Synology DS1522+ NAS Review

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Video Chapters
00:00 - Preparing for the Review
02:12 - Why is this video so long?
03:27 - Why did the DS1522+ NAS divide opinion early on?
04:36 - Price and Specifications of the Synology DS1522+ NAS
07:04 - The AMD Embedded Ryzen R1600 vs Intel Celeron J4125 CPU
12:26 - Unboxing the Synology DS1522+ NAS
17:12 - Hard Drive and SSD Compatibility for the Synology DS1522+ NAS
18:31 - Design of the Synology DS1522+ NAS
23:23 - Ports and Connections of the Synology DS1522+ NAS
32:10 - DSM 7 Support for the Synology DS1522+ NAS
35:21 - Review Conclusion & Verdict - Synology DS1522+ NAS
36:08 - Pros and Cons of the Synology DS1522+ NAS
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Many who have been following the release strategy of the popular network-attached storage brand, Synology, have been noticing something of a shift towards premium business products this last few years. The brand still features numerous solutions that are targeted toward home, value and prosumer users, but it is undeniable that Synology has been giving a great deal of attention to top-tier business and enterprise above all else in 2022. So far, the new Synology DS1522+ NAS is a solution that on the face of it is something a little bit more SMB and Prosumer, arriving in a 5 Bay desktop chassis and mid-range server CPU form. This new system has striking differences in a few key areas though compared with the DS1520+ predecessor and with little mention of a new DS922+ or DS923+ from the brand in any form, many are wondering if the new DS1522+ is what the shape of the smaller end of the Synology portfolio is going to look like moving forward. Today I want to review the Synology DS1522+ to find out whether this new iteration of the popular Diskstation series is a move for good or for bad, discuss its hardware and what this newer configuration of hardware is able to do. Let’s find out if the Synology DS1522+ NAS deserves your data.
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[@nascompares]

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[@thedeejlam]

Love the channel, and I know you're British, but there's an 'e' in Ryzen -- no "o", mate. Kindly, from a Canuck across the Pond. ;-)

[@ToTheWind]

Thanks for going into detail with the 10gbe adaptor with unboxing and showing how it's installed.

[@MannyNCF]

Love your channel!! Even older videos like this are watchable months later because there’s so much useful information. Most of what I know of nas, i learned from you :)

[@MrNapalm86]

Awesome video mate. I'm only 1 year into using a NAS, I picked up the DS418. I use 1 drive for Synology Surveillance Station and 3 drives as media storage for a separate PC that runs Plex Media Server. You are such a big help in the NAS space, next step is I would like to add 2.5Gbe to my PC to take advantage of the Link Agreggation to get 2Gb speeds transferring files. Cheers mate

[@rmm2138]

I am looking into getting my first NAS system. Your series has made it so much easier to understand on what to look for when jumping into the NAS pool. Thank you.

[@Losschris1]

Synology is a pretty smooth product to have and own for home or small business.

[@NHILLproductions]

Thanks for the great video. It would be nice to see in real time how the 1522 works with playing or editing video files. I normally perform all video rendering from my PC, not the NAS, and use the NAS for file storage. But, how will the 1522 perform if I decide to edit an older video file that Is stored on the 1522?

[@stephenthompson1562]

Again I just messaged you about your wonderful video! I should've mentioned I'm also on a Mac!

[@iceflyevents]

Great video & review!

[@4NowIsGood]

Great Review! Thank you.

[@stephenthompson1562]

Oh. Love your videos! My Drobo 5D just died. And I'm looking to replace it and the guy I'm dealing with is recommending the Synology Raid Storage Drives to two. I'm wondering would you recommend anything else as you mention things about the heat sink etc.

[@pbrigham]

By the time you put 10GB Synology proprietary network card and Synology proprietary M.2 SSD, the cost of this NAS is already above 1250 EURs and I don't even include here a proprietary memory upgrade, exactly just like apple, why these companies only copy the bad examples. Ok, good luck with that.

[@AgAuNEWS]

Exactly. Synology aren't moving as fast as QNAP with regard to hardware specs, but QNAP are getting better at the software side.

