Hello, nice videos :) Just wondering if you have looked into synology's rackmount servers and/or expansion units for your NAS given you already have a rack for your networking gear? Trying to decide what to upgrade to from a DS620slim, RS2423+ looks promising, even has 10GbE onboard, might be too noisy for a homelab though.
Great video 👍 I've been running a DS216+II for quite some time incl. 8 GB of RAM. Would you recommend to upgrade to DS224+ instead? If so, can i use the DDR4 RAM modules from the DS216? Thx from Munich... 😉
With the new one, you'd get a more capable processor, an extra Ethernet port. It also appears your current nas uses ddr3, while this new one is ddr4. So you couldn't use your existing ram in the new one. If you find your performance isn't adequate on your current one, then this one would be a good upgrade. If your performance on your current one is plenty, then you might not see a huge difference.
Why can’t Synology make a one-drive version of the DS220+ or DS224+ and keep the price at less than $200? Many people want a Synology NAS with an X86 CPU to run apps like Docker, but don’t need a lot of storage or RAID.
Not saying Synology should not do this, I would welcome it but that being said there is mini pcs like beelink that come in under $200 that are just that. An x86 processor with decent memory and limited storage.
@@BudgetNerd you lose a lot of performance and money by being lazy and you basically have nothing to lose other than being an advertising tool for subpar proprietary nas solutions - my overall take - businesses really need dual nas setup so that may be a good thing to mention outside of performance issues - building your own nas is a kind of a pita but 40g cards are only 35 bucks on ebay - using faster networking is also another piece of the puzzle to consider - no switch needed, you can go point to point from a dual 40g to a couple of nas, 40g matches up well with nvme speeds - why leave the performance on the table - time is money and it saves time. with dual nas smb has redundancy for mission critical data
What you describe isn't for everyone. These little NASes do have their place. The goal of my channel isn't to advertise or sell items. I tell every company that. I even turn down commission. These products are out there, I figure I'll tell people about my experience.
Chances are though building your own NAS you'll end up with a platform that uses more power that isn't as budget friendly ;) Plus if you have issues with them easier for the average consumer to move their drives to a new NAS and migrate the array.
Perfect timing since I need to get a NAS soon
Hello, nice videos :)
Just wondering if you have looked into synology's rackmount servers and/or expansion units for your NAS given you already have a rack for your networking gear?
Trying to decide what to upgrade to from a DS620slim, RS2423+ looks promising, even has 10GbE onboard, might be too noisy for a homelab though.
I just replaced my 220j with the 224+ it is a lot better
Great video 👍
I've been running a DS216+II for quite some time incl. 8 GB of RAM.
Would you recommend to upgrade to DS224+ instead?
If so, can i use the DDR4 RAM modules from the DS216?
Thx from Munich... 😉
With the new one, you'd get a more capable processor, an extra Ethernet port. It also appears your current nas uses ddr3, while this new one is ddr4. So you couldn't use your existing ram in the new one. If you find your performance isn't adequate on your current one, then this one would be a good upgrade. If your performance on your current one is plenty, then you might not see a huge difference.
Why can’t Synology make a one-drive version of the DS220+ or DS224+ and keep the price at less than $200? Many people want a Synology NAS with an X86 CPU to run apps like Docker, but don’t need a lot of storage or RAID.
Not saying Synology should not do this, I would welcome it but that being said there is mini pcs like beelink that come in under $200 that are just that. An x86 processor with decent memory and limited storage.
Wow price went up $200 over night. lol
I think it is exactly the same price as the DS220+ was lol.
be a real budget nerd and toss proprietary nas devices and os in the circular file - diy and get a much better product - it isn't even close
I've talked about that on my channel before. Building your own nas is nerdy and can save money, you are correct. However I am also a lazy Budget Nerd.
@@BudgetNerd you lose a lot of performance and money by being lazy and you basically have nothing to lose other than being an advertising tool for subpar proprietary nas solutions - my overall take - businesses really need dual nas setup so that may be a good thing to mention outside of performance issues - building your own nas is a kind of a pita but 40g cards are only 35 bucks on ebay - using faster networking is also another piece of the puzzle to consider - no switch needed, you can go point to point from a dual 40g to a couple of nas, 40g matches up well with nvme speeds - why leave the performance on the table - time is money and it saves time. with dual nas smb has redundancy for mission critical data
What you describe isn't for everyone. These little NASes do have their place. The goal of my channel isn't to advertise or sell items. I tell every company that. I even turn down commission. These products are out there, I figure I'll tell people about my experience.
Chances are though building your own NAS you'll end up with a platform that uses more power that isn't as budget friendly ;) Plus if you have issues with them easier for the average consumer to move their drives to a new NAS and migrate the array.