Synology DS224+ Released (2-Bay Plus Series NAS)

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1 Synology DS224+ Hardware Overview
2 Synology DS224+ specs
3 DS220+ vs DS224+. What has changed?
4 How does new DS224+ sit with the rest of the 2-bays (DS223j vs DS223 vs DS224+ vs DS723+)
5 DS224+ PLEX compatibility and performance
6 Synology DS224+ Performance
7 Synology DS224+ HDD limitations
8 Synology DS224+ NVMe M.2 cache compatibility
9 Synology DS224+ RAM upgrade
10 Synology DS224+ What’s Inside?
11 Synology DS224+ What apps are included?
12 DS224+ specs PDF
13 Synology DS224+ PROS & CONS
14 Synology DS224+ Availability

Synology DS224+ Unveiled: A Powerful and Compact NAS for Eastern Regions

Synology, the renowned network-attached storage (NAS) provider, has unveiled its latest model, the Synology DS224+, catering specifically to the Eastern regions. With an emphasis on delivering exceptional performance and versatility, this NAS model is designed to meet the needs of both home users and small businesses in the region.

Robust Processing Power: At the heart of the DS224+ lies an Intel Celeron J4125 CPU, featuring a 64-bit architecture. This quad-core processor operates at a base frequency of 2.0 GHz, with a burst frequency of up to 2.7 GHz, ensuring seamless multitasking and efficient data processing. Enhanced data security is provided by the hardware encryption engine (AES-NI), offering users peace of mind.

Ample Memory Capacity: To complement its powerful processor, the DS224+ boasts 2 GB of DDR4 non-ECC system memory, ensuring a responsive system performance even during intensive operations. Users have the option to expand the memory up to 6 GB using a combination of a 2 GB and a 4 GB memory module, with Synology recommending their memory modules for optimal compatibility and reliability.

Flexible Storage Options: With two drive bays, the DS224+ supports both 3.5″ SATA HDDs and 2.5″ SATA SSDs, offering users the freedom to configure their storage setup according to their specific requirements. The hot-swappable drive feature ensures easy maintenance and scalability without disrupting ongoing operations.

High-Speed Connectivity: The DS224+ is equipped to handle data transfers efficiently with two 1GbE LAN ports supporting link aggregation and failover support. Additionally, it offers two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, enabling fast data backup and transfer options.

Versatile File System Support: The DS224+ provides support for Btrfs and EXT4 file systems on internal drives and offers a range of options, including Btrfs, EXT4, EXT3, FAT, NTFS, HFS+, and exFAT, on external drives. This flexibility allows users to choose the file system that best suits their storage and data protection needs.

Compact and User-Friendly Design: The DS224+ comes in a compact form factor, measuring 165 mm x 108 mm x 232.2 mm, making it easy to integrate into any workspace. Its lightweight design, weighing only 1.30 kg, ensures hassle-free installation and transportation.

Silent Operation and Energy Efficiency: Synology’s commitment to a noise-free environment is evident with the DS224+’s noise level of just 22 dB(A) during operation. Additionally, the NAS offers different fan speed modes, including Full-Speed, Cool, and Quiet modes, allowing users to customize cooling performance based on their requirements. Moreover, the DS224+ is energy-efficient, consuming only 14.69 W during access and a mere 4.41 W in HDD hibernation.

Certified and Supported: The Synology DS224+ holds certifications from various regulatory bodies, including FCC, CE, BSMI, VCCI, RCM, UKCA, CCC, and KC, ensuring compliance with international standards. The device comes with a 2-year hardware warranty, with an option to extend it to 4 years through the Extended Warranty Plus program.

In this article, we explore the features and specifications of the Synology DS224+, comparing it to its predecessor and highlighting its compatibility and performance with various storage options. With its impressive processing power, ample memory capacity, flexible storage options, and user-friendly design, the DS224+ promises to be a powerful and compact NAS solution for the Eastern regions. Whether for personal or business use, users can expect high performance and reliability from this latest addition to Synology’s NAS lineup.