[@didierhubercoachingconsulting]

Great job as usual. Thank you. I use Wi-Fi only so not concerned about 10Gbe Ethernet. What i am concerned about is the lack of integrated graphics and transcoding. Here in the US the DS 1520+ and DS 1522+ sell both for $700 at some locations. I am not sure if the 22 version is really a significant improvement for those who care about transcoding and do not have extensive surveillance camera system.

[@elonmask]

100% agree. The idea to swap to dual core Ryzen is stupid, we have to call a spade a spade. There was no necessity to do that. It looks to me that Synology intentionally protecting their High end products way to much leaving no room for us, regular users. If not QNAP vulnerability I would not be looking for Synology 2022 products.

[@didierhubercoachingconsulting]

@@elonmask Yep. Agree with you. I would hate to switch QNAP, just because I really like DSM 7.1 and all the features … I am sure synology did their market research on this and know they can get by with a few shortcuts because of DSM 7.1.

[@AYust22]

Great review, looking forward to the media streaming and the network test video. On one of your previous videos you've mentioned that it's possible to stream 4k without transcoding and the need of an embedded gpu as long as it is done locally on a capable client, I wonder if this NAS can do an easy job streaming 4k to an AppleTv 4k via Plex while on a gigabit ethernet?

[@berntespelien734]

Any Nas can stream 4K to an Apple tv over gigabit. The atv will play pretty much anything without transcoding

[@AYust22]

@@berntespelien734 oh sweet! Thank you 💪🏻

[@ajv_2089]

When you do the transcoding test you should do a side by side with the 1520+. Would love to see how much of a difference an iGPU makes

[@NathanFernandes]

there is no iGPU with the processor it has, the R1606G is the one with an iGPU

[@ReneSkotte]

@@NathanFernandes There is an iGPU in the 1520+, that is why we want to see a comparison to the new 1522+ without iGPU.

[@nathanpforr]

Great video my friend. Still holding out a shred of hope that Synology will still release the 922+ this year :-\ Are you guys in the know, hearing anything to that end? Either way, keep up the good work fellas - love the channel!

[@mikahundin]

I was in the same situation thinking about the 922+, but now thinking about getting the 1522+ shown here. Not sure what the difference in price or capability is other than the extra bay and expandability (that I probably won't ever use). I'm curious why you think the 922+ may be better for your case? Thanks.

[@nathanpforr]

@@mikahundin Hi Mika, for me I use my Synology NAS as mainly a plex server and back up for various devices in my home. The 1522+ while it can probably handle all the streams I would ever need, without the CPU having hardware acceleration, IMO it won't be doing so all that easily. I really comes down to that reason specifically which is why I am not upgrading from my 918+. That said, due to the good prime day pricing on the 920+. I actually bought that yesterday so that I can upgrade now though incrementally - and when/if the 922+ ever shows up I can see if it is worth my money. Its worth mentioning, that I use WD Gold Drives and I am a little bit nervous that they might release the 922+ with their "synology drives only BS" so that is also little bit of the reason I pulled the trigger on the 920+. Hope this helps explain my thought process.

[@bsem68]

I recently got a DS1520+ at a good price even though I knew this model was out. I wanted 5 bays and Plex hardware transcoding. Since it is for home use the potential file throughput performance, 10Gbe, and extra RAM is not that important vs. transcoding. I have UniFi system with NVR so I do not need surveillance support. No issues with HDD compatibility either. I am normally one to always want latest and greatest but not in this case.

[@mikahundin]

How good a price? I am curious. $679.99 at Amazon still for the 1520+, not that much less than the 1522+ at $699.99

[@bsem68]

I am in Canada so 1522+ is not available on Amazon store here as far as I can see... what I mean by good price is one that I am comfortable with... I didn't get any special deals.

[@Losschris1]

I really like my DS1522+ with 5 WD Gold 22TB drives. The weird thing is that it does only show it as 20 TB in the drive listing, however have all the storage.

[@CAMOBAP795]

Whataa intro))) awesome!

[@sflanders74]

NASCompares, are you going to do a hardware performance comparison video of the 1520+ vs 1522+?

