This review first appeared in issue 358 ofPC Pro.
Accordingly, its not particularly well specified, with only two SATA drive bays and no NVMe slots.
Still, the DS223 is designed and built with Synologys usual quality.
This is a compact and smart NAS that’s easy to install and configure
While other NAS manufacturers continue to improve their software, Synology remains the master.
Its DiskStation Manager (DSM)operating systemstrikes almost the perfect balance between functionality and ease of use.
However, this NAS drives modest power means it could struggle to run multiple demanding apps at once.
Surprisingly, however, the DS223 was quite competitive when writing files from aWindows 11PC.
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