DiskStation DS223

Synology

DiskStation DS223

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What's the best time capsule / time machine replacement?

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.

Bob_Rowing in r/mac

February 26, 2026 7:35 PM

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NAS tárhely tapasztalatok és segítség?

Nekem van egy pár Synology NAS-om. Belépő szintűek, J osztályúak. Van 10 évesél is régebbi és szépen megy. Otthonra ajánlhatom a DS223j típust. Ebbe tehetsz egy vagy két lemezt, ezek lehetnek RAIDben vagy szólóban is. NASba SSD-t nem célszerű használni, kivéve ha kifejezetten erre tervezett a NAS. E

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Hupciher in r/askhungary

November 10, 2025 12:04 PM

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Decision fatigue with getting my own NAS

Similar need(Home/Personal/Small "customer" base using Windows and Macs)....and direction. Have had three ecosytems in the past 16 years....I do not stream video or music from my NAS...-Buffalo(went through two of them)-My Cloud (western Digital)(went through two of them)-Synology Prior to Synology

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rcfromaz in r/HomeNAS

July 9, 2026 3:48 AM

2

Best/safest remote access

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

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harry-harrison-79 in r/selfhosted

February 17, 2026 11:05 AM

2

I'm looking for a NAS.

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

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AvaTaylor2020 in r/HomeNAS

August 25, 2025 5:57 PM

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Bakckup-Festplatten als Langzeit Speicher

Für Langzeit-Backups im Schrank ist eine SSD nicht ideal, weil Flash-Zellen ohne regelmäßige Stromzufuhr über Jahre hinweg an Ladung verlieren können. Das passiert nicht sofort, aber nach 1–5 Jahren kann es kritisch werden, besonders bei Billig-SSDs. Eine HDD ist für so etwas deutlich besser geeigne

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Sp8ck in r/de_EDV

December 3, 2025 8:37 PM

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Why did you choose ASUSTOR over Synology? Looking for real-world opinions before I buy.

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,

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Acbace25 in r/asustor

July 29, 2026 7:46 PM

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75PUL7552 TV complains that exFAT formatted USB drives are corrupt

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

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Low-Presentation-559 in r/PhilipsTV

August 2, 2026 12:31 AM

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Anyone have a Pi NAS fail?

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

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LetterheadClassic306 in r/minilab

March 25, 2026 10:37 AM

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Building a NAS for photography

Edit directly off the NAS (so I don't have to manually transfer files to my PC?Mac and then back One of the points of a NAS is that you can mount it as drive on your computer across your local network (e.g. wifi) so that you can open files on it in the apps you already use the same way you open file

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c4td0gm4n in r/HomeNAS

March 28, 2026 4:04 PM

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