Review on Synology DS920 NAS Server NAS by Stanislaw Plonka ᠌

Name: Synology DS920 NAS Server NAS
Item: Synology DS920 NAS Server NAS
Rating: 4

May 26, 2023

Satisfied with the product, I recommend it to everyone.

I bought a 1TB NVME cache for reading, mounted two WD60EFZX, and left an 850 EVO hanging on 512 idle. Because the screws are still alive and the hit rate is between 60% and 80%, the cache is good.

For NAS, the actual score is 4 negative. Instead of being a standard craft with some advantages, this is a decent device with some software issues.

I debated which US to choose for over a week before realizing that there really wasn't an option. My evaluation leads me to the conclusion that there aren't any good hardware or software products available for purchase at a fair price.

This NAS is highly contentious since it accomplishes some things admirably while failing to do others.

In conclusion, the hardware is reliable but pricey, and the software is insufficient to give it a clear "good" grade. The program appears to be pretty solid and effective in its operation, but given the ineffectiveness of the audio station and a number of other issues, it is barely good.

Pros

The NAS scarcely gets warm when it is working and is fan-quiet. numerous practical uses that are extensively documented, in particular: Synology images, a video station, ds video, ds note, hyper backup, a drive, and an outstanding client for vending (downloaded from the official site) tools for easy setup and administration. If there is no white IP, quickconnect is a lifeline; five stars for it. Stylish box design.

Cons

Due to the high cost of the Celeron 4 cores and 4 GB of RAM. You can purchase a vending-ready 3250U/16/512ssd laptop for $50,000 (for the summer of 2022). User apps' design and usability suffer a little since some things are not immediately clear. If the fans are quiet, two WD60EFZXs will crunch under intense strain like French rolls, and the NAS-a box won't try to combat it or it won't be audible. Unmasked rattles can occasionally be annoying. Badly. Application drawbacks: * note station - unlike ds note, there is no option in the web version to create a note based on a URL by copying the content of the page. However, it is unlikely that this option is concealed. The task reminder mechanism is rigid. * Audio station - playing is problematic in the flac+cue online client (gaps), although there are no issues with ds audio, which is not available for Windows. There are no workarounds for lossless playback of a single playlist without any issues under Android or 10 venda (aimp, foobar, and musicbee are, regrettably, not exported under Android). This is a game; the flac record format in m3u is specific to Synology. * issues (partially resolved) with video codecs; not all of them function correctly right out of the box. * Drive for Android's lack of local file editing synchronization renders the app virtually worthless. Applications cannot be moved from one volume to another using native tools (you might not initially consider this). The benefits of controlling access (by groups and users to subfolders and files) evaporate for the video (and audio) station since the permissions distributed to folders and files DO NOT apply to indexing. You need to create crutches at the level of shared folders because this is quite awful.