SynologyDiskStation 12 Bay DS2422+ Quad Core CPU with 4GB Memory (Diskless)

I previously skipped this for the 1821+ because when this launched Synology was very aggressive at pushing their own re-labled drives to the point that they'd degrade the interface instead of popping up a hey we didn't test these drives message like all my units before including the 1821+. The non-approved drives are still marked yellow but not red anymore and they don't block stats on your drives that they do show on their own. The rest of why one would buy Synology over competitors or building your own system is still there, their OS DSM and the integration with the hardware.I did upgrade the ECC RAM and added a dual 10 gigabit intel network card and working across this many spindles (or now SSDs in my case) with the new SMB3 feature allows 20 gigabit throughput so I can live edit my files (4K video) while my family does tasks like streaming our video library or working on documents and photos, while a few VMs and docker containers churn away in the background like home assistant and a DNS server.There are unapproved ways to get the yellow lights to turn off if using a drive not on the list that hasn't been tested as incompatible if you know what you're doing an the yellow status is annoying, this isn't needed if you're going to set it up and only bother it when getting an email about time to change a failing drive. Don't use this workaround if buying this for your business buy their drives for the added piece of mind, their drives just aren't what I needed as a home enthusiast especially for what they charge.Yes you can wholesale migrate from another unit if you follow their requirements for migrations by moving drives from one unit to another, I did it from a 718+ to the 1821+ to this 2422+ with the only complaint from the last two units being about my choice of drives, which were just fine on the 718+ as they were listed and tested there.

Noticed a lot of concerns about drives not be listed on drive compatibility list. I purchased Samsung SSD drives and Ironwolf HDD drives and everything has worked as expected. One detail I wish I would have known up front before purchasing: research RAID configurations. I had to go over budget to get a 3rd 4TB SSD drive to have 7.6 TB of available space for writing new files. If you use the SHR raid type the 2nd drive installed in a volume will be set aside for backups. Otherwise, loving the intuitive DSM user interface and plenty of good YouTube videos to help do it yourself first-time NAS owners like myself. This has been a perfect fit for video editing in 4k and being used as a central databased for CAD-based software like Revit once I upgraded to to the 10 GbE connection.

Came with scratches on the left side panel. Noticeable but I care more about the hardware. Seems to be working well so far.Added:A-Tech 32GB (2x16GB) RamTP-Link 2.5GB PCIe Network Card (TX201)All extras working fine so far.

I own 5 of these units. 4 12 Drive units purchased over the past 4 years and a 4 drive unit used at home purchased last year. All of them were populated with my own drives, WD RED NAS, SEAGATE IRONWOLF NAS drives. Bought this unit in 2022 and also bought 12 IRONWOLF drives. To my surprise the unit now says they are UNVERIFIED drives. Seems like Synology decided they want to be in the harddrive reseller business as well. So word of CAUTION. Take a look at Nexsan, LaCie, Nasuni, QNAP and VIVOTEK.

I got the 2422+ to replace my aging 2419+. Swapped drives over, swapped ram and ssd cache/network card over and nothing is supported. Have to run a 3rd party script to get the NAS to not give me warnings every time I logged in. It’s much faster than the 2419+ so that’s a positive, but it doesn’t have onboard M.2 ssd slots so no separate volumes for SSDs on a PCIe card. That sucks.Overall it was worth it because I’ll sell my 2419+ and offset some of the cost. If I had to buy new, I would pick a different model.