Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure vs Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure is $250.99 dearer. They are different kinds of product — network attached storage against wall-mount rack enclosure — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure vs Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure
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 →Tripp Lite
Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure
$349.00
The useful number is not 12U but the 20.5 inch mounting depth -- most 1U servers are deeper than that, so this holds switches, patch panels and a small UPS, not servers.
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 Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure is for
Buy it if: Network closets holding switches, patch panels and a rack UPS where no floor space exists.
Avoid it if: Anyone racking servers, which need a deeper enclosure and usually a floor-standing one.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Synology DiskStation DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure | Tripp Lite SmartRack 12U Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $599.99 | $349.00 |
| Warranty | 3-year limited warranty | 5-year limited 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 |
| Door type | not published | Lockable acrylic front, hinged back section |
| Drive bays | 4 x 3.5 inch SATA, diskless | not published |
| Expansion slots | 2 x M.2 2280 NVMe for cache | not published |
| Load capacity | not published | 200 lb |
| Memory | 4 GB DDR4 ECC, expandable to 32 GB | not published |
| Mounting depth | not published | 20.5 in usable |
| Mounting standard | not published | EIA-310 19 inch |
| Network ports | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet, 10 GbE via expansion card | not published |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen R1600 dual-core 2.6 GHz | not published |
| Rack units | not published | 12U |
| RAID levels | Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10 | not published |
| Rated power | About 32.7 W in access, 12.1 W at hibernation | not published |
| Side panels | not published | Removable |
| Ventilation | not published | Passive, with optional fan kit |
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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