Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure vs Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
What separates them
These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure is $300.00 dearer.
Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure vs Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
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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.
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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 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 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
9 of 11 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure | Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $599.99 | $299.99 |
| Annual energy use | About 286 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $49 at $0.17 per kWh | About 129 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $22 at $0.17 per kWh |
| Capacity | 4 bay | 2 bay |
| Drive bays | 4 x 3.5 inch SATA, diskless | 2 x 3.5 inch SATA, diskless |
| Memory | 4 GB DDR4 ECC, expandable to 32 GB | 2 GB DDR4, expandable to 6 GB |
| Network ports | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet, 10 GbE via expansion card | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet with link aggregation |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen R1600 dual-core 2.6 GHz | Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core 2.0 GHz |
| RAID levels | Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10 | Basic, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1 |
| Rated power | About 32.7 W in access, 12.1 W at hibernation | About 14.7 W in access, 4.4 W at hibernation |
| Warranty | 3-year limited warranty | 2-year limited warranty |
| Expansion slots | 2 x M.2 2280 NVMe for cache | not published |
| USB ports | not published | 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
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