 

Synology DS224+ Hardware Overview

Synology DS224+ specs

CPU
 CPU Model Intel Celeron J4125
CPU Quantity 1
CPU Architecture 64-bit
CPU Frequency 4-core 2.0 (base) / 2.7 (burst) GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI)
Memory
 System Memory 2 GB DDR4 non-ECC
Total Memory Slots 1
Maximum Memory Capacity 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB)
Notes
  • Synology reserves the right to replace memory modules with the same or higher frequency based on supplier’s product life cycle status. Rest assured that the compatibility and stability have been strictly verified with the same benchmark to ensure identical performance.
  • Please select Synology memory modules for optimum compatibility and reliability. Synology will not provide complete product warranty or technical support if non-Synology memory modules are used for memory expansion.
  • For more information about the recommended memory configurations, please check the Hardware Installation Guide of your Synology product.
Storage
 Drive Bays 2
Compatible Drive Type* (See all supported drives)
  • 3.5″ SATA HDD
  • 2.5″ SATA SSD
Hot Swappable Drive*
Notes “Compatible drive type” indicates drives that have been tested to be compatible with Synology products. This term does not indicate the maximum connection speed of each drive bay.
External Ports
 RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port* 2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port* 2
USB Copy
Notes
  • This device’s 1GbE LAN ports have a maximum transmission unit (MTU) size of 1,500 bytes.
  • The USB 3.0 standard was renamed to USB 3.2 Gen 1 by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) in 2019.
File System
 Internal Drives
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
External Drives
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
  • EXT3
  • FAT
  • NTFS
  • HFS+
  • exFAT
Appearance
 Size (Height x Width x Depth) 165 mm x 108 mm x 232.2 mm
Weight 1.30 kg
Others
 System Fan 92 mm x 92 mm x 1 pcs
Fan Speed Mode
  • Full-Speed Mode
  • Cool Mode
  • Quiet Mode
Brightness Adjustable Front LED Indicators
Power Recovery
Noise Level* 22 dB(A)
Scheduled Power On / Off
Wake on LAN / WAN
Power Supply Unit / Adapter 60 W
AC Input Power Voltage 100V to 240V AC
Power Frequency 50/60 Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption 14.69 W (Access)
4.41 W (HDD Hibernation)
British Thermal Unit 50.09 BTU/hr (Access)
15.04 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)
Notes
  • For more information on how power consumption is measured, refer to this article.
  • Noise testing was conducted with the Synology system fully installed with Synology SATA HDDs and in an idle stae. Two G.R.A.S. Type 40AE microphones are placed at a 1 m distance from the front and rear of the device. Background noise: 16.49-17.51 dB(A); Temperature: 24.25-25.75˚C; Humidity: 58.2-61.8%
Temperature
 Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Storage Temperature -20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F)
Relative Humidity 5% to 95% RH
Certification
  • FCC
  • CE
  • BSMI
  • VCCI
  • RCM
  • UKCA
  • CCC
  • KC
Warranty
 2-year hardware warranty, extendable to 4 years with Extended Warranty Plus
Notes
  • Availability varies by region. Before purchasing, please visit the official web pages of EW201/202 and Extended Warranty Plus for a list of eligible regions.
  • The warranty period starts from the purchase date as stated on your purchase receipt. (Learn more)
Environment
 RoHS Compliant
Packaging Content
  • Main Unit X 1
  • Accessory Pack X 1
  • AC Power Adapter X 1
  • AC Power Cord X 1
  • RJ-45 LAN Cable X 2
  • Quick Installation Guide X 1
Optional Accessories
  • DDR4 non-ECC SODIMM: D4NESO-2666-4G
  • 3.5″ SATA HDD: HAT3300
  • Surveillance Device License Pack
Notes All memory modules will operate at the maximum frequency specified by the CPU manufacturer.

 

 

 

DS220+ vs DS224+. What has changed?