[@ThreeDogShow]

Hey Mate can you give me a hand here. I’m buying my first NAS for my audiophile music set up. It’s between this 1522+ and the 1821+ and I would like to know which you recommend? Which has faster read write speeds? Which one is faster the Quad vs Dual CPU? Cheers from Italy 🍺

[@popquizzz]

Synology would be best served to hire you as part of their development review before they release their devices in the wild. Woopee.. this can hit 32GB of ECC DRAM. I am still running my DS-918+ because that also runs on 32GB RAM, I have two 512GB M.2 SSD drives in the cache slots. I have four Seagate 8TB 7200 RPM drives, and the CPU has 4-Cores/4-Threads. Yeah, I'd love to have a newer CPU with more speed, cache memory, and built in GRAPHICS, but Synology isn't listening. So I am not running out to by a new system from Synology and for once in my NAS journey, I am starting to look into other brands with 2.5Gb LAN ports and quite frankly better CPU specs.

[@thedeejlam]

I have that same Syno box (bar the SSD cache size), and I'm 100 per cent with you on all points.

[@mvp_kryptonite]

Likewise. 10g dual NIC 4 or 5 bay, heat sink for caching, gen 2 USB 3.2, non proprietary connections, with a CPU & Graphics solution to match all the codecs we have seen come around recently. Oh and address the flimsy PSU as they easy break.

[@joemc432]

Thank you for this, I am so confused as to what to buy I am in the market for a 4 bay NAS, currently using an old 2 bay J series Synology NAS Does anyone on here have a crystal ball they could check and see if Synology are going to be refreshing their range soon? I'm looking to back up several PC's and interested in installing Plex, which I have never used before Any advise, suggestions would be much appreciated

[@vernshepherd7461]

Why are WD red pro drives not on compatibility list? Can we still use them?

[@buck_shot_kid1767]

Can you test the new version of the ElecGear PS5 NVMe SSD Heatsink, EL-P5C Heat Pipe + Solid Aluminum Cooler

[@IntoxicatedVortex]

A truly new innovation from Synology that comes with the DS1522+… a box with a handle! 😂

[@popquizzz]

My DS-918+ box came with a black plastic handle.

[@Jays1ndone]

Seagulls must be mating in the background 😂🤣 9:27, 34:08, 35:22 and even got 2 I hate seagulls at 30:44 and 36:19 😆 Good review, thanks for your time putting this together, looking forward to the Plex test! Also did you color your beard? 🧔‍♂️

[@BagusHanindhito]

I am about to buy DS1821+. Do you think that its successor DS1823+ will come out later this year? Is it worth waiting a couple of months? I am not in hurry, but if I could get a great deal on DS1821+, I'll take it anyways :)

[@timmark4190]

Is the included LAN cable 10Gb ready?

[@adybaddyus]

What NAS do you suggest for heavy multimedia playing

[@mitchellsmith4601]

Another great video

[@jamesdk5417]

Hi, I have 1515+ that has failed. If I purchase this can I just put my drives in and it just work?

[@ndlohk]

1522+ vs 1621+ which better to buy ? Thanks ~

[@asmi06]

I think the big miss is the lack of pcie slot as it precludes using sfp+ card with DAC, which consumes less power than 10G-BASE-T.

[@thedeejlam]

... that and locking down the PCIe choice toward a Syno-only adapter (assuming no third parties put out compatible, flipped 3x4 mini cards).

[@SeanHarringtonP]

Yeah I’m out without sfp+ 10GB

[@CharlesClout]

That intro… 😂 Chef’s kiss 👨‍🍳🤌 Now back to the rest of the review….

[@mgalouzis]

How does the DS1522+ compare to the DS1621+

[@DBravo29er]

I actually prefer my DS1520+ with 20GB RAM (aftermarket RAM upgrade from Crucial) due to its ability to process and transcode video effectively via hardware. I honestly think a more powerful Ryzen CPU should have been used, or maybe a laptop based APU that has hardware acceleration. I'm worried this is a miss from Synology and have zero desire to upgrade.

[@bsem68]

Can you confirm if 20GB actually used... I just got mine and mixed messages online some saying it doesn't actually use the full 20GB even though it shows.

