

Interestingly, no matter which NAS you choose from Synology, you’ll be able to enjoy the company’s excellent operating system, DSM. It has everything you need in a mid-range NAS enclosure, including an Intel Celeron processor, two drive bays, upgradeable RAM, and two 1Gb LAN ports. If I was to pick one, however, my best overall recommendation would go to the Synology DiskStation DS220+. This also goes for Synology’s catalog of NAS models. There’s no single best NAS for everyone since no two enclosures are built the same and they’re designed for various use cases. Best 4-bay: Synology DiskStation DS420+ - Intel CPU, 4 bays, 2GB RAM, 1Gb LAN.Best budget: Synology DiskStation DS220j - ARM CPU, 2 bays, 512MB RAM, 1Gb LAN.Best capacity: Synology DiskStation DS3622xs+ - Intel CPU, 12 bays, 16GB RAM, 10Gb LAN.

Best for Plex: Synology DiskStation DS920+ - Intel CPU, 4 bays, 4GB RAM, 1Gb LAN.