DS220+ (OLD)
Intel Celeron J4025 2-core 2.0 (base) / 2.9 (burst) GHz
2 GB DDR4 non-ECC 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB)
19.3 dB(A)
DS224+ (NEW)
Intel Celeron J4125 4-core 2.0 (base) / 2.7 (burst) GHz
2 GB DDR4 non-ECC 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB)
22 dB(A)

How does new DS224+ sit with the rest of the 2-bays (DS223j vs DS223 vs DS224+ vs DS723+)
Hardware Specifications
CPU
NAS DS223j
$186 (29th Jun)		 DS223
$249 (18th Jan)		 DS224+
$350 (18th Jan)		 DS723+
$449 (18th Jan)
CPU Model Realtek RTD1619B
PassMark bellow 1000		 Realtek RTD1619B
PassMark bellow 1000		 Intel Celeron J4125
PassMark bellow 2978		 AMD Ryzen R1600
PassMark bellow 3147
CPU Quantity 1 1 1 1
CPU Architecture 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit
CPU Frequency 4-core 1.7 GHz 4-core 1.7 GHz 4-core 2.0 (base) / 2.7 (burst) GHz 2-core 2.6 (base) / 3.1 (turbo) GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine
Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI)
Memory
System Memory 1 GB DDR4 non-ECC 2 GB DDR4 non-ECC 2 GB DDR4 non-ECC 2 GB DDR4 ECC
Memory Module Pre-installed 2 GB (2 GB x 1)
Total Memory Slots 1 2
Maximum Memory Capacity 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) 32 GB (16 GB x 2)
Storage
Drive Bays 2 2 2 2
Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit 7 (DX517 x 1)
M.2 Drive Slots 2 (NVMe)
Compatible Drive Type* (See all supported drives)
  • 3.5″ SATA HDD
  • 2.5″ SATA SSD (with optional 2.5″ Disk Holder)
  • 3.5″ SATA HDD
  • 2.5″ SATA SSD
  • 3.5″ SATA HDD
  • 2.5″ SATA SSD
  • 3.5″ SATA HDD
  • 2.5″ SATA SSD
  • M.2 2280 NVMe SSD
Hot Swappable Drive*
External Ports
RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port* 1 1 2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support) 2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port* 2 3 2 1
eSATA Port 1
USB Copy
PCIe
PCIe Expansion 1 x Gen3 x2 network upgrade slot
File System
Internal Drives
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
External Drives
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
  • EXT3
  • FAT
  • NTFS
  • HFS+
  • exFAT
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
  • EXT3
  • FAT
  • NTFS
  • HFS+
  • exFAT
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
  • EXT3
  • FAT
  • NTFS
  • HFS+
  • exFAT
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
  • EXT3
  • FAT
  • NTFS
  • HFS+
  • exFAT
Notes Btrfs file system is available from DSM 7.2-64570.
Appearance
Size (Height x Width x Depth) 165 mm x 100 mm x 225.5 mm 165 mm x 108 mm x 232.7 mm 165 mm x 108 mm x 232.2 mm 166 mm x 106 mm x 223 mm
Weight 0.88 kg 1.28 kg 1.30 kg 1.51 kg
Others
System Fan 92 mm x 92 mm x 1 pcs 92 mm x 92 mm x 1 pcs 92 mm x 92 mm x 1 pcs 92 mm x 92 mm x 1 pcs
Fan Speed Mode
  • Full-Speed Mode
  • Cool Mode
  • Quiet Mode
  • Low-power Mode
  • Full-Speed Mode
  • Cool Mode
  • Quiet Mode
  • Full-Speed Mode
  • Cool Mode
  • Quiet Mode
  • Full-Speed Mode
  • Cool Mode
  • Quiet Mode
Brightness Adjustable Front LED Indicators
Power Recovery
Noise Level*

18.2 dB(A)

 

