Synology DiskStation DS1821+ NAS Enclosure with 8-Bay

Synology unveiled DiskStation DS1821+ NAS Enclosure. It is based on a quad-core AMD Ryzen V1500B processor, clocked at 2.2 GHz, DDR4 ECC RAM as SO-DIMM is 4GB. The maximum amount of RAM is 32GB. The memory is installed in two slots.

New SynologyNAS come with eight-bay and two M.2 slots for storage. The bays support 2.5” or 3.5” SATA drives, while the M.2 slots support M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs. Powered by Synology DiskStation Manager (Synology DSM), in addition to JBOD/RAID0/1/5/6/10, Synology Hybrid Raid (SHR) allows users to create arrays using odd-sized drives while still maximizing the storage potential of the array. This enables older drives to be serviceable, without requiring an upfront commitment to only installing drives of the same capacity.

The strengths of the NAS include four Gigabit Ethernet ports with support for aggregation and failover. What’s more, a 10 GbE adapter can be installed in the PCIe 3.0 x8 expansion slot operating in x4 mode. According to the manufacturer, you can count on a sequential read speed of 2300 MB/s and a sequential write speed of 1150 MB/s. The Synology DiskStation storage equipment also includes four USB 3.0 ports and two eSATA ports. Cooling is handled by two 120mm fans. The power of the built-in power supply is 250 W.

With dimensions of 166 x 343 x 243 mm, the storage without drives weighs 6 kg.

Synology DiskStation DS1821+ price and availability

It has been priced at $949.99 and can be purchased through the Amazon.com and Bhphotovideo.com websites.

Last week, QNAP has also announced the release of the TS-832PX Network Attached Storage. This NAS device is built on the AnnapurnaLabs Alpine AL324 (Arm Cortex-A57) quad-core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz. The processor has 4 GB of DDR4 RAM in the form of a SO-DIMM module. It is possible to increase the amount of RAM up to 16 GB by replacing the module, priced at $759.