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Prime Members: Synology DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Diskless DiskStation

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Amazon has for Prime Members: Synology DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Diskless DiskStation for $559.99. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • Over 736/796 MB/s sequential read/write
  • 4 x 1GbE and optional 1 x 10GbE RJ-45
  • Expand up to 15 drives with DX517 expansion units
  • Built-in M.2 NVMe slots for SSD cache
  • AMD Ryzen R1600
  • 2-core 2.6 (base) / 3.1 (turbo) GHz
  • 8 GB DDR4 (Expandable up to 32GB)

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $140 lower (20% savings) than the list price of $699.99.
  • About this product:
    • 3-year limited hardware warranty
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Amazon has for Prime Members: Synology DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Diskless DiskStation for $559.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Over 736/796 MB/s sequential read/write
  • 4 x 1GbE and optional 1 x 10GbE RJ-45
  • Expand up to 15 drives with DX517 expansion units
  • Built-in M.2 NVMe slots for SSD cache
  • AMD Ryzen R1600
  • 2-core 2.6 (base) / 3.1 (turbo) GHz
  • 8 GB DDR4 (Expandable up to 32GB)

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $140 lower (20% savings) than the list price of $699.99.
  • About this product:
    • 3-year limited hardware warranty
  • About this store:
  • Please read the Forum Thread for more deal discussion.

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vnangia
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Many people use Plex or similar software to store a video library on their NAS and then show it on various devices (TVs, Rokus, etc.), which have different capabilities about what they can playback. Plex relies on an Intel-specific set of instructions called "QuickSync" to transcode files for devices that aren't able to play back the native format that the file is stored in. This reduces the amount of load on the CPU, but AMD has not implemented the same set of instructions, nor is Plex willing to support AMD's version.

The good news is, this is rapidly becoming a non-issue because the file formats have settled down and playback devices are becoming capable of playing back more and more native file formats. The problem is for people who are using "smart TV" apps which are rarely supported, often broken during updates, and in any case are seriously limited. The answer to me is "buy a streaming box, don't rely on the TV," but I can see why people are salty.

At any rate, your use case doesn't seem like it would be affected and you should go ahead and buy it if you want.
oh_dannyboy
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No hardware transcoding with this model due to CPU being an AMD Ryzen.
darkhunter
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The model year is indicated in the last two numbers

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This seems a good deal, so I am surprised there are no comments yet. Am I mistaken?
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No hardware transcoding with this model due to CPU being an AMD Ryzen.
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I would have bought last years model at this price, but now they killed hardware transcoding by going to AMD.
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Quote from Samuel14 :
what is hardware transcoding used for?
I want to use a NAS to edit videos on for youtube. 1080P
Many people use Plex or similar software to store a video library on their NAS and then show it on various devices (TVs, Rokus, etc.), which have different capabilities about what they can playback. Plex relies on an Intel-specific set of instructions called "QuickSync" to transcode files for devices that aren't able to play back the native format that the file is stored in. This reduces the amount of load on the CPU, but AMD has not implemented the same set of instructions, nor is Plex willing to support AMD's version.

The good news is, this is rapidly becoming a non-issue because the file formats have settled down and playback devices are becoming capable of playing back more and more native file formats. The problem is for people who are using "smart TV" apps which are rarely supported, often broken during updates, and in any case are seriously limited. The answer to me is "buy a streaming box, don't rely on the TV," but I can see why people are salty.

At any rate, your use case doesn't seem like it would be affected and you should go ahead and buy it if you want.
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68droptop
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Isn't the new gen Synology series due out at any time now? These are 2 years old, correct?
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monkeybits
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Just want to add you need a Plex Pass (subscription) to use this feature.
Quote from vnangia :
Many people use Plex or similar software to store a video library on their NAS and then show it on various devices (TVs, Rokus, etc.), which have different capabilities about what they can playback. Plex relies on an Intel-specific set of instructions called "QuickSync" to transcode files for devices that aren't able to play back the native format that the file is stored in. This reduces the amount of load on the CPU, but AMD has not implemented the same set of instructions, nor is Plex willing to support AMD's version.

The good news is, this is rapidly becoming a non-issue because the file formats have settled down and playback devices are becoming capable of playing back more and more native file formats. The problem is for people who are using "smart TV" apps which are rarely supported, often broken during updates, and in any case are seriously limited. The answer to me is "buy a streaming box, don't rely on the TV," but I can see why people are salty.

At any rate, your use case doesn't seem like it would be affected and you should go ahead and buy it if you want.

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ThriftySwing932
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Quote from 68droptop :
Isn't the new gen Synology series due out at any time now? These are 2 years old, correct?
These are the new ones that released mid 2022 I believe.
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darkhunter
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Quote from 68droptop :
Isn't the new gen Synology series due out at any time now? These are 2 years old, correct?
The model year is indicated in the last two numbers
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schnoid
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Hopefully they refresh these quickly with hardware transcoding.
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MemorableSeed427
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Quote from schnoid :
Hopefully they refresh these quickly with hardware transcoding.
We can hope but this is a 2022 model, so unlikely that will happen soon. You'd need to go with a 920+. Honestly, IMHO, QNAP has a much better lineup if you're looking for transcoding.
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bargaindeal
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Any deals on older ones then?
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I have a stand-alone NUC for my Plex server, so no hardware transcoding isn't a problem for me, but I've already got two Synology devices in the DS form factor. Hopefully a Rackstation device goes on sale soon, but it seems the newer ones are a bit of a disappointment
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iamdannywu
Oct 11, 2022
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Thanks! Just got one. I think it's a okay/good deal but hoping for less for black Friday.
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Quote from TwinTurboJosh :
I have a stand-alone NUC for my Plex server, so no hardware transcoding isn't a problem for me, but I've already got two Synology devices in the DS form factor. Hopefully a Rackstation device goes on sale soon, but it seems the newer ones are a bit of a disappointment
I'm also looking for the same, from what I've read about the Synology rack mounted devices they require proprietary synology HDDs which seems totally asinine.

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