎🏻Synology Hard Drive Exclusivity is still an Opinion Splitter!
👎🏻NVMe SSDs Ports not available, unlike desktop alternatives and requires a PCIe Upgrade Card

SOFTWARE - 9/10

HARDWARE - 9/10

PERFORMANCE - 9/10

PRICE - 7/10

VALUE - 8/10

8.4

PROS

👍🏻8-Core Xeon Processor
👍🏻Two 10GBe Connections as Standard
👍🏻Two PCIe Gen 3 x8 PCIe Equipped
👍🏻4 Slots that Support DDR4 ECC UDIMM Memory
👍🏻Excellent choice of Apps
👍🏻Redundant PSU as Standard
👍🏻Numerous Backup Software Options
👍🏻Huge Virtualization Support
👍🏻Storage Can be Expanded to 36 SATA Drives
👍🏻5yr Warranty

CONS

👎🏻NVMe SSDs Ports not available, unlike desktop alternatives
👎🏻Very Limited Hard Drives Supported (Largely ONLY Synology HAT5300 series)
👎🏻64GB Memory Maximum Seems Low, given other Enterprise Solutions support 128/256GB

LATEST PRICE LIST

RS2423+
RS2423RP+
RS822RP+
RS4021xs+
RS3621RPxs
RS3621xs+
RS1221RP+
RS3618xs

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