 14.6 dB(A) 22 dB(A) 20.7 dB(A)
Scheduled Power On / Off
Wake on LAN / WAN
Power Supply Unit / Adapter 60 W 60 W 60 W 65 W
AC Input Power Voltage 100V to 240V AC 100V to 240V AC 100V to 240V AC 100V to 240V AC
Power Frequency 50/60 Hz, Single Phase 50/60 Hz, Single Phase 50/60 Hz, Single Phase 50/60 Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption 16.31 W (Access)
4 W (HDD Hibernation)		 17.343 W (Access)
4.08 W (HDD Hibernation)		 14.69 W (Access)
4.41 W (HDD Hibernation)		 21.07 W (Access)
8.62 W (HDD Hibernation)
British Thermal Unit 55.62 BTU/hr (Access)
13.64 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)		 59.19 BTU/hr (Access)
13.92 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)		 50.09 BTU/hr (Access)
15.04 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)		 71.85 BTU/hr (Access)
29.39 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)
Temperature
Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Storage Temperature -20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F) -20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F) -20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F) -20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F)
Relative Humidity 5% to 95% RH 5% to 95% RH 5% to 95% RH 5% to 95% RH
Certification
  • FCC
  • CE
  • BSMI
  • VCCI
  • RCM
  • UKCA
  • EAC
  • CCC
  • KC
  • FCC
  • CE
  • BSMI
  • VCCI
  • RCM
  • UKCA
  • EAC
  • CCC
  • KC
  • FCC
  • CE
  • BSMI
  • VCCI
  • RCM
  • UKCA
  • CCC
  • KC
  • FCC
  • CE
  • BSMI
  • VCCI
  • RCM
  • UKCA
  • EAC
  • CCC
  • KC
Warranty 2-year hardware warranty, extendable to 4 years with Extended Warranty Plus 2-year hardware warranty, extendable to 4 years with Extended Warranty Plus 2-year hardware warranty, extendable to 4 years with Extended Warranty Plus 3-year hardware warranty, extendable to 5 years with EW201
Environment RoHS Compliant RoHS Compliant RoHS Compliant RoHS Compliant
Packaging Content
  • Main Unit X 1
  • Accessory Pack X 1
  • AC Power Adapter X 1
  • AC Power Cord X 1
  • RJ-45 LAN Cable X 1
  • Quick Installation Guide X 1
  • Main Unit X 1
  • Accessory Pack X 1
  • AC Power Adapter X 1
  • AC Power Cord X 1
  • RJ-45 LAN Cable X 1
  • Quick Installation Guide X 1
  • Main Unit X 1
  • Accessory Pack X 1
  • AC Power Adapter X 1
  • AC Power Cord X 1
  • RJ-45 LAN Cable X 2
  • Quick Installation Guide X 1
  • Main Unit X 1
  • Accessory Pack X 1
  • AC Power Adapter X 1
  • AC Power Cord X 1
  • RJ-45 LAN Cable X 2
  • Quick Installation Guide X 1
Optional Accessories
  • 3.5″ SATA HDD: HAT3300
  • Surveillance Device License Pack
  • Disk Holder: Type C

DS224+ PLEX compatibility and performance

The CPU is just like on DS720+ and DS920+, so the performance is expected to be the same. Software transcoding up to 1080p and hardware transcoding up to 4k (2160p).

Synology DS224+ Performance

SMB 1GbE – Sequential Throughput with HDD (64KB)

Model DS723+ DS224+ DS223 DS223j DS124 DS120j
Read 225.72 226.02 112.52 112.42 112.53 113.41
Write 225.46 225.18 112.46 112.52 112.58 102.90

1GbE Web Server – Nginx PHP Response Performance with HDD

Model DS723+ DS224+ DS223 DS223j DS124 DS120j
Responses per second 9,624.01 10,859.11 2,976.05 2,992.25 3,050.95 601.01
Test environment: Operating System: DSM 7.2 , RAID1, 1GbE test items: All trays loaded with Synology HAT5300 Series 4 TB SATA HDD , BTRFS, 2X1GBE LAN, Switch: HP 2530-48G, MTU 1500, computer 1GbE test items: Intel Core i7-3770 3.40GHz; 4 GB DDR3-1600; Intel SSDSC2CW120A3K5 SATA SSD; Intel Gigabit CT.

