Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure vs Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station
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 — network attached storage against laptop docking station — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure vs Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station
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 →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 →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.
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.
Specifications, side by side
3 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure | Dell WD19S 180W USB-C Docking Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $299.99 | $269.00 |
| Rated power | About 14.7 W in access, 4.4 W at hibernation | About 180 W adapter |
| USB ports | 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 | 3 x USB-A 3.1, 2 x USB-C |
| Warranty | 2-year limited warranty | 3-year limited hardware warranty |
| Annual energy use | About 129 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $22 at $0.17 per kWh | not published |
| Audio | not published | 3.5 mm combo jack |
| Capacity | 2 bay | not published |
| Display outputs | not published | 2 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 1 x USB-C |
| Drive bays | 2 x 3.5 inch SATA, diskless | not published |
| Host connection | not published | USB-C, DisplayPort Alt Mode |
| Maximum displays | not published | Up to 3, subject to laptop support |
| Memory | 2 GB DDR4, expandable to 6 GB | not published |
| Network ports | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet with link aggregation | not published |
| Networking | not published | Gigabit Ethernet with MAC pass-through |
| Power delivery | not published | 130 W to the notebook from a 180 W adapter |
| Processor | Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core 2.0 GHz | not published |
| RAID levels | Basic, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1 | not published |
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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