Synology DS923+ 4-Bay NAS

[crmaris]

The Synology DS923+ is a notable upgrade to the DS920+ when it comes to data transfers, which are the main dish for a NAS server. Besides higher transfer speeds, it can utilize NVMe drives as storage, and it comes with up to 32 GB upgradeable ECC memory, so your data is protected. The only downgrade is in the multimedia section.

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[Slane]

Too high price if compared with TS-453D (and now TS-453E) equipped with 2.5 Gb

 

[ymdhis]

Stopped reading when the specs said it only has gigabit ports.

 

[Scircura]

Page 3 - Exterior incorrectly captions the ethernet ports photo as "two 2.5 GbE ports".

 

[Juancito]

This NAS is the reason I moved away from Synology. Seems home-multimedia users are not interesting for them anymore. Any other brand you check at the 600 bucks range will give you more features (iGPU, faster Ethernet onboard, more RAM and non propietary hardware requirements-- Synology only accepts their own memory, NVMEs and in some models, only Synology hard drives). They're building a word garden I was happy to jump out from.

 

[bug]

The trays have good build quality and also feature plain locks.

I guess we're not grilling them for plastic anymore, are we?

Also, how the hell do we get the same numbers for both RAID0 and RAID1? Is there some limit we're hitting? Some bug?

 

[Owen1982]

People were waiting for years to use the nvme slots as storage and then they go and lock it to their own drives. Total BS. No more new Synologys for me. And also to only have 1gb and if people want faster you have buy their proprietary 10gbe adapter. Could have put a pcie slot on the back like QNAP did. Proprietary might be acceptable in the enterprise world but home users are going to go elsewhere.

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

So the price is higher, we've lost media transcoding capability, and we're still stuck on 1gb ethernet, when at this price range you can easily find 2.5gbe and even budget 10gbe options.

Hard pass.

 

[Scircura]

Page 3 - Exterior incorrectly captions the ethernet ports photo as "two 2.5 GbE ports".

Thank you for fixing this. And sorry, but I just noticed there is a second error in the same caption. "USB 3.2 Gen 2 port" should say "USB 3.2 Gen 1 port".

 

[dgianstefani]

Thank you for fixing this. And sorry, but I just noticed there is a second error in the same caption. "USB 3.2 Gen 2 port" should say "USB 3.2 Gen 1 port".

Thanks, missed those two somehow.

 

[destruya]

My biggest issue with QNAP, even though the TS-453E looks better in all manners except RAM upgradability (and the ability to add the $150 10G module), is the recent spate of QNAP malware and vulnerabilities. Synology might be going the way of Apple hardware-wise, but their software seems a hell of a lot better-curated and written than QNAP's.

Not going with the R1606G seems an oversight for sure, but a friend of mine said that the omission of taking advantage of the embedded Ryzen's twin-10Gb NIC capability might've come down to a lack of stable/reliable Linux drivers. My best guess? They're going to debut an R16xxG model in a few months' time at Computex and everyone who bought in early is going to feel like a schnook, save for the +$150-200 they'll probably tack on for the added functionality.

 

[Pepamami]

wow, a Nas product with ECC Ram, I might even finally buy one, when they reliase one with 2.5 network

 

[Tigerfox]

My biggest issue with QNAP, even though the TS-453E looks better in all manners except RAM upgradability

The TS-464-4G is a better option then, the CPU is nearly the same (Jasper Lake and Elkheart Lake don't differ much, both are Tremont architecture), the 4GB-version has socketed RAM and it even has 2xM.2-slots (both only Gen3x1 though) in addition to the Gen3x2-Slot (I'd prefer one Gen3x4-slot)

My best guess? They're going to debut an R16xxG model in a few months' time at Computex

Not likely since all embedded Ryzen 1000 expect the IGP-less R1600 and V1500 are marked "not recommended for new designs" by AMD. Likely the reason they chose them.

 

[crmaris]

Thanks, missed those two somehow.

Not your fault, I missed these. These reviews totally kill my brain. So much work, so many measurements...

I guess we're not grilling them for plastic anymore, are we?

Also, how the hell do we get the same numbers for both RAID0 and RAID1? Is there some limit we're hitting? Some bug?

I used to whine yes, till I noticed that metallic trays also have vibrations. Still, I added that metallic trays would be preferred instead of plastic ones.
Where did you notice same numbers on RAID 0 and 1?

 

[bug]

I used to whine yes, till I noticed that metallic trays also have vibrations. Still, I added that metallic trays would be preferred instead of plastic ones.

I'm not worried about vibrations, I'm worried about durability. Plastic ages poorly, it will break even if rarely used. Happened to me with some regular HDD trays.

Where did you notice same numbers on RAID 0 and 1?

It just doesn't seem to split operation across disks as expected.

 

[RegaeRevaeb]

This should not receive a "highly recommended" award, I say, on the balance of things. This can serve in part to thank manufacturers for nasty decisions within their product's scope of function and competition.

To claim multimedia is the "only downgrade" may be factually accurate, it fails to address with enough gusto deficiencies -- many pointed out by community members here. For example, the review notes the capabilities of the new processor but forgets later Synology could easily have deployed 10GbE (or more realistically for cost, dual 2.5GbE ethernet ports). And that the nvme's are not only Synology brand locked but limited to a single lane is plain greed. In the [just] non-enterprise area the company has for years warned users they support only its in-house drives but doesn't lock them. It's buyer beware. But after being years late to the SSD storage pool breakfast, Synology insists here you can't choose your own condiments. That's after paying more for, then, arguably not as great a generational leap as could easily have occurred, especially given the competition on the hardware side. The missing multiple 10-gigabit USB ports and further proprietary 10GbE module choke the unit or pick pocket buyers.

If this was a GPU there'd be the devil to pay. Reviews would, as many not here, lambaste Synology for trotting this thing out notwithstanding the SMB benefits (but then again, if I'm a SMB I'm buying the 16/1821+ instead of this and maybe later a DX717 for expansion).

I'm a multiple Synology unit owner and DSM is one of the reasons for my particular use case. But if I were to need a new unit I'd be hard pressed not to look elsewhere, so not exactly mostly recommended.

 

[crmaris]

I gave it a highly recommended because it has ECC, and it is fast. For NAS purposes, it is great if you ask me. For multimedia, nope and I write this in the review. At 600$ it is a tough sale, I won't argue there.

 

[hoxlund14]

I own the DS920+

swapped out stock fans for noctua, much cooler and quieter

upgraded ram with 16gb stick (so 20gb usable)

ran the commands to change the nvme drives to be just storage. apps run off 1 500gb nvme. downloads go to other 500gb nvme