Synology DS223 2-Bay NAS

Specifications

Interface

1GbE LAN

Form Factor

Desktop NAS

Read Speed

113 MB/s

Write Speed

112 MB/s

Endurance

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Warranty

2 years

Brand

Synology

Value Score Breakdown

Our Verdict

The Synology DS223 is a two-bay NAS running Synology DSM on a Realtek quad-core processor with 2GB of DDR4 memory, sold without drives. DSM remains the most polished home NAS software, with reliable remote access, a broad app library, and Synology Photos for phone backup built in. It has 587 Amazon ratings at 4.6 stars. Its single 1GbE port limits transfers to about 113 MB/s, and its ARM processor handles basic media serving but not heavy video transcoding. With two mirrored drives in RAID 1, one drive can fail without data loss. Choose the DS223 for dependable Synology software at a mid-range price; the DS223j costs less with half the memory, and the QNAP TS-233 is the closest rival.