Synology DS223J 2 Bay Desktop NAS, White

Synology have been making NAS solutions for a very long time. I decided to replace my ageing 10 year old NAS with this Synology. I've not been disappointed. Plug in and follow the instructions. Load a few apps and take access to your data every where you go. You can also set all your mobile devices to backup to your NAS and therefore eleviating the worry of lost phone data. I keep all my data on my NAS and I opted for a mirror configuration. I also have a cloud backup of critical data and a USB backup drive for periodic data backup. I work in IT and see data loss on a weekly basis by people who have all their data on one location. It pays to have multiple copies.

I needed a new 2 Bay NAS to replace my old D-Link as no longer compatible with Apple Time Machine. This arrived yesterday and was up and running within 20 minutes using the my existing 2 x WD Red 3Tb disks. The DS Finder App was having trouble finalising the install, but going through a web browser worked perfectly. The web interface is easy to use and the Time Machine backup works flawlessly (once set up - see the Synology help site for instructions).

First of all let me say what a great machine this is. It is very easy to set up, and although it's a plastic case, it is still well made. I have two other Synology NAS units and this is a different model the operating system is the same and it all works in exactly the same way. Unfortunately, this unit came without a UK 13 amp plug cable or adaptor. This is actually a legal requirement in the UK and I should have sent it back, but I didn't want the hassle of sending it back and reordering, so I dug around in my stock of old PC power cables, calculated what fuse to put in and used that instead. Overall a very good product and can recommend it. It lost one star due to the missing cable or adaptor.

I'm new into this type of software and devices but I can say that it was very easy to setup. I didn't took me too long to have my user created and have my NAS up and running, It was just a bit confusing to create additional users and give them the access I wanted them to have but nothing that reading a bit a watching videos wouldn't solve. overall, after a month and half of having my NAS I pretty much happy with it. it works perfectly and I can keep all my information back it up in one place.

I needed a replacement for a ReadyNAS that had 2 bays and supported disk mirroring. This is not as flexible as that device - I lament how technology frequently gets worse! This was not hard to set up. I bought my own drives that I fitted without too much effort. There were a number of services that needed logins to be set up and registration with Synology. This is unavoidable if you want to access the drive remotely. There were some new paradigms to master when setting up the system for different users. So far it has done what I needed and it seems fast enough for my needs with standard hard drives.

After research online I was excited to get started on my NAS journey however was left doubting whether I will try another NAS after such a poor experience. The product was plagued with problems from the first go. The actual physical setup was straightforward. However once on, it was much louder than I thought it would be with an annoying constant clicking sound being present. The setup wizard actually struggled to find the NAS initially. Took a while after changing some settings before it found it. Then the installation was an issue, with some things not intuitive. After getting past the setup wizard I tried to install the DSM but took 20 mins after being stuck at 55%. Had to redo the installation after manually finding the relevant DSM. Once the software was up and running and the NAS setup, I installed some packages via the DSM UI. This was so painful. It was so slow. I can only describe the experience like a low end old laptop when things keep hanging. I clicked on something had to wait 5-10 seconds then do my next action. I persisted thinking that people must be recommending this for a good reason. So I tried to move a file from my PC to the NAS. After being very patient to load up the file manager and dragged the file to upload off it went to the NAS, a 2GB file. Then I waited. And waited some more. Then after 10 minutes I had enough with it being around 20% done, with 500mbs network speed and connected to the ethernet cable, the network shouldn't be an issue. In the end, I packed it all up 6 hours after getting it to be sent back. I'm really surprised at all the great reviews this gets but after this experience I will probably not be venturing into the world of NAS again. I can only give this one star.

Haven’t had any problems with it. It’s perfect for home use as it isn’t very big but still has enough space to store all personal data to keep safe. Very quiet, it’s in my bedroom and I can’t hear it apart from sometimes it turns itself off and back on again. Very reliable and I can access all my data from anywhere in the world which is a plus. Easy web interface and fast speed transfer

I get everything I need from this server. I primarily use it as an Emby server, but also for Surveillance Station, so my review will be based on those 2 things. For of all, it’s super simple to setup and get to the UI, which is also pretty user friendly. Installing apps is simple and setting up network shares is equally as simple. There’s advanced controls, like user rights, recycle bin functionality and that just scratches the surface, but again I didn’t need to take advantage too much of some of those. The Emby functionality is great and streaming anime from it is flawless. I last used a Mini PC which really struggled with decoding and made the experience terribly slow. I no longer have that issue (thankfully) as the server is pretty speedy - even for larger content. Surveillance Station was just as easy to setup with enough options for what I need. Allows me to backup my recordings instead of having to use Micro SD cards or Eufy’s cloud services, so I’m really pleased with that too. Overall, for the price I paid and the experience I’ve had - I’m thrilled. (Worth noting I bought some sound dampening feet to put it in a cabinet).

Bought this to be my off site backup for my existing DS423+. No issues so far with hyperbackup and the 2x18TB drives I added in. 5 star for this use case. This is NOT a device for using PLEX or heavy computations so please be aware of your use case if you plan to buy this for things like that. 2 star for this use case.

Ottimo NAS per privati. Era da tempo che pensavo di archiviare i miei dati su qualcosa che fosse accessibile da ogni luogo e da ogni dispositivo e che contemporaneamente fosse sicuro e gestito soltanto da me, quindi cercando una soluzione mi sono imbattuto in questo articolo che tutto sommato ha un buon rapporto qualità/prezzo. Tra l'altro Sinology è una garanzia per dispositivi di archiviazione dati. Il NAS (Network Attached Storage) è dotato di una presa RJ 45 per il collegamento alla rete e di due prese USB per eventuali altri dischi esterni; all'interno ha due alloggiamenti per dischi rigidi ma può alloggiare anche unità di memoria a stato solido (SSD); in quest'ultimo caso però è necessario acquistare a parte un accessorio. Nella confezione, arriva ben imballato il NAS insieme al suo alimentatore ed un cavo di rete oltre alle necessarie istruzioni, nient'altro; bisogna poi acquistare gli hdisks. Personalmente ho acquistato due Western Digital Red da 4 tb l'uno, ma si possono inserire tranquillamente altri dischi, importante che siano adatti ad un NAS che rimane acceso 24 ore su 24. La procedura di installazione, sia hardware che software è ben spiegata e semplicissima e porta via poco tempo; successivamente si può fare riferimento a tanti video presenti su internet per utilizzare al meglio e secondo le proprie necessità il sistema. Personalmente mi trovo benissimo, riesco a collegarmi ed avere accesso ai miei dati da ogni luogo e credo di aver risolto definitivamente le mie necessità di archiviazione. Sicuramente un dispositivo da consigliare a chi ha necessità di archiviazione di dati, foto e video. Ultimo consiglio per coloro che necessitano di accedere da remoto via internet: per garantire la sicurezza dei dati è opportuno utilizzare una VPN.

Benutze das Nas als private Cloud Lösung um all meine Daten zu sichern und das Zuhause. Synology Apps für Android lassen sich prima einrichten um auch das Smartphone automatisch zu sichern. Arbeitsgeschwindigkeit der NAS ist flott und im Mediaserver streaming gibt's keinerlei ruckler mit 4K Videos. Einrichtung war sehr einfach und selbsterklärend. Habe zwei 8TB NAS Festplatten von Toshiba verbaut und sie laufen im RAID.

Nice storage and very easy to configure.

Se me hizo super raro que viniera con un convertidor eléctrico de viaje, por lo menos lo incluyeron, pero trae enchufe tipo europeo, eso no me gustó por que hace más bulto