![]() I didn't see any drawbacks with transcodes as well, and I share my Plex library with my sister - who's halfway around the world - and she didn't have any issues streaming the content stored on the server. The DS920+ handles Plex remarkably well, and it doesn't break a sweat while handling two direct play streams with high bitrates. This is the ideal 4-bay NAS for Plex media streaming. I filled it with 4TB drives and transferred a lot of data from an existing NAS (a DiskStation DS1019+) so I can use it as my main Plex server. Synology DiskStation DS920+ PerformanceĪs this review is focused on long-term usage notes, I want highlight how I used the DS920+ over the last two months. ![]() That's the main reason why the M.2 slots in the DS920+ are used for the less-intensive SSD caching than storage with limited headroom for thermal management, Synology is making sure that the drives don't generate too much heat. If you've read up on what's going on with SSDs for PS5, you'll know that managing heat is a big issue with M.2 slots, with Sony mandating heatsinks for internal SSDs. There's no way to use these slots for storage, and that's down to heat. Synology should have provided more memory as standard, but in my use case, I didn't find it to be a limitation.Īnd at the bottom of the enclosure, you get two M.2 slots for SSD caching. You get 4GB of RAM out of the box, and this is half of what the DS918+ bundled as standard when it launched back in 2018. It's likely we'll see multi-gigabit networking in Synology's media-focused servers launching in 2022, so there's that to look forward to. ![]() This isn't a bad thing necessarily as the dual Gigabit ports are more than adequate for a majority of the intended audience, but it would have been a nice addition. There are a few NAS servers in this category that offer 2.5 or 10GbE networking - like the TerraMaster F5-422 - but you won't find that to be the case with Synology. It has the same internal hardware as the DS920+ but comes with 8GB of RAM out of the box, and has four Gigabit Ethernet ports. If you need more Gigabit ports for failover or load balancing, you'll need to take a look at the DiskStation DS1520+. You get dual Gigabit Ethernet ports with Link Aggregation, second USB port, and a connector for attaching an external drive unit. Round the back is where you'll find all the connectivity options. I've found the vented logos to be a good ingress point for dust, so you will have to shut down the NAS once every few months, take out the hard drives, and clean the dust that accumulates within. The power button is located at the bottom, and you'll find the Synology logo on either side of the server, with a vented design that allows for better airflow. There's a USB port at the front for plugging in a thumb drive or portable storage, and you get LED indicators for the HDDs and the overall system status. You can also lock the drive bays via the bundled key. I slotted in a few IronWolf drives in the enclosure, and the best part about the drive tray is that it allows for tool-less installation. You'll find the four drive bays at the front, and you can install standard 3.5 or 2.5-inch HDDs, or go with 2.5-inch SSDs if you don't want to use mechanical drives in your NAS. The DS920+ has top-notch build quality and all the connectivity options you want. The build quality itself is among the best you'll find in this category, and the understated design means you can easily tuck the DS920+ away in a rack server or entertainment cabinet. The server features a lot of plastic and aluminum, and the black paint job makes sure it doesn't call attention to itself. Synology hasn't changed the design of its NAS servers in a while, and as a result the DiskStation DS920+ has a familiar aesthetic. Source: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central (Image credit: Source: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central)
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