Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure vs TP-Link Omada EAP670 AX5400 Ceiling Access Point
What separates them
These two differ on 3 recorded specifications. The Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure is $150.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — network attached storage against wi-fi 6 access point — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure vs TP-Link Omada EAP670 AX5400 Ceiling Access Point
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 →TP-Link
TP-Link Omada EAP670 AX5400 Ceiling Access Point
$149.99
A 2.5 GbE uplink is what separates this from the gigabit access points around it -- the radios can genuinely exceed 1 Gbps, and on a gigabit port that headroom is thrown away.
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 TP-Link Omada EAP670 AX5400 Ceiling Access Point is for
Buy it if: Sites that already have 2.5 GbE switching and want the radios to use it.
Avoid it if: Anyone on an 802.3af-only switch, which cannot supply enough power.
Specifications, side by side
3 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure | TP-Link Omada EAP670 AX5400 Ceiling Access Point |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $299.99 | $149.99 |
| Annual energy use | About 129 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $22 at $0.17 per kWh | About 171 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $29 at $0.17 per kWh |
| Rated power | About 14.7 W in access, 4.4 W at hibernation | About 19.5 W maximum |
| Warranty | 2-year limited warranty | 5-year limited warranty |
| Capacity | 2 bay | not published |
| Drive bays | 2 x 3.5 inch SATA, diskless | not published |
| Management | not published | Omada cloud, software or OC200 hardware controller |
| Memory | 2 GB DDR4, expandable to 6 GB | not published |
| Mounting | not published | Ceiling or wall, bracket included |
| Network ports | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet with link aggregation | not published |
| Power method | not published | 802.3at PoE |
| Processor | Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core 2.0 GHz | not published |
| Radio configuration | not published | 4x4 at 5 GHz, 2x2 at 2.4 GHz |
| RAID levels | Basic, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1 | not published |
| Rated throughput | not published | 574 Mbps at 2.4 GHz, 4,804 Mbps at 5 GHz |
| Uplink port | not published | 1 x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet |
| USB ports | 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 | not published |
| Wireless standard | not published | Wi-Fi 6, 802.11ax |
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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