Synology DS1823xs+ NAS - Should You Buy?

[@DiveInto]

I used to work in Enterprise Storage, EMC, Hitachi, NetApp, as well as many others who appeared and disappeared. I spent years of my life working in these areas. This video and your content (I stumbled across one of your blogs for the DS1821), is beyond epic, it's a gift. This video covered everything I wanted to know. Thanks so much for your efforts.

[@Woolf_69]

I bought a DS1823xs+ because my DS1815+ no longer works so that I can continue to use their disks directly. Now it turned out that the NAS disks (WD 6TB RED) are apparently no longer compatible with the new DS1823xs+ !!!???? This is important because I would not have bought a Synology if I had known that they are only compatible with their own disks!

[@AbcDino843]

It's amazing to think that for about $5,000 today, you can get the storage and performance that outclasses the datacenters of all major banks from fifteen to twenty years ago.

[@mcunhabr]

Only compatible with they own VERY expensive hard drives (made by toshiba and not that good). If you buy another HD brand will get NO support from Synology and the system will fill up of warnings. Can't believe that Synology is making this decision! After 15 years buying synology NAS, its time to try QNAP's.

[@lennyaltamura2009]

I'm so happy I purchased my 1821+ before this one was released when the price was $900. Now you can't find it for less than $1.5K. What the DS1823+ will look like? I have the QNAP 1677x, and I still can't figure out why it drops connections sporadically. QNAP hasn't figured it out either; still waiting for them to get their $h!t together when it comes to the network sessions... Not happy about that atm; the rest is good, but Synology has the title for stability in my book.

[@rwes4188]

In the near future we will need to buy their electricity to run their products. Just to make sure we get the best experience offcourse.

[@CapitanHarlockisback]

No shr, only Synology Hdds supported. No thank you.

[@stan8926]

We use Synology for ABB mainly. And design is pretty compact and well designed with small footprint.

[@rmangoba]

Still wondering if and when there will be a DS1823+ ? I would be happy with a DS1821+ and a 10GBe network card, but I would prefer a DS1823+ if there will be one... It's already end of March 2023. What's Synology's past history when they came out with new versions of their NAS?

[@mcunhabr]

Maybe a 1824+. I don’t think they will release two 18xx in the same year.

[@allengambrell]

Can you put a 40gbs Network card in the DS1823xs+?

[@jerrywatson1958]

This is a nice unit but I would stay with a + system for my needs. I already have two Synology DS216J's and really want to use my current drives in the new unit for later upgrades to higher capacity drives down the road. Thanks for this, you are a great NAS salesman. No matter which brand.

[@gregsb3454]

What about online video conversion performance ?

[@NovaLand]

I'd love to hear comparision between ds1821 and this one...

[@allengambrell]

Can you test this and see if WD Red Pros work with it? Also will non Synology ssds work and which ones?

[@jerrywatson1958]

Non Synology NVME drives will only work for caching. Being this unit is the XS series, you will get those annoying notices about non compatible HW in DSM.

[@ewitte12]

It's fairly easy to force an nvme volume. I don't keep anything important on there though as an OS update could possibly blow it away.

[@ewitte12]

It would be cheaper to get a bay expander for my 1522+ and a NUC dedicated to plex/VMs to make up for CPU performance.

[@DR19X]

what nuc would you recommend?

[@mikescott4008]

I regret buying a QNAP TS-873A and been casting my eye over the Synology range more and more again. However it always comes back to hardware compatibility lists. QNAP with DSM would be nice

[@scampilover00]

I've got the TVS-473e and couldn't agree more, would love to see QNAP hardware with Synology software.

[@jerrywatson1958]

@@scampilover00 It wouldn't be a Synology then. There is a reason Synology is the Apple of NAS world. The HW is just fine. If it's more power you want, spend more $$ and get more features.

[@mcunhabr]

I think that Synology is shooting they’re own foot with this decision of only allow Synology’s hard drive.

[@aspen6393]

So what will actually happen when I install WD drives into the NAS? Will it refuse to work or simply warn me about incompatible drives?

[@HiltonT69]

Warn

[@curtisbme]

Thanks for the review. This seemed very promising for what I wanted but the drive issue is a jaw dropping show stopper. Most of my drives are (and will likely continue to be) exos drives. Zero chance I am paying for hardware that requires me to buy only their branded (they don't make them), overpriced drives.

[@SSaintouen]

Bought it with the link, hope this helps. thanks for all the content.

[@pgotze]

What annoys me is, that with Xeon - to - AMD switch , max memory size is limited to 32GB. Its just not enough, especially for such expensive device like XS series. I was waiting for some really usable solution for virtualization with fast VMM package, powerful processor and memory enough. Unfortunately, its mission impossible on Synology. VMM is just old and slow package itself and 32GB max memory is another killer. So for virtualization i still need standard dedicated server or QNAP NAS. No solution from Synology, that's really annoying me.

[@TAKES2PRODUCTIONS]

would this NAS be capable of 2 editor users simultaneously ?

[@nascompares]

Yes, but you would maybe need to roll in a 2nd 10GbE connection via PCIe. Also, definitely fully populated it, as you I'll need some serious RAID enabled performance from multiple drives to service two editors at once in terms of performance. Otherwise, use Synology m.2 NVMe inside as a pool and editing disk, with the main storage as a archive/warm Storage. Hope that's clear bud

[@some______guy]

Funny. I was looking at this very unit this week thinking the title of the video verbatim.

[@whya2ndaccount]

Given its a summary of the earlier video, I suspect I'll stop here. Unfortunate re the hard drive limitations and lack of SHR. Ideally we could retrofit the 1823xs+ motherboard into a 1821+ while retaining freedom re drive selection and SHR.

[@P22868]

please please please do nvme benchmarking in next video...

[@ocelotxp]

At $2000 that seems like a good price point to consider building your own... $2000 seems super-overpriced for what this is

[@jerrywatson1958]

LOL, you have no Idea of what you get with Synology. Maybe watch some older videos about DSM. Nobody does it better!

[@MarkWebbPhotography]

Synology systems aren’t the most powerful or cheapest, but after a few years of running these I can’t imagine going without the Drive app, Hyper Backup, Active Backup, and recently Drive Sharesync for a remote backup I have that automatically creates secure backups.

[@CrazyAngelfire]

Well this nas is out of the question.... Shame really

[@randyscottslavin]

Do you consult?

[@nascompares]

I do as a matter of fact, you can find out more on the zoom consultation services on the NASCompares KoFi page. Or use the free advice section, expedited support section or the membership system. Cheers for watching man!

[@randyscottslavin]

@@nascompares did it and paid. Stoked to set up a consult asap as I need to drop some $$ on this type system and would love to ask you all the questions. Thanks

[@terrystokes7893]

So for $5,000 ...... I can work for the government right from my home 😅

[@HiltonT69]

Ryz*E*n, noy Ryzon.

[@nigelfreeman6192]

How many ads in this video? Annoying

[@blcjck8121]

So another overpriced BS product with close to zero flexibility, running on a 4+ yo CPU, with even less oomph than 10+ yo i7, indeed "server-grade", huh. Delusional behavior from Synology continues.

[@Tugela60]

For what these things do, they don't need the latest CPUs.