I picked up a Synology DS923+ from B&H for that $479. Been looking and going back and forth on what to get and just decided to pull the trigger on this one. My first Nas so it will be a learning experience either way. Now to find some drives to put into it. Thanks for the heads up on the deals.
I did manage to snag a DS923+ for only $649CAD (regular $899) right before Black Friday because my local retailer Memory Express had a $250 off sale. Pretty pleased about that, otherwise I would not have bought it.
Thanks for this! It's worth looking at what isn't technically 'on deal' too - there's a 16TB Ironwolf Pro for £280 on AmazonUK at the moment, which honestly I'd take over that shucked drive. Love your channel and your website!
@NASCompares am I wasting my time looking at the DS923+ for £388 GBP? Any other model I should look at instead? Mainly PC/Laptop full system backups, file sync, video backups, photos and maybe the odd film or TV show (max 1440p) once every couple months? My DS215J is EOL and needs to be replaced.
Thank you for including Canada. Good thing I live near the boarder and could consider buy from US and pick them up in the postal/courier services that existed purely due to these stupid price/deal differences.
I’m looking a DAS for archive purposes, setup in Raid 5. Something with 4x or 5x bays. The reason for a DAS instead of a NAS is so I can use BackBlaze to backup all my data for their low monthly price. Any recommendations?
Picked up a Yotta 5 bay USB 3.2 case for very cheap, 35-40% off by combining a couple of deals. I will pick up a cheap n100 mini pc and start the transition from an old pc server to mini pc clusters. The flexability of this arrangement suits my use case so much better than a dedicated NAS (and/or old servers). Although if the circumstances arrived where I could grab a big rackmount set up I would be all over it. Although I would likely have to live in it cause the wife would divorce me soon after :D
Yeay... we are officially worst off in Spain than in Canada and Australia ... No deals whatsoever on any Synology products. As time moves on... fate seems to push me into an Unraid configuration.
Great video, as always. I'm going with a home-build NAS as I have a hard time paying huge sums of money to buy a NAS with a weak Intel CPU and weaker NVMe performance when compared to an i5/i7 desktop with sufficient room for disks. Keep up the good work!
I think a lot of the mobo+CPU+ram combos are on BF sale over on Aliexpress (region specific/availability). Saw 12th Gen core ones on there too .might save you a bit of time on the build, if you don't mind it taking 10 days to arrive