Synology DS223J 2 Bay Desktop NAS, White

Product Information

Synology's DiskStation DS223j is the replacement for the popular and well-received DS220j, an affordable 2-bay enclosure with access to the company's excellent DiskStation Manager (DSM) OS. As tools are developed, they are added below (as well as embedded in many, many articles across the site). Sure it is less flexible than a custom solution but it’s hassle free and reliable which is sometimes all you want. Finally, talking of features that other devices in the Synology DiskStation family support that are absent here, the DS223J lacks any M.

The Synology DS223j is a compact and energy-efficient Network Attached Storage (NAS) device designed for small teams. Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Box Limited acts as a broker and offers finance from PayPal Credit. Compatible drive type" indicates drives that have been tested to be compatible with Synology products.

This way, there's never an excuse for not keeping all those photos and videos you shot, or not having up-to-date backups of all your systems. Simple Data Protection: Back up your media library or document repository to a variety of destinations. Extend the standard 2-year hardware warranty 4 of your DS223j with 2 more years of Synology-certified support and premium services to help you recover faster in the event of disaster. Synology is not pretending that this is some kind of powerhouse system and is quite clear in all of their advertising and data sheets that this is a system designed for efficiency and as an entry point into DSM. Although all of their solutions support DSM, the extent to which they can use it and the sheer range of features they include does differ.

Once the download is complete, sign in to DSM as an administrator and go to Storage Manager > HDD/SSD > Settings > Drive Database > Manual Update to upload and install the firmware. Synology faces stiff competition from the likes of TerraMaster, especially in the more affordable segment of the NAS market. Although I already touched on some of the low glass ceiling design choices on the DS223j and its memory, this is particularly apparent when you look at the storage scalability of the DS223J. Traditional RAID such as RAID 1 or RAID 5 limits the ability to use different capacity drives in a single storage pool, shrinking all drives to the smallest available capacity.Extend the standard 2-year hardware warranty of your DS223j with 2 more years of Synology-certified support and premium services to help you recover faster in the event of disaster. Synology NAS are powered by the company's DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system, which is downloaded and installed when first booting up the NAS. He combines his passion for technology with a strong analytical mindset and a desire to explore the intersection of technology and business. Easily create a secure and private cloud system that provides reliable storage, effective backup and convenient sharing for all your data.

If usage requirements exceed the specifications above, please contact our regional partners for professional advice. The best part about the DS223j is the potential savings over longer periods of time compared to cloud storage subscription services.Finally, for free advice about your setup, j ust leave a message in the comments below here at NASCompares.