DiskStation DS220j

The base model Synology NAS, like the DS220J, is infamous for having too little cpu and memory. It will advertise being able to run several apps that will in reality grind the system to a near halt with idle cpu usage at or near 100%. Those tend to get used by some enthusiastic new homelab users who

Umm I have a Synology DS220J. As a file server it’s so-so. Beyond that, forget it. However an RK3588 is an entirely different animal, pretty close to Intel i5 in terms of capability. WAY better than say N150.

I started with a Synology DS220J (yes, J). My intention was to replace Google Photos when it went paid. I learned three things quickly from that: Synology J CPUs are horrible. Not that ARM is bad, just the ones they chose. Start with something. Whatever you do, you will expand things until you excee

I personally am not an expert , but can mostly follow YT tutorials to get things working . I bought a DS220j as my first NAS in 2021. At the time it was to setup a doorbell with surveillance... I used it for 3 or 4 months and it worked well. I then got a dedicated DVR system setup and packed the NAS