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Synology DiskStation DS220j 2-Bay NAS Enclosure

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B&H Photo Video has Synology DiskStation DS220j 2-Bay NAS Enclosure on sale for $159.99. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • 2x 3.5/2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Drive Bays
  • 1.4GHz Realtek RTD1296 Quad-Core
  • 512MB of DDR4 RAM
  • 1x Gigabit Ethernet Port
  • 2x USB 3.0 Type-A Ports
  • RAID 0, 1, Basic, Hybrid, and JBOD
  • Up to 112MB/s Reads and Writes
  • Hardware Encryption Engine
  • Synology DiskStation Manager OS

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  • About this deal:
    • Price good until 11/15/2021 11:59pm ET
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $12.90 lower (7% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $172.89
  • About this product:
    • Limited 2-Year Warranty
  • About this store:
    • B&H Photo Video return policy here
    • As a courtesy during the busy holiday season, we have extended our usual 30-day limit on returns and exchanges. You have until February 1, 2022 to return or exchange items purchased after October 18, 2021 through January 2, 2022. All other standard return policy conditions apply.

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B&H Photo Video has Synology DiskStation DS220j 2-Bay NAS Enclosure on sale for $159.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member 69jojo for finding this deal.

Features:
  • 2x 3.5/2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Drive Bays
  • 1.4GHz Realtek RTD1296 Quad-Core
  • 512MB of DDR4 RAM
  • 1x Gigabit Ethernet Port
  • 2x USB 3.0 Type-A Ports
  • RAID 0, 1, Basic, Hybrid, and JBOD
  • Up to 112MB/s Reads and Writes
  • Hardware Encryption Engine
  • Synology DiskStation Manager OS

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Price good until 11/15/2021 11:59pm ET
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $12.90 lower (7% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $172.89
  • About this product:
    • Limited 2-Year Warranty
  • About this store:
    • B&H Photo Video return policy here
    • As a courtesy during the busy holiday season, we have extended our usual 30-day limit on returns and exchanges. You have until February 1, 2022 to return or exchange items purchased after October 18, 2021 through January 2, 2022. All other standard return policy conditions apply.

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macpro
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Synology NAS are especially good as Apple Time Capsule backup device replacement and I've installed lots of these for that purpose.

IMO this model is too slow for anything else.

NAS with 2 bays is always better than a single bay (Having a single drive is just begging for data loss).
bertlee
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Wait for 220+
its_bacon12
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This will work great for anyone who doesn't need docker or the transcoding (Plex, Emby)

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Nov 15, 2021
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Ajgaguy83
Nov 15, 2021
37 Posts
Quote from slickCL11 :
You can use the USB port of the DS220+ to download photos directly to the NAS
Thanks. So she could store the photos directly on the NAS and use Lightroom to edit them from her computer? Am I understanding this right?
Nov 15, 2021
446 Posts
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Nov 15, 2021
mehau01
Nov 15, 2021
446 Posts
Noob question on NAS bandwidth. If comcast has a 1TB monthly internet usage limit, would that count towards NAS usage if I use it for streaming data within the home network?
Nov 15, 2021
3,085 Posts
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nicedog
Nov 15, 2021
3,085 Posts
Quote from mehau01 :
Noob question on NAS bandwidth. If comcast has a 1TB monthly internet usage limit, would that count towards NAS usage if I use it for streaming data within the home network?
No it won't.
Nov 15, 2021
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strakaido
Nov 15, 2021
63 Posts
Quote from Ajgaguy83 :
Thanks. So she could store the photos directly on the NAS and use Lightroom to edit them from her computer? Am I understanding this right?
My wife currently does this. I save the raw files onto the Synology NAS, she loads the files on her computer from there, and saves the output on her laptop, which I then back up to the NAS. We also send the link to clients directly from the NAS, using DS Photo
Last edited by strakaido November 15, 2021 at 11:49 AM.
Nov 15, 2021
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Jaxidian
Nov 15, 2021
2,509 Posts
Quote from Vicdagod :
Has anyone been able to successfully sync their mobile device files with their Synology device? I haven't found a good app for that.
Synology Drive and Synology Photos works well from a phone for me.
Nov 15, 2021
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frugmale
Nov 15, 2021
195 Posts
With a separate box for Plex transcodes, will this work well for the file storage and just point Plex to it?
Nov 15, 2021
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ConFu
Nov 15, 2021
1,289 Posts
Quote from momostallion :
if you just need this as a network drive for sharing docs/pics, probably no reason to pay for for a 220+ right?
I bought this for photo backup and I would say, it can be. My problem was that I had about 200gb of photos that I transferred over and the DS220j kept hanging on me. You might be able to transfer little by little and let it index in small amounts. I ended up buying the QNAP equivalent model which had much better hardware and it's been working well for me. If I was in the market for another NAS I'd probably go with a Synology though, I just like the simplicity of Synology experience. If you go into QNAP, you might need to be a bit techy and fiddle with things more.