Synology DS224+ HDD limitations

Synology branded drives up to 12TB. Seagate Ironwolf up to 12TB. Toshiba N300 and WD Red plus up to 14TB.

Can I use drives (HDD/ SSD) that are not on their list.

Yes, Synology have promised that Plus and Value series NAS such as this will have no software lock on drives that they have not tested and added to the list. There might be a warning message that drives are not from the list though. Their support level might change based on this.

 

Synology DS224+ NVMe M.2 cache compatibility

  • no NVMe SSD cache slots

Synology DS224+ RAM upgrade

Synology NAS compatible RAM

 

 

Synology DS224+ What’s Inside?

 

Synology DS224+ What apps are included?

 

All NAS support Extras DS224+, DVA1622,  DS723+ support

Audio Station

Synology Calendar

Synology Chat Server

Cloud Sync

Synology Contacts

Download Station

Glacier Backup

Hyper Backup

iTunes Server

Synology Mail Server

Media Server

Note Station

SAN Manager

SMB Service

Synology Office

Surveillance Station

Synology Drive Server

Synology Photos

Video Station

VPN Server

Web Station

Plex Media Server

and more 

Hybrid Share

The Replication Service

Snapshot Replication

Active Backup for Business

Active Backup for Business Agent (DSM)

Active Backup for Google Workspace

Active Backup for Microsoft 365

Antivirus by McAfee

C2 Identity Edge Server

Central Management System

Docker

Document Viewer

Migration Assistant

Presto File Server

Synology Directory Server

Synology High Availability

Synology MailPlus

Synology MailPlus Server

Virtual Machine Manager

 

DS224+ specs PDF

Click to access Synology_DS224%2B_Data_Sheet_enu.pdf

 

Synology DS224+ PROS & CONS

Positives

+Can run any Synology app (no limits).

+Quad core Celeron with a transcoding chip that can handle even 4K.

Negatives

  • No PCIe slot for 10GbE card
  • No NVMe M.2 SSD Cache slots
  • Only 5Gbit USB ports
  • Only 14TB drives or smaller tested

 

Synology DS224+ Availability

The Synology DS224+ is available starting today through Synology partners and resellers in Taiwan.

Price  –  Amazon $350

Australia (mwave.com.au) – $599.00 (315 GBP)

478,000 South Korean won (smartstore.naver.com)

 

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59 thoughts on “Synology DS224+ Released (2-Bay Plus Series NAS)”

  4. Backup for Biz Linux client doesn’t support any kernel after 5.15… my Linux Ubuntu/Mint boxes run 5.15.x and 6.02.x kernels…. meaning 5.15.x is getting a bit old. Very disappointing.

    BTW, My 224+ has a pair of MDD 10TB drives (possibly HGST drives) and they’re working fine and run same temps as the 4TB WD Reds in the ol’ 416j.

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  5. I was very happy with my 224+ until I started using synology Drive. Such an unfinished and unoptimized mess. Very slow, and also misses indexing files a lot. Read online that this is an old, persistent problem and synology seems not really care. And the syncing errors send to be even worse on Windows.

    I just wonder why they couldn’t just make an extension to the wheat excellent file storage app. Ising DS File on my phone is accurate and fast, while drive is just unreliable.
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  10. FYI: B&H have the DS220+ on sale now for $239. It’s a good deal. Whether or not you want to wait for Synology to release the DS224+ for probably $300+ … not worth it for me. Ebay have used ones for sale for around the same price ($230 ish)
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  12. DS220+ Cost $299 from B&H or Amazon US Price , Most Likely price with Shipping
    DS224+ Cost we don’t know as of yet.

    Intel® Celeron® Processor J4125 with DS224+ has 2 Advantages over DS220+

    The number of CPU cores 4
    The number of threads 4
    DSM will most likely we be supported 2 Years Longer than DS220+ , Hence End of Life will be later.
    ———————————————————————————————————————————————-

    DS220+ 2 Cores 2 Threads
    DS220+ Intel Celeron J4025 2 2 ✓ Geminilake

    1.) 1 Thing I hate is no 2.5GBE on either
    2.) If price is the same would buy the New DS224+ even if $50 more still would buy DS224+
    3.) If lucky We might see DS220+ for $249 in the phase out and this would only be a short period of time.

    Intel has separated the product change into two categories, with the first consisting of Celeron N4120, Celeron 4020, and Pentium Silver N5030, while the other features Celeron J4025, Pentium Silver J5040, Celeron N4020C, and Celeron J4125. Intel will ship the first group of CPUs by May 24, 2024, and the second by February 23, 2024. The last round of orders will go out by November 24, 2023, and August 25, 2023, respectively.

    So It looks to me Intel Last Orders for J4125 was on in 2023 and orders to be shipped later. I suspect Synology got these CPU cheap since they are being End of Life.

    To me this will take DS224+ to it’s End of Life as well.

    I have used a QNA-UC5G1T in the DS220+ and getting around 220MB per second of , Used Nascampares to get this running .
    Running with DSM7.2 no issues, Transferred 5.4TB no over heating Even when copy was around 9 hours doing a Replication task.

    https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1499894-REG/qnap_qna_uc5g1t_usb_3_0_type_c_to.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=ba_f1_lar&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A5451&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrd_fpdWCgAMVzXxMCh2IawwYEAQYAiABEgI6qvD_BwE
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  13. I’m glad I came across your channel, thanks for the great videos and information. I just picked up a Synology DS220+ with two Seagate 6TB drives for my first NAS. I’ve been using a RAID 1 configuration with two internal 2TB WD drives in my main PC for years so it will be nice to have it separated from my internal machine.

    I have been worried about moving to the Seagate drives since I’ve ALWAYS ran WD drives for as long as I can remember so hopefully I won’t regret that choice. I’ve seen a lot of conflicting accounts of using Seagate.

    Thanks again for the great content mate!! ????
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  15. The Problem is not the 2x1Gb on the DS224+ but that most likely the DS423+ and the maybe the DS 624+ will get 2×1 GB as well. Synology wants to sell the DS723+ which is the first which can be upgraded to 10gB and got the 4 Core prozessor for it. But especially the DS423+ with 2x1gb is dissapointing. There are other and cheaper 8GB Ram NAS out there with 2.5GB connection and Quad Cores. DSM is one of the best OS for NAS but the Hardware is lacking today. Especially when you buy a product which is 100 Bucks more and still have to buy a certified Network card. Which is again expensive. Just installed an RS 1221+ in a Laboratory and had to upgrade it right away.
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  17. I need a NAS upgrade from 2bay to minimum 4bay… I want to run a lot of containers with jellyfin while also having NVR capabilities. I want to have 4 core cpu mininum, 16-32GB RAM, 2.5-10GbE, hw transcoding, NVMe storage for containers (with any ssd brand). Should i buy QNAP instead?… And have my old Synology just for the DSM software features? It has been ~6 years from DS918+ with no real progress on HW side for customers. It’s only refresh each year like Intel did back in the day.
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  20. I’m glad I’m swiching away from them, I’m tired of crappy old hardware, slow 1gb connections, and data collection. QNAP offers much better hardware, but I’m going the custom hardware route.
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  21. why dont they start modernizing cpus in those damn Nas its not like like there is a shortage of more powerful cpus and im certainly not talking about a 12900k monster but im sure they can do more modern specially for those looking for plex servers anywayys also means im not touching it with a 100 foot pole until synology stop using my calculators cpu.
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  24. Just ordered a 220+. Should I keep it and add 4GB memory? Or get the 224+ and stay with 2GB? I suspect it will cost $50 to $100 US more than the 220+, so I will have to forgo the additional memory.
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  25. I use smb for small files, and ds file for big things. So, smb multichannel is not beneficial for me. LACP is better for my use case. However, with a 2.5Gbps NIC, it would be so much better. I will skip this launch.. im doing fine with my ds218+ 6GB and a 2.5Gbps USB adapter.
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  26. I’ve been happily using Synology NAS since 2011. I am currently using a Synology DS718 and have been looking to upgrade. Unfortunately Synology is lagging way behind on hardware. As much as I like DSM, it may not be enough to keep me on the Synology platform.

    You asked what I think.. I think is the 224+ is a poor half-step at an upgrade.. not at all worth the lack of USB ports, NIC speed , or old CPU. I hate to do it, but It may be time to switch to another vendor. Hopefully Synology will be releasing something that is a real improvement over the current offerings soon.
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  32. I Like your vids, but Synology better put in 2.5G ethernet in future NAS devices, customers are getting angry already????????. That 0 Eth upgrade is recepie for disaster. I i pay premium like 400€ i expect transfer speeds like on potato 2.5G NAS for half price.
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  36. I don’t have an issue with the specs of this NAS on it’s own, but what puzzles me is how they can name this device something with ’24’ in it, as it is clearly not something with 2024 specifications.
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  39. You’ve got to be kidding me. I literally have a 423+ on the way to me that I ordered 2 days ago. I wanted a 2 bay but didn’t want to buy a 3 year old model. FML.
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  40. This is a disappointing release. Versus the 220+, No 2.5gbe LAN, no additional RAM capacity. I reluctantly bought a DS220+ at the end of last year out of necessity, I have no regrets now!
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  41. Im a photographer and very new to NAS.
    I would like to get a 4 bay NAS to create two raid 1, one is for my personal backup like phone etc, one is for my clients download the photos that i upload to clients and let them previews and download. I like pixieset / photoproof client gallery style that could let my customers to pick which photos they love and download all the photos with NOT a zip files.

    Do Qnap / Synology have such similar photos app that i could download so that I can save those money for pixieset / photoproof?

    Im paying 2TB for google photos every months hope i can unsubscribe it and change to NAS

    Does QNAP still have security issues as i read the news before. Does Synology still the best for protection?

    After I watched your videos seems TS-464(4G) is quite suit my needs. (Its now around US$490 in my region which is quite close with 423+)

    Any alternative or suggestions that suits my need?
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  42. I already commented this on another of your video a while ago, synology was good once, now they just launch shit with completly outdated hardware, probably because they bought a ton of chips and now can’t get rid of them because there’s no reason to not use updated chips when their cost to them is tiny compared to those.
    Not to mention that they now just lock the hardware to whatever they want so you have to buy shit from them. Fuck synology.
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  43. Fantastic, informative review… thank you. I purchased my DS1520+ after watching all your reviews on it and the DS1522+. It’s been a solid machine and is working great! Thank you for all your research and reviews, you do an amazing job!
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  44. i’m in the process of considering synology but their hardware seems dated. the other prebuilt NAS’s i’ve at least allow to put a different OS if i don’t like the OEM.
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  45. @NASCompares, I just rebooted my DS220 and started getting a Critical Error regarding the SSD Cache that I had set as volume using scripts, is “Not Supported by the Current DSM version”. Have you heard about it? Any advice on how to solve it now 🙁
    I really really disappointed with Synology at this point.
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  46. Synology must be shifting them, maybe not in the EU/US but they are probably well aware that the vast majority they sell never get used anywhere near 100% so why reinvent the wheel for a bit. its more of a “it works so why change it” same reason why they don’t need to stuff 2.5+gbe on these as the vast majority of users don’t use it yet
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  52. DS220+ was $379. It’s now $429 in Canada. $50 increase in part to Shipping cost, but mostly because of gouging.
    That said, if Synology’s goal is to keep the price the “same” I dare say with a 4–10 year old hardware, the price better be under $400 CAN.
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  53. Synology has lost the plot. They should put 2.5GbE at the bare minimum in every product. They also need more products with 10GbE built in and not require an add-in card.
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  58. this is a joke – 1gb NIC ? we equip 2x 2TB SATA SSDs in Mirror config to our customers in DS220+ and doing at least BOND for NICs to get decent speed for Active Backup multi-PC jobs. And after 4 years we are stuck with the same NICs. Screw you Ngreedia, I mean Syno-unlogy.
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