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Product Features:
  • 2 x 3.5/2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Drive Bays
  • 1.7 GHz Realtek RTD1619B Quad-Core
  • 1GB of DDR4 RAM
  • 1 x Gigabit Ethernet Port
  • 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 Ports
  • RAID 0, 1, Basic, Hybrid, and JBOD

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Brand: Synology
Color: White
Item Dimensions LxWxH: 6.5 x 3.94 x 8.9 inches
Size: 2-bay; 1GB DDR4 (soldered)

Some more specs:
Processor: Realtek RTD1619B
External ports 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
LAN ports 1 x 1GbE RJ-45
Supported RAID types Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR), Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
Max. single volume size: 108 TB
File systems
• Internal: Btrfs1, ext4
• External: Btrfs1, ext4, ext3, FAT32, NTFS, HFS+, exFAT






Synology NAS are pretty decent. Used DS220j before - for home and small office setups they are pretty good. Specially if you have a separate system (pi, etc) to run services on (like plex, vpn) - this will serve your file access needs.
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Model: Synology DiskStation DS223j 2-Bay (Diskless)

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About This Product
    Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)
    Reviews: 4,110 Amazon Reviews
    Product Name: Synology 2-Bay DiskStation DS223j (Diskless)
    Manufacturer: Synology
    Model Number: DS223j
    Product SKU: B0C8814GKB
    UPC: 846504004768
    ASIN: B0C8814GKB
    Brand: Synology
    Item Dimensions LxWxH: 6.49605 x 3.937 x 8.89762 Inches
    Item model number: DS223j
    Manufacturer: Synology
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    If you have their payboo card, anything you buy is tax free.
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    from the reviews (and experience with DS220j), this won't be the best with plex transcoding. For direct play, this is fine - but if you are transcoding and stuff - look for ones with better processors and more ram like + series.

    You can pair this with a shield pro or a NUC and get a full-blown home plex server plus other stuff you may want your NAS to do but this isn't the very good at (like virtualization station, vpn, etc.). I personally use Shield pro for plex and n100 mini pc for other stuff, and that work as intended. This is good at what it does especially at its price point - being a NAS/File server.
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    Audio uses little to no processing power... and yeah, syncing files, etc. is also low resource. You should be good.
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    10-10-2023 at 07:00 AM.
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    Not really in the market for one of these right now, but always considered one for music and local Documents/Pictures storage. Are these two-bay drives powerful enough to handle Plex audio needs and local syncing?
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    10-10-2023 at 07:25 AM.
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    I use a Synology 8 bay nas and a 2 bay ready nas.. since Netgear has dropped ready as, I guess it's time to upgrade it.
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    10-10-2023 at 07:42 AM.

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    10-10-2023 at 07:42 AM.
    Quote from jeffreyabr :
    Not really in the market for one of these right now, but always considered one for music and local Documents/Pictures storage. Are these two-bay drives powerful enough to handle Plex audio needs and local syncing?
    Audio uses little to no processing power... and yeah, syncing files, etc. is also low resource. You should be good.
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    10-10-2023 at 08:39 AM.
    10-10-2023 at 08:39 AM.
    B&H Photo is matching the price with in-cart coupon: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr...osure.html

    I have a 220j and it has served my needs, but I read the 223j has btrfs that will prevent(?) bit rot. I store all of my old home videos that have been digitized on it and would hate to lose them. Seems the 223j would cure all of that. I'm not sure I want to jump into the higher Synology stuff at this point. Thoughts?
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    10-10-2023 at 09:16 AM.
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    Quote from Bigbanks :
    I use a Synology 8 bay nas and a 2 bay ready nas.. since Netgear has dropped ready as, I guess it's time to upgrade it.
    Just curious whats your setup or usage on the 8 bay vs the 2 bay? I've got a 4 bay, but have been thinking if I need more space in the future
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    Quote from TheEdge :
    Audio uses little to no processing power... and yeah, syncing files, etc. is also low resource. You should be good.
    Great to know. Seems like they have these Synology sales every October/November. One of these years, I'll feel rich enough to spring for the new NAS and some HDDs.

    Quote from briknelson :
    B&H Photo is matching the price with in-cart coupon: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr...osure.html

    I have a 220j and it has served my needs, but I read the 223j has btrfs that will prevent(?) bit rot. I store all of my old home videos that have been digitized on it and would hate to lose them. Seems the 223j would cure all of that. I'm not sure I want to jump into the higher Synology stuff at this point. Thoughts?
    What's the benefit of buying with B&H over Amazon?
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    Quote from jeffreyabr :
    Great to know. Seems like they have these Synology sales every October/November. One of these years, I'll feel rich enough to spring for the new NAS and some HDDs.


    What's the benefit of buying with B&H over Amazon?
    If you have their payboo card, anything you buy is tax free.
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    trjn
    10-10-2023 at 10:59 AM.
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    Does it come with the default 2 camera surveillance station license?
    Doesn't really say much about the standard license other than supports unto 12 cameras in surveillance station.
    Will be using it as nvr and plex server. Not really happy with power consumption and noise of a dell mini i7 server running 24/7.
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    Quote from trjn :
    Does it come with the default 2 camera surveillance station license?
    Doesn't really say much about the standard license other than supports unto 12 cameras in surveillance station.
    Will be using it as nvr and plex server. Not really happy with power consumption and noise of a dell mini i7 server running 24/7.
    yes, it does come with the first 2. i purchased the additional license card for one synology nas unit last year. while it wasnt cheap, it works and gets updates regularly
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    10-10-2023 at 11:05 AM.
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    If I already have a server running Plex, would it be beneficial to utilize something like this for redundancy purposes vs typical external HDD? If I throw 2x 5GB HDDs in there will it mirror and if one fails the other one could still be operational?
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    How would this compare to say a raspberry pi? I hear specs on these aren't great and the Pi are actually better
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    10-10-2023 at 11:25 AM.
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    Good as a plex server? Thinking of buying the WD 20 GB drive and shucking it to put into this
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