[@DBravo29er]

@@bsem68 In Resource Monitor the available RAM and cached RAM both reflect 20GB total. The onboard hard soldered RAM is only 4GB and I can easily exceed this with Plex streaming HD or 4K and a VM running. Most I've seen is 16.x GB in use. NOTE: you must use dual-rank SODIMMs. Single rank didn't seem to work.

[@NathanFernandes]

Was looking at this NAS model but ended up building my own unraid NAS with an Intel i5 12500 in a Jonsbo N1 case, 32gb ram with a 2.5gbe lan port for a total of £670. I will still continue to use a few of the synology apps on my DS718+ like photos etc but unraid seems the way forward for me.

[@granddeluxe123]

what's your motherboard? please reply.

[@NathanFernandes]

@@granddeluxe123 ASRock H670M-ITX/ax

[@stea2494]

is this better than the 923+? reason I ask is someone is selling a new 1522+ for 500$ cdn negotiable. I was waiting for the 923 to come on sale at local computer stores

[@asmi06]

It looks like ds1621+ would be a much more solid option - it's not that much more expensive, but it's got better cpu and regular pcie slot as opposed to this proprietary contraption. I'm looking to upgrade my ancient ds1512+ which has served me well for what feels like eternity, but I was seriously hoping for 2.5G as my network is all 2.5G...

[@JohnSmith-zl8rz]

$200 more

[@mikahundin]

Thanks for posting this. Had not considered that. Will have a look at the DS1621+. Thanks.

[@asmi06]

@@JohnSmith-zl8rz Since you will likely use that device for at least 3 years (which is the term of a "default" warranty, which can be extended to 5 years), that is not a significant difference. NAS is not the kind of device which most users upgrade often. Like I said, I'm using DS1512+ for a decade now, and it's still going strong, and doing most of what I want. I am leaning towards DS1821+ just because it's often on sale for like +$100 from DS1621+, and extra bays is a nice thing to have. Was looking at ds1621xs+, but it's doesn't support SHR, and it's a bit on expensive side.

[@JohnSmith-zl8rz]

@@asmi06 thank you, Synology should refresh the DS1621+ and the DS1821+ soon?

[@asmi06]

@@JohnSmith-zl8rz Well, that's a million dollar question. Since I couldn't find any rumors about them, I think they are still a fair bit away, say at least a few months. Right now I'm leaning towards waiting, but since my current DS1512+ is 10+ years old, I run the risk of having it fail on me, and at that time I will be basically forced to buy whatever I can find in stock immediately, which is of course something I'd rather avoid, because like most people I prefer to upgrade when I want to and when it's convenient for me, not when I have to due to current equipment failure. That said, with the recent Synology's track record there is a non-insignificant chance that a new model will be worse than prevous one... Well, I guess in that case we will be able to at least save a bit of $$ on a clearout sale of old models :)

[@grieved183]

Synology home/small business NAS stuff has been great but it’s getting a bit expensive now - with all those proprietary add ons costing a lot.

[@orangeofmars2835]

I was ready to go with this NAS to replace my Drobo thinking I would just transfer my 5 Seagate Ironwolf HDDs over until I noticed the HDD compatibility list. Not interested in purchasing a completely new set of 5 HDDs so am looking for a second solution for a NAS. Upon further review I have ordered this DS1522+ and will try out with my Ironwolf drives.

[@InsertNameHere64]

What Ironwolfs did you put in the 1522? I am looking to put 4 x 20Ironwolf pros and am sceptical considering they are not on the compatability list

[@orangeofmars2835]

2-22 TB and 1 20-TB Ironwoff Pros. No problems though I get a message when installing that they are not compatibility tested. @@InsertNameHere64

[@kardy12]

Damn, the lack of hardware transcoding is a bit of a bummer… I’d need to replace a failed 1019+ as a media server, and the 1522+ would be an easy choice with hardware transcoding. Without it, I’m not so sure.