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Nov 15, 2021
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ezsdfl
Nov 15, 2021
250 Posts
What a fun device. The 218+ was one of the best gifts I've received. For those on the fence, I'd wait and shell out the extra bucks for the 220+. You may not need its specs now, but having an Intel chip, expandable RAM, etc., will come in handy as you start tinkering more and more with it.

Wait for a few sales on shuckable external enclosures and get dual 8TB+ drives.
Nov 15, 2021
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PoppinPenelli
Nov 15, 2021
1,100 Posts
Quote from random.square :
Thanks back-to-the-future mate! So I will just have to wait for a couple of weeks to get it at a lower price! đŸ˜‚

On a slightly more serious note though, what's the chance of a lower price around Black Friday?
Sorry, I meant 2020. It depends on B&H if they have it at a lower price. For a 2 bay, non-PLEX, NAS It's a good deal if you can get one for less than $150. You'll be tempted to spend more on a higher models but unless you are doing transcoding for PLEX or require a lot of RAM and SSD cache you should keep it basic.
Nov 15, 2021
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huahenryyan
Nov 15, 2021
350 Posts
Quote from Jaxidian :
Synology Drive and Synology Photos works well from a phone for me.
DS File (including photo auto-upload) is better.
Nov 15, 2021
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Jaxidian
Nov 15, 2021
2,509 Posts
Quote from huahenryyan :
DS File (including photo auto-upload) is better.
Hasn't that been deprecated and is no longer supported?
Nov 15, 2021
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Nov 15, 2021
slickCL11
Nov 15, 2021
554 Posts
Quote from Jaxidian :
Hasn't that been deprecated and is no longer supported?
I use DS File and DS Cam daily to check on files & cameras on my DS 220+, works great.
Nov 15, 2021
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Nov 15, 2021
RyanL
Nov 15, 2021
6,339 Posts
Quote from PoppinPenelli :
This was $135.99 Nov. 25th, 2021 at B&H. I just use it for music but seems fine. Perfect for my uses. If you are looking for transcoding you have to spend the money for it. The newer OS (DSM7) seems a little bit faster but if you use USB audio dongles and some other quirky, non-core, DSM features you'll lose out if you go to DSM7. It doesn't state which is installed on this one. I assume it ships with DSM6 since 7 only came out officially in the summer.
But what time line mate? Everything I know about the future from movies and shows tells us simply by knowing the future changes the future. You just may have ruined that deal for us!
Nov 15, 2021
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MellowPlastic218
Nov 15, 2021
32 Posts
If I have a separate box for Plex transcoding, can I point Plex to it and use it for the file storage?

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_A2
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Quote from Ajgaguy83 :
A few dumb questions…… I'm trying to learn about these to set-up as storage for my wife's photography. Can she save her raw photos directly to the NAS so it doesn't slow the computer down so much? If so, which Synology would you recommend? I appreciate any help.
Not sure what you mean by "slow the computer down so much". Storing files on the computer shouldn't slow it down (unless the OS drive is filled almost to capacity). It all depends, of course. Do you have everything on one drive (OS + storage). Do you have a hard drive, do you have an SSD? For example in my desktop I have an SSD for the OS, and then some SSD and some HDD storage (1TB NVMe storage, 1x4TB HDD RAID 1, 8TB HDD). Dumping hundreds of GB's of RAW photos wouldn't slow my computer down at all.

To answer your question: yes, certainly this DS220j can be used for what you're suggesting. I started with a DS211j in ~2010 or 2011, and bought this same DS211j last year. For basic file access it's great. In my opinion it does not have the CPU or RAM to do much more than that.

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