Synology DS223J 2 Bay Desktop NAS, White

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You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and get replies from me and other Inner Circle members who are dedicated to helping each other out. When testing NAS platforms, for each storage pool we benchmark, we provision four shared folders for 25GB files and four 25GB iSCSI luns.

I dont feel so far that ram is going to be an issue for this machine its going to be the CPU when indexing, in particular indexing videos for video station that process will make the CPU go to 95%.

Brand New Synology DS223j Value Series NAS Released Synology has introduced a new entry-level NAS solution into their lineup, the DS223J NAS, following closely on the heels of several recent DiskStation releases. Network File System (NFS), FTP, Server Message Block (SMB), Apple File Protocol (AFP), HTTP, HTTPS, Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV), Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV (CalDAV), Server Message Block 2. We use affiliate links on the blog allowing NAScompares information and advice service to be free of charge to you. The Synology DS223j NAS Rumoured for Q4 2022 / Q1 2023 Update (28/09/22 UK) – The CPU that will be featured in the Synology DS223j, DS123 and DS223 will be the Realtek RTD1619. Synology is not pretending that this is some kind of powerhouse system and is quite clear in all of their advertising and data sheets that this is a system designed for efficiency and as an entry point into DSM.

if you are still going around in circles and need direct consultation, we have just started providing one-hour consultations via zoom. I know I’ve already touched on this, but it is worth highlighting again, just how good of a value the Synology DS223J is when you consider what you are getting. Files on the system can be managed from anywhere using the Synology Drive app, available on PC, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, Android, iOS, or any device that has a browser. Well, do factor in that as soon as you introduce a sufficient RAID safety net, you are actually only going to really have one hard drive of storage and when that’s full you will have to go down the road of replacing both drives for larger drives in a RAID one or start looking at getting a new Synology to migrate towards. Our editors thoroughly review and fact-check every article to ensure that our content meets the highest standards.

Maybe a Windows user wouldn’t have run into these problems but from a Linux perspective the update was less than ideal. Meanwhile, on the back end, this low-powered and low resource system supports BTRFS or EXT4 as the file system of choice and even has support for snapshots. The actual performance may be lower than lab testing figure due to differences in server configuration, deployment, and the number of active operations. Therefore, it’s important to view the Synology DS223J in the correct context of its design and target market.

I read about it doesn’t have much power to do transcoding but doesn’t newer tvs and phones play 1080p files without problem? Synology has been in the business of producing their own branded hard drives in both enterprise and standard class for a while, and though I’m pleased to say that they have not limited hard drive support on the DS223J to their own drives, I will say that the range of third-party drives currently listed on a compatibility list is pretty disappointing. I am not impressed with either DSM or the hardware Synology tends to use in all but the super expensive models. Likewise, applications such as Synology Virtual Machine Manager, which allows you to deploy VMs, are not possible on this system and although this is quite an ambitious service, it’s simply not possible on this hardware spec. I will always get around to answering ALL queries, but as a one-man operation, I cannot promise speed!It's a user-friendly OS interface that takes a few moments to get used to, making the DS223j a great NAS for beginners. We’ll start by looking at the technology, then move on to the players in the market and how the market is moving forward.