[@FC-eo9tn]

.....@NASCompares ......BEST REGARDs from BAVARIA! ...Is it possible to use slot1 & slot2 with HDDs as raid1 "LongTermDataStorage" ...and slot3 & slot4 with SSDs as raid1 "CloudStorage" ???? And is it possible to configure the NAS in a way , that if the HDDs are not in use , so that they sleep , while i work on the SSDs ?????

[@TS175]

Thanks!

[@nascompares]

Huge thank you for being awesome dude. You could have watched the vid, skipped the ads, enjoyed the content and skipped away on your merry way. But you didn't! You took the time to pay it forward and donate. You sir, are among the best of us, and on behalf of all content creators I want to say - You are a gent and a scholar! Thanks again.

[@JELLYMOTONZ]

$1699 for that here in New Zealand for this model

[@justinlau3740]

What do you think are the QUIETEST drives to put into this? I would be a brand new NAS user. I will be backing up KZbin videos and storing underlying video, and a whole bunch of photos, work files....

[@jeffmcclain]

Really wish they would have just given us two 2.5Gbe/1Gbe and two USB 3.2-Gen2 ports. Even at the RRP to $850 with the 10Gbe expansion, that sounds ok...4x 1Gbe just feels like a waste of hardware/space and cabling management is going to be a nightmare to setup 4 port LAG.

[@TS175]

Hello, I hope all is well. I have a DS1019+, which I have had for a few years and appears to be working fine. Should I upgrade to the DS1522+? Thanks

[@nascompares]

Tbh, unless you think you are going to use the 10Gbe connection...I'd stay with what you have. Additionally (as I assume you are out of warranty), as long as you are all backed up, you can find a few different ways to enable those m.2 NVMw SSD bays for storage pools and even connect USB to 2.5/5G adapters.

[@TS175]

@@nascompares Got it, thanks!

[@reddlief]

Why don't most folks doing such into and startup videos recommend Electro Static Discharge grounding wrist bands? Carry over from my mfg days, but we couldn't get anywhere near equipment or drives without being grounded for ESD?

[@GregHolman1]

Funny intro. You've clrarly gone bonkers. Good for you to break out with something funky.

[@Noodles.FreeUkraine]

So, they managed to go even below their anemic V1500B. Wow, just wow. Obviously, scratching features off DSM 7 and pushing cheap Toshiba drives with Synology labels nobody ever asked for at eye-watering prices onto customers wasn't enough. Amazing how some companies will put forward so much effort into running their brand and trust built over decades straight into the ground.

[@Tiki_Media]

I think the seagulls approve of the DS1522+!

[@ffkhan75]

Can it be used for plex

[@peanutreviews]

Dat intro 😆

[@spda242]

This doesn’t look good for a 922+, had hoped for faster networking/usb hw but Synology seem to have stayed with last generation specs

[@seb_gibbs]

I'm always checking the CPU, and picked models that had the atom processor. I know the history of this, tiny power usage with good performance, which does work well in my testing; although I suspect some of these other processors maybe doing better, I'm just not familiar with them enough to put money on them. Although every machine that I've across which is performing really really badly always seems to have a Celeron in it.

[@blcjck8121]

Cores one-to-one will always be better than threads, plain and simple. So this certainly is a downgrade, at best a sidegrade. Whether that higher clock speed will mitigate some portion of that remains to be seen. Doesn't change the fact that this is a completely pointless product though, when looking at the competition and even recent DS generations, as well as the myriad of shortcomings and downsides Synology has imposed on its customers in general at this point. Disappointing but not surprising.

[@marekrabas3065]

I decided not to buy DS414, but wait for better DS416 price. Then I decided not to buy DS416, but wait for better DS418 price. Then I decided not to buy DS418, but wait for better DS920+ price. Now I decided not to buy DS920+, but wait for better DS1522+ price 😂😂 I hope to finally buy a NAS 😂😂

[@AgAuNEWS]

Poor. Synology seems stuck in the past and trying to tap into the Apple mindset of slick software and limited market options for upgrades. Aged 1gb ports, aged and few USB, limited HDD and SSD compatibility, proprietary and expensive 10gb port (20% of unit cost!), and expansion boxes priced as if they're full NAS boxes. I won't be sticking with Synology for my next box, for sure. Shame, as the software is good, but it isn't that good

[@tomtomreviews]

I agree Synology doesn't communicate properly to their customers why they are doing these decisions on their hardware/software. We may assume that they have done some study and statistics and they have found out that the majority of the videos their users store are 1080p anyways? Who knows.... With the hardware, I think they want to ensure that you have a consistent reliable experience and I know that not everybody's RAM is made the same way and with the same quality. 1Gb ethernet bond is fast enough for streaming 4K. DS1522+ I have plays no problem 1080p to my 4K TV. (Let's be honest I'm not storing 30GB movies in 4K). It plays no problem 4K video taken on iPhone to my 4K TV. Sharing photos but mainly 4K videos with family through Synology Photos across the world in 4K works, playing smooth. (Smooth to iPhones, PC, iMac, Androids struggle and you need transcoding)SMB works, backup of Apple and PC works and yes SSDs are expensive but why would you need them at home? These are not the Qnaps with specs that blow your mind, but I think they take the Apple approach. Overall I think is a solid package that will easily last me for another 10 years.

[@GregoryCunningham]

Synology is now just giving a middle finger to all Plex/Emby users. That would be awesome to see Synology carry this CPU through it's range of 2022 SMB range. Perhaps they have a plan I'm not aware of, maybe their Play series will have iGPU's and target enthusiasts?

[@cassio2999]

this video starts at 07:08

[@gummibando]

RiseOn™

[@helldraca]

24:28

[@sow4now]

As I'm in the market, I'd be very grateful if you'd comment on the thoughts from another commenter who is much better informed at this granularity than I 👉: "...CPU that cannot keep-up with its 10 GbE link in basic single-client sequential tests to its own cache. In real-world scenarios it is far too easy to tie-up this low-core CPU with other tasks, or small read/writes leaving it crippled for throughput. Even in your best case of around 800 MB/s throughput to cache, with little or no other concurrent tasks, it is incapable of filling its network pipe. To put that in context, look at the DS1517+ (yes, that old) with a CPU that was already considered both old and weak (Atom C2538 from 2013). It too could take a 10 GbE card - the regular non-propriety PCIe kind. Even without NVMe cache it could saturate a 10 GbE link on reads with 5 spinning HDDs of that era and run multi-client connections, mixed traffic, background tasks and VMs. Sometime more cores count, even with the terrible C2538. Fast-forward 9 years since the Atom C2538 and Synology launches its latest 5-bay Plus Series NAS with a dual-core CPU that cannot keep-up with the SATA drives it is hosting, gives you 4 x 1 GbE ports (in 2022!) as standard and asks for a considerable upgrade fee for a proprietary 10 GbE card that the CPU cannot keep-up with. This really isn't a Plus Series unit. It's a J-Series or, if feeling generous, a non-Plus unit with a proprietary NIC capability. If this model had shipped as the DS1522 (ie no +) with onboard 5 GbE or even 2.5 GbE we could cut Synology some slack - right now it deserves scorn and not hard cash."

[@ROBERT-ml7ml]

OPEN THE CASE, TAKE OUT THE OLD CPU, REPLACE WITH YOUR UPGRADED CPU. DONE.

[@dundeemt]

Droning about CPUs is pointless, the proof is in the benchmarks and cost. That is the tradeoff.

[@Mihai-Marian-Cenusa]

Why synology is so poor in regards to the USB ports???...it's disappointing...not to mention about 1GBE ethernet...Real bad connectivity...worst hardware upgrade ever...

[@hae5366]

you are getting weird Robbie

[@HiltonT69]

Ryz*e*n, not Ryz*o*n. :)

[@bentheman68]

this guy is so nervous

[@nascompares]

I BLAME ALL THE COFFEE

[@JEmmertz]

Instead of spending the first minute (maybe more) on some old shitty advert that doesn't relate to how the Synology DS1522+ performs, maybe you should delve into the facts that are crucial for this device, if you have the skills... I'm hoping I can find true facts somewhere else.

[@tyyuuuihycyctct]

I can't stand this company anymore, too many compromises and very little juice for lots of money. Fuck them, I'm going theTrueNAS way