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LATEST PRICE LIST

RS822RP+	1151.66 GBP	1299.99 USD
RS822+	1047.38 GBP	1190.55 USD
RS422+	777.35 GBP	855 USD
RS1619xs+	208.99 GBP	2119.16 USD

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS	CPU	Cores	Threads	Speed (GHz)	Docker/VM	Score	ECC
RS822RP+	AMD Ryzen V1500B	4	8	2.2	Docker/VM	4584	ECC /2 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM
RS822+	AMD Ryzen V1500B	4	8	2.2	Docker/VM	4584	ECC /2 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM
RS422+	AMD Ryzen R1600	2	4	2.6 (MAX:3.1)	Docker/VM	3147	ECC /2 GB DDR4 ECC
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
RS822RP+		/			0	1080p
RS822+		/			0	1080p
RS422+		/			0	720p
RS1619xs+		/			0	1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS	BAYS	Bandwidth	HDD storage	expansion	Drive mixing	File System
RS822RP+	4 HDD	4Gbit (4 ports combined)	88TB	✓	✓	EXT4 BTRFS
RS822+	4 HDD	4Gbit (4 ports combined)	88TB	✓	✓	EXT4 BTRFS
RS422+	4 HDD	2Gbit (2 ports combined)	88TB		✓	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
RS822RP+	folder/barebone	✓	face	✓	✓	volume/folder
RS822+	folder/barebone	✓	face	✓	✓	volume/folder
RS422+	folder/barebone	✓	face	✓	✓	volume/folder
RS1619xs+	folder/barebone	✓	face+object	✓	✓	volume/folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS	MAX LAN speed	Ports	transcoding	PCIe	NVMe
RS822RP+	1Gbit			1 x Gen3 x4
RS822+	1Gbit			1 x Gen3 x4
RS422+	1Gbit			1 x Gen3 x2
RS1619xs+	1Gbit			1 x Gen3 x8	2x NVME Gen3 x4

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS	HDMI	QVM	transcoding	AI
RS822RP+
RS822+
RS422+
RS1619xs+

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS	Virtual switch	Docker/VM	HDMI	S/PDIF / AUX
RS822RP+		Docker/VM
RS822+		Docker/VM
RS422+		Docker/VM
RS1619xs+		Docker/VM

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand	Model	TW	USA	UK	Released
Synology	RS822RP+	•	•	•	2022-06
Synology	RS822+	•	•	•	2022-06
Synology	RS422+	•	•	•	2022-04
Synology	RS1619xs+	•	•	•	2020-06

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 10/10

HARDWARE - 7/10

PERFORMANCE - 8/10

PRICE - 8/10

VALUE - 8/10

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PROS

👍🏻Remarkably compact rackmount server with a 10GbE Option
👍🏻Very quiet for a rackmount server
👍🏻Default ECC Memory will be hugely reassuring
👍🏻DSM 7.1 is still hands-down the best NAS software out there
👍🏻Storage services such as BTRFS/EXT4 Option, Synology Hybrid RAID Support and Fast RAID Rebuild
👍🏻Very high build quality and slick design

CONS

👎🏻Lack of M.2 NVMe slots
👎🏻No Expansion Support
👎🏻Odd brand position on HDDs and SSDs
👎🏻CPU Choice is divisive
👎🏻Default 2GB of memory cannot up upgraded

LATEST PRICE LIST

RS822RP+	1151.66 GBP	1299.99 USD
RS822+	1047.38 GBP	1190.55 USD
RS422+	777.35 GBP	855 USD
RS1619xs+	208.99 GBP	2119.16 USD

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