DiskStation DS223

If you want it just for Time Machine - the Synology DS223j. Soon after you get it you'll see all the uses and which you purchased a better one.

Made the switch yesterday. Had a DS223j, wanted something that was quicker and could actually do docker / jellyfin. Had an order in for a DS925+ until I saw that it couldn't do hardware transcoding anymore without a modification of the drivers. Decided to cancel that and buy the DXP4800 Pro and so f

I just went through this "I need a NAS" journey ... here's my story ... (all prices Canadian) I watched a video where a guy set up a NAS with regular HDDs on an old PC with TrueNAS and figured I'd do that. Searched online for old parts ... found ads for a used i5-6500/cpucooler/MSI Mini ITX board fo

synology vs alternatives: ugreen is newer/cheaper but the software ecosystem is still maturing. qnap has more features but the ui is clunkier. for a family thats not super tech savvy, synology's polish is worth the premium imo. synology photos has an ios app that auto-uploads in background - works s

I went down this same path this weekend. [Full story in comment here.] In the end I bought a Synology. I looked at the DS223j then paid a little extra to get the DS223 to get the better processor and extra RAM. The Synology cost about the same as building a PC with mostly used parts, and it's like a

Roughly a year ago I had a then 9 year old drobo 5N that I knew I needed to replace asap instead of sitting on my arse. My dad had a synology disk station (ds223j I think) and a netgear ready nas (rip netgear) and they've always worked no problem. I was looking at synology and the prices were high,

I settled for FAT32, and small file sizes. However, I later also bought a Synology 2-Bay DiskStation DS223j and 6 TB hard drive. I plugged it into my Orbi mesh WiFi router in another room. My TV is plugged in to an Orbi satellite. Through the VLC app, I Browse > Network > Synology, and I can stream

Going through these one at a time. HDDs are absolutely fine here. 4K Blu-ray REMUX caps out around 120-140 Mbps, which is roughly 15-18 MB/s. Any 3.5" external sustains 150-200 MB/s, so the disk isn't where you'd ever feel a hitch. Anyone telling you to buy SSDs for movie storage is selling you some

I use Synology myself. My original setup had both Plex media server running on the Synology and the media stored there. It was simple and easy and self contained. A new, simple 2 bay with no disks included runs about $189 these days (DS223J model). The disks themselves, depending on your size needs,

i ran a pi nas for about a year with just photos and docs. honestly the reliability worries are a bit overblown for light use like yours. what finally made me switch was the convenience of a dedicated nas - something like a Synology DS223j just works without tinkering. pulled my drives over and have