Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure vs Logitech MeetUp ConferenceCam for Huddle Rooms
What separates them
These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The Logitech MeetUp ConferenceCam for Huddle Rooms is $399.01 dearer. They are different kinds of product — network attached storage against video conferencing camera — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure vs Logitech MeetUp ConferenceCam for Huddle Rooms
Synology
Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure
$599.99
Four bays and ECC memory are the two things that separate this from the two-bay units, and ECC is the one that matters for a machine holding the only copy of anything.
Full details →Logitech
Logitech MeetUp ConferenceCam for Huddle Rooms
$999.00
A 120 degree field of view is the specification that makes this a huddle room camera rather than a desk one -- everybody along a short table is in frame without repositioning.
Full details →Who the Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure is for
Buy it if: Offices needing four bays, ECC memory and a route to 10 GbE later.
Avoid it if: Media servers relying on hardware transcoding, which this processor cannot do at all.
Who the Logitech MeetUp ConferenceCam for Huddle Rooms is for
Buy it if: Huddle rooms up to about six seats that want one USB device instead of a camera and a speakerphone.
Avoid it if: Large boardrooms, where pickup range and framing both fall short without extension microphones.
Specifications, side by side
2 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure | Logitech MeetUp ConferenceCam for Huddle Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $599.99 | $999.00 |
| Rated power | About 32.7 W in access, 12.1 W at hibernation | About 15 W in a call |
| Warranty | 3-year limited warranty | 2-year limited hardware warranty |
| Annual energy use | About 286 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $49 at $0.17 per kWh | not published |
| Capacity | 4 bay | not published |
| Connectivity | not published | USB 2.0, Bluetooth for audio |
| Control | not published | Remote control and motorised pan and tilt |
| Drive bays | 4 x 3.5 inch SATA, diskless | not published |
| Expansion slots | 2 x M.2 2280 NVMe for cache | not published |
| Field of view | not published | 120 degrees diagonal |
| Memory | 4 GB DDR4 ECC, expandable to 32 GB | not published |
| Microphones | not published | 3 beamforming, about 8 ft pickup range |
| Network ports | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet, 10 GbE via expansion card | not published |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen R1600 dual-core 2.6 GHz | not published |
| RAID levels | Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10 | not published |
| Room size | not published | Up to about 6 seats |
| Sensor resolution | not published | 4K sensor, 1080p at 30 fps typical output |
| Zoom | not published | 5x digital |
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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