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Synology Announces DiskStation DS423 4-bay NAS

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Synology today launched the 4-bay DiskStation DS423, its newest addition to the Value Series, designed as a multipurpose storage solution for homes and small businesses. "As a compact data storage solution, the DS423 comes with everything users need," said Michael Wang, Product Manager at Synology Inc. "From backing up data, and managing files and other media, to setting up a surveillance system to protect physical assets, the DS423 comes with a host of useful features right out of the box."

With support for a maximum 72 TB of raw storage, the DS423's size and capacity make it perfect for remote employees or small businesses looking to consolidate data onto a centralized platform and gain access to Synology's essential data management applications. Powered by Synology's DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system, the DS423 comes with intuitive solutions to organize and protect data, collaborate across locations, and protect premises with video surveillance. DSM leverages the advanced Btrfs file system to provide file self-healing (protecting against data corruption) and to create point-in-time snapshots (allowing users to reverse any unintentional or malicious change.



Syncing and hybrid storage
With Synology Drive, DS423 users can manage, share, sync, and access data via PCs, Macs, and mobile devices, wherever they are. Businesses with remote employees or geographically spread out operations can leverage Drive ShareSync to synchronize data between Synology devices scattered across locations to keep teams aligned.

Users looking to reduce local bandwidth and storage use can do so by relying on the power of the cloud. Synology Hybrid Share lets users store data in Synology C2 data centers while caching frequently accessed files locally on one or multiple Synology NAS systems. Benefits include a reduced local storage footprint, reliable multi-site synchronization, and fast local access at LAN speeds.

Video management solution
Synology Surveillance Station is a powerful video management system (VMS) currently used to protect over 500,000 sites worldwide with intuitive camera surveillance. It comes with support for ONVIF and over 8,300 validated IP cameras, allowing users to select devices according to their requirements and local regulations.

Users can easily set up and manage up to 30 cameras on the DS423 with a modern and configurable interface. Built-in functions help encrypt, back up, and archive recordings, as well as record footage simultaneously to the cloud using optional C2 Surveillance. Surveillance Station is highly scalable and suitable for deployments of all sizes, from small business deployments with a few cameras to large-scale deployments with thousands of devices between hundreds of locations.

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I need a 620+slim replacement with optional 10G upgrade slot
when ?
 
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Why are Synology seriously doing this? This is not some cheap entry level NAS. So many MB's now support 2.5GB-E.

becouse people use NAS for storing photos and nothing else.
for those 1gb is ok, and they know it
 
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Does it still come with garbage 1GB-E ports?
Which is why you shouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole.

Seriously Synology. What home user is going to want to set up NIC-teaming with their home router? 2.5GbE is so common these days that 1GbE is becoming the exception to the rule on new boards
 
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Synology needs to do away with the 4 pin din connector for their products. It was problematic on my first Synology NAS over 10 years ago, and I won't buy any of their models that have it. Ironically they are still using the same enclosure as well...
 
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becouse people use NAS for storing photos and nothing else.
for those 1gb is ok, and they know it
Try syncing multiple TB's, 1GB-E is damn slow these days. My home wifi 5 is only slightly slower for transferring files than my ethernet.
 
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Why are Synology seriously doing this? This is not some cheap entry level NAS. So many MB's now support 2.5GB-E.

What else you going to do, buy something else and deal with the worse software? Pay up suckers!!! /s

It's terrible but they do it because they can, they know they have the market cornered.

Synology needs to do away with the 4 pin din connector for their products

Hmm it's less common but I think it's an overall better connector. In any case you shouldn't need to plug a nas that often
 
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I need a 620+slim replacement with optional 10G upgrade slot
when ?
Don't the normal size units also take the smaller drives too? If so then there are units with the 10g upgrade slot already available just not the slim version.

Synology needs to do away with the 4 pin din connector for their products. It was problematic on my first Synology NAS over 10 years ago, and I won't buy any of their models that have it. Ironically they are still using the same enclosure as well...
Yea I dislike that connector as well. I feel weird plugging them in like I'm doing something taboo.

a good product for 199$ price-tag
That would be a good price. I think the much older DS418j was nearly $300 during it's time if I recall properly.

What else you going to do, buy something else and deal with the worse software? Pay up suckers!!! /s
It's terrible but they do it because they can, they know they have the market cornered.
That is perhaps the best thing about it. It fairly simple to setup a Synology and not really have to worry about it too much except doing backups and update it every now and then.
One of these days I'd like to try a TrueNAS Mini and interestingly enough they also offer products with quad 1GBE interfaces.
 
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Don't the normal size units also take the smaller drives too? If so then there are units with the 10g upgrade slot already available just not the slim version.
I need its compact size
 
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Thanks for the advice
but
121 x 151 x 175 mm
vs
171 × 235 × 226 mm

That is almost 200% increase in size

I was thinking it would be cool if they had a model that was like an 8 bay M.2.
That would be super nice but also super expensive since they need to find a CPU to give all that PCI-E lanes.....
 
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121 x 151 x 175 mm
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That is almost 200% increase in size
Ah yeah, the DS620 is truly tiny, largely because it has no features at all other than disks.

PCIe slots and motherboards big enough to accommodate a couple of M.2 2280 drives aren't going to fit in something that size, and 10GbE is rarely included on-board for NASes since whichever they pick (10GBase-T, or SFP+) will be the wrong answer for half their target audience, hence the typical PCIe slot instead.
 
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Ah yeah, the DS620 is truly tiny, largely because it has no features at all other than disks.

PCIe slots and motherboards big enough to accommodate a couple of M.2 2280 drives aren't going to fit in something that size, and 10GbE is rarely included on-board for NASes since whichever they pick (10GBase-T, or SFP+) will be the wrong answer for half their target audience, hence the typical PCIe slot instead.
I am rocking a 2.5G USB at the moment, but sure it will be nice if they include a PCIE upgrade slot in the next model...
 
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