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Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
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Network attached storage. Drive bays: 2 x 3.5 inch SATA, diskless.
Direct answer: is the Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure right for you?
Sold without drives, which is the first thing to budget for -- two 8 TB NAS drives cost more than the enclosure does.
Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
Editorial verdict
Grounded in published specifications
Summary verdict: Sold without drives, which is the first thing to budget for -- two 8 TB NAS drives cost more than the enclosure does. The Celeron J4125 handles file serving, Docker containers and a couple of camera streams comfortably, and 4K transcoding not at all. Two bays means RAID 1 and a single drive of redundancy, so it protects against a drive failure and not against deleting a file, which still needs a backup elsewhere.
Who should buy this
Small offices wanting file shares, backup targets and Synology Drive on hardware they own.
Who should avoid this
Anyone treating RAID as a backup, or expecting 4K transcoding for media serving.
Key strengths
- Quad-core Celeron J4125 handles containers and file serving together
- Memory expandable to 6 GB
- DSM is the most complete NAS software available
Limitations
- Diskless -- two NAS drives roughly double the outlay
- Two bays gives one drive of redundancy and no more
- No hardware transcoding usable for 4K media
Technical specifications
- Type
- Network attached storage
- Brand
- Synology
- Memory
- 2 GB DDR4, expandable to 6 GB
- Capacity
- 2 bay
- Warranty
- 2-year limited warranty
- Model SKU
- DS224+
- Processor
- Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core 2.0 GHz
- USB ports
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
- Drive bays
- 2 x 3.5 inch SATA, diskless
- RAID levels
- Basic, JBOD, RAID 0 and RAID 1
- Rated power
- About 14.7 W in access, 4.4 W at hibernation
- Network ports
- 2 x Gigabit Ethernet with link aggregation
- Annual energy use
- About 129 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $22 at $0.17 per kWh
Product overview
Sold without drives, which is the first thing to budget for -- two 8 TB NAS drives cost more than the enclosure does. The Celeron J4125 handles file serving, Docker containers and a couple of camera streams comfortably, and 4K transcoding not at all. Two bays means RAID 1 and a single drive of redundancy, so it protects against a drive failure and not against deleting a file, which still needs a backup elsewhere.
Key capabilities
- Drive bays: 2 x 3.5 inch SATA, diskless
- Capacity: 2 bay
- Processor: Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB DDR4, expandable to 6 GB
Frequently asked questions
Is the Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure worth buying?
Sold without drives, which is the first thing to budget for -- two 8 TB NAS drives cost more than the enclosure does.
What is the warranty and return policy for the Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure?
2-year limited warranty. Returns: 90-day returns on unused items.
Who is the Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure best suited for?
Small offices wanting file shares, backup targets and Synology Drive on hardware they own.
Who should avoid the Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure?
Anyone treating RAID as a backup, or expecting 4K transcoding for media serving.
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Sample reviews
4 reviewsThese are illustrative, not customer reviews.
DealSurge has not sold this product, so nobody has reviewed it. Each entry below is written from the strengths and drawbacks recorded on this page, to show how reviews would appear — none of it is a real buyer’s experience, and none of it is counted in search results or given to the shopping assistant.
Mean of 4 samples
- 5 ★2
- 4 ★1
- 3 ★1
- 2 ★0
- 1 ★0
- 3 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
Be ready for one thing — Diskless
Leading with the problem, because it is what I would have wanted to read: Diskless — two NAS drives roughly double the outlay. Two bays gives one drive of redundancy and no more. Neither is hidden — both are listed on the page — but they matter more in daily use than they look on a spec sheet. I have kept it, for one reason: Quad-core Celeron J4125 handles containers and file serving together. That still outweighs the rest, but only just.
Rakhi H.Sample39 found this helpful - 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
After a few months
Had this a couple of weeks now, so this is not an unboxing opinion. Memory expandable to 6 GB. Still mildly irritated by one thing: Diskless — two NAS drives roughly double the outlay. Known trade-off rather than a fault, though, and I would buy it again.
Aarav K.Sample9 found this helpful - 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
Bought it on the numbers, and the numbers were right
I compared four of these on paper before ordering, so the line I actually checked was "USB ports". The page says 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, and that is what turned up. Quad-core Celeron J4125 handles containers and file serving together.
Meera A.Sample5 found this helpful - 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Synology DiskStation DS224+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
Read the fit note, and it was me
The page describes who this is for, and it described me: Small offices wanting file shares, backup targets and Synology Drive on hardware they own. On that basis it has been the right call. Quad-core Celeron J4125 handles containers and file serving together.
Ravi L.Sample7 found this helpful