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Synology DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure
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B&H Photo Video has select Synology NAS Enclosures on sale below (prices reflected in cart). Shipping is free.
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- Synology DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure $509
- 4x 3.5/2.5" Bays | 2 x M.2 2280 Slots
- 2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core
- 4GB of DDR4 RAM
- 2x Gigabit Ethernet Ports
- 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 | 1 x eSATA
- Synology DiskStation DS220j 2-Bay NAS Enclosure $149
- 2x 3.5/2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Drive Bays
- 1.4 GHz Realtek RTD1296 Quad-Core
- 512MB of DDR4 RAM
- 1x Gigabit Ethernet Port
- 2x USB 3.0 Type-A Ports
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- The DS923+ is rated 4.7 out of 5 stars from over 3,500 reviews on Amazon.
- At the time of this posting, our research indicates that the DS923+ is $90.99 lower (15.2% savings) than the next best available prices starting from $599.99. -SaltyOne
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B&H Photo Video has select Synology NAS Enclosures on sale below (prices reflected in cart). Shipping is free.
Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for sharing this deal.
Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for sharing this deal.
- Note: Coupons will auto-apply once added to cart.
- Synology DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure $509
- 4x 3.5/2.5" Bays | 2 x M.2 2280 Slots
- 2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core
- 4GB of DDR4 RAM
- 2x Gigabit Ethernet Ports
- 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 | 1 x eSATA
- Synology DiskStation DS220j 2-Bay NAS Enclosure $149
- 2x 3.5/2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Drive Bays
- 1.4 GHz Realtek RTD1296 Quad-Core
- 512MB of DDR4 RAM
- 1x Gigabit Ethernet Port
- 2x USB 3.0 Type-A Ports
Editor's Notes
Written by slickdewmaster | Staff- About this Deal:
- Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
- The DS923+ is rated 4.7 out of 5 stars from over 3,500 reviews on Amazon.
- At the time of this posting, our research indicates that the DS923+ is $90.99 lower (15.2% savings) than the next best available prices starting from $599.99. -SaltyOne
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Only caveat would be the synology form factor is very portable. But the micro server is not a huge arse server like a 3U or 4U its a very small cube box shaped server that can take 4 drives plus 1 more (2.5 inch).
You can also add Quad Nic Lan or SFP port etc on it
Granted Synoly boxes are very nice and small, but if it's a NAS cmon how often will you be moving it around. Usually would sit in a corner in your basement or office etc.
You can also use a old server or custom build your small form NAS Box but those wouldn't be same as the HP Microserver.
The best thing about these HP microservers is they are very robust and reliable. I have N54L running DSM 6.1.2 since more than few year and had it on DSM 5.2 before that.
The thing is you cannot just update to synology firmware updates or risk breaking it.
The Xpenology is a port / hack with that caveat yoi get a much beefier cpu and ram etc.
I have the HP N54L running 4x 10Tb drives (red easy stores) for almost 2 years or more. As long as you don't firmware upgrade there aren't any gotchas.
Yes the one thing is Synology quick connect doesn't work as that needs a legit synology serial, but it is very easy to install Zero Tier or tail scale..I use ZT.. for remote access (vpn) from outside your house
HTH
Synology is constantly releasing patches to break Xpenology. First Synology started scanning for non-standard hardware, and would refuse to boot the kernel if they detected hardware they didn't sell.
For awhile, people (like myself) were resorting to buying the same peripherals (LAN cards, for example) to get around that.
Synology finally managed to break Jun's bootloader on 6.2.1, and for nearly 2 years, the only solution was to not update with the latest vulnerability patches
Then Red Pill came out, and the war with Synology started all over with 7.x. Now every time a patch comes out, everyone races to the Xpenology forum to see if it breaks Red Pill.
Quite frankly, it's not worth the hassle.
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Yes there is a learning curve but once your system is up and running it works well for years.
Synology s DSM OS is amazing but their hardware is crimped and the higher spec ones are outrageously priced for even the better Procs.
Xpenology is the way to go. I have multiple systems working rock solid for years from DSM 5 to DSM 6, 7 etc. Just don't mess with them and they work just fine.
Having said that, I would love to see some innovation compared to the tried and true "mini PC" approach. I.e. an ARM-based box that is both highly power-efficient yet capable of normal NAS tasks as well as video transcoding for Plex.
Having said that, I would love to see some innovation compared to the tried and true "mini PC" approach. I.e. an ARM-based box that is both highly power-efficient yet capable of normal NAS tasks as well as video transcoding for Plex.
I have real synology Box DS1813, but also did Xpenology on HP N54l. That one does not have a Xeon processor I think has AMD Turion but more tdp than synllogy boxes .
But the nas is so fast and plex etc is a joke on the lower end Synology boxes.
great video
https://youtu.be/0b6SQ2xmcXQ
he knocks the 423+ a lot.
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However, these Synology boxes can run lots of other applications and fulfill lots of other uses. For example, mine backs up my data to my AWS cloud account, runs a Plex server so I can stream media, and Docker images as well, so you can run just about anything you want it to.
great video
https://youtu.be/0b6SQ2xmcXQ
he knocks the 423+ a lot.
I want to transfer some old Seagate desktop drives from my old readynas. And I don't want to pay Synology pieces for their ram.
I also want to buy some cheaper nvme drives compared to synologys.
Do they work, if so what's the disadvantage?
There are pros and cons to this as well: it's probably not quite as reliable as a dedicated NAS and it's going to be a bit more power hungry and MUCH larger but it's much more capable and much cheaper and upgradeable. You can throw in a dedicated GPU for heavier transcoding, a 2.5gb LAN card for faster network access, and a lot more RAM and it's got much newer hardware than the older HP microbox servers.
I want to transfer some old Seagate desktop drives from my old readynas. And I don't want to pay Synology pieces for their ram.
I also want to buy some cheaper nvme drives compared to synologys.
Do they work, if so what's the disadvantage?
as far as NVME, know that this is just for ready cache and can't be used as storage unless you get the synology that allows that (only 2 of the newer one's can do that from my knowledge)
now if you do the xpenology route, it opens up faster cpu, faster ram, and useing NVME as storage. does it make a difference? depends on use case and electricity cost
i have both 1 synology and 2 Xpenology (soon to be 3), if i were to do it again, i would just do Xpenolgy as recycling my old computers is cheaper than buying a synology.
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