Powered by the versatile Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system, DS423+ offers comprehensive solutions that can protect and manage business data, facilitate collaboration on documents, provide remote file access, and serve as the hub for an IP camera-based surveillance system, all within a compact desktop format. The whole process (without the reboot) took less than 2 min, so even with 2GB of RAM, the DS423+ is a nicely balanced device that will feel very fast. So, first up, let’s discuss the high points! Here are the five reasons why the Synology DS423+ NAS drive deserves your money and your data! All in all, as expected considering this is a true and tested CPU, the DS423+ with Plex Pass and hardware transcoding is a very good media server device, and it will allow for a great multi-stream experience across multiple devices and clients.

After the NAS has been connected and powered on, with the help of the Synology Assistant desktop app it was detected on the network. The DSM version it came with was 7.1.1.-42933 at the time of this article. Time to install and configure the DS423+ They have tonnes of media that they want to ONLY access locally and on powerful media devices that support ALL File formats and/or have client side hardware transcoding supported Bitrate:Bitrate refers to the quantity of data that is processed per unit of time, typically expressed in megabits per second (Mbps) for video and kilobits per second (kbps) for audio. The higher the bitrate, the better the quality and resolution of the media tends to be.An example of a mixed transfer of about 57GB of data, took just under 10 min total to complete while having a mostly sustained transfer rate of 100MB/s. About 57GB of data in about 10 min time via a simple SMB protocol Powered by the versatile Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system, DS423+ offers comprehensive solutions to protect and manage business data, facilitate collaboration on documents, provide remote file access, and serve as the core of an IP camera-based surveillance system, all within a compact desktop format. Surveillance Station includes 2 free licenses. Connecting more cameras and devices requires additional licenses. PCIe add-in cards, expansion units, and storage drives are sold separately. Refer to the compatibility list for compatible devices.

Standard iPerf test will prove that the NAS is capable of utilizing its 1GbE speeds to their full potential, while SMB transfers with large files are resulting with similar speeds (at about 100MB/s). SMB3 transfers over a single 1GbE connection Powered by Synology's DiskStation Manager (DSM)operating system, the DS423 comes with intuitive solutions to organize and protect data, collaborate across locations, and protect premises with video surveillance. DSM leverages the advanced Btrfs file systemto provide file self-healing, which protects against data corruption, and to create point-in-time snapshots, allowing users to reverse any unintentional or malicious changes. Syncing and hybrid storageNote – If you are unfamiliar with the Synology DS423+ NAS, but you want to learn more about it, what else it can do and whether it is good for more than just Plex, you can watch my video review below:

Important Terms to Understand in Plex/NAS/Multimedia that will make the DS423+ NAS Plex Tests Easier to Understand. Without any additional RAM, VMM (Virtual Machine Manager) was also not an option, so VM speeds were also not an option, but the DS423+ does indeed support that particular hypervisor and will give a decent one-VM machine experience if needed. Personally, I would not recommend using this NAS as a VM machine, as it will be an "expensive" hypervisor with not much to offer in that department. Also, running a VM will take quite a big performance hit on any other service that might be running on the same device. Synology SNV3400 series M.2 NVMe SSD drives can be installed through the built-in M.2 slots to enable SSD caching or create SSD storage pools. Drives are sold separately. The NAS is powered with a 90W PSU, and in terms of power consumption it will use about 28W while accessing the NAS, all the way down to about 8W while in hibernation. This will depend on the actual drives being used, so the values could go up or down depending on the actual setup. On top of this in an idle state with four Synology drives, the noise level is just below 20 dB(A).The one and only thing I don’t like about Synology multimedia apps or drive apps…. Is they TELL you where to put your media AND GENERALLY HAVE TWO-WAY SINK AS DEFAULT Synology Chat – Aimed at businesses, Synology Chat is an IM service that transforms the way users collaborate and communicate. Google Chrome®, Firefox®, Microsoft Edge®, Safari® 13 and later, and Safari (iOS 13.0 and later) on iPad devices, Chrome (Android™ 11.0 and later) on tablets Taipei, Taiwan—15 March 2023—Synology today announced the release of the 4-bay Synology DiskStation DS423+, the latest in its lineup of all-in-one storage solutions for home office and small business use. They have tonnes fo media that they ONLY want to access remotely, but have strong internet connections, the client Hardware has the file format/licence support and/or client-side transcoding support (NVidia Shield, Xbox with the HEVC licence enabled)

x 3.5″ or 2.5″ SATA SSD/HDD (hard drives not included)