Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station vs Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
What separates them
These two differ on 3 recorded specifications. The Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure is $30.99 dearer. They are different kinds of product — laptop docking station against network attached storage — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station vs Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
Dell
Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station
$269.00
The 180 W in the name is the power supply, not what reaches the laptop -- 130 W goes to the notebook and the rest runs the dock and its ports.
Full details →Synology
Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
$299.99
Sold without drives, which is the first thing to budget for -- two 8 TB NAS drives cost more than the enclosure does.
Full details →Who the Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station is for
Buy it if: Mixed laptop fleets where one dock has to work with more than one vendor.
Avoid it if: Thunderbolt-only workflows needing maximum display bandwidth from a single cable.
Who the Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure is for
Buy it if: Small offices wanting file shares, backup targets and Synology Drive on hardware they own.
Avoid it if: Anyone treating RAID as a backup, or expecting 4K transcoding for media serving.
Specifications, side by side
3 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station | Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $269.00 | $299.99 |
| Rated power | About 180 W adapter | About 14.7 W in access, 4.4 W at hibernation |
| USB ports | 3 x USB-A 3.1, 2 x USB-C | 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
| Warranty | 3-year limited hardware warranty | 2-year limited warranty |
| Annual energy use | not published | About 129 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $22 at $0.17 per kWh |
| Audio | 3.5 mm combo jack | not published |
| Capacity | not published | 2 bay |
| Display outputs | 2 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 1 x USB-C | not published |
| Drive bays | not published | 2 x 3.5 inch SATA, diskless |
| Host connection | USB-C, DisplayPort Alt Mode | not published |
| Maximum displays | Up to 3, subject to laptop support | not published |
| Memory | not published | 2 GB DDR4, expandable to 6 GB |
| Network ports | not published | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet with link aggregation |
| Networking | Gigabit Ethernet with MAC pass-through | not published |
| Power delivery | 130 W to the notebook from a 180 W adapter | not published |
| Processor | not published | Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core 2.0 GHz |
| RAID levels | not published | Basic, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1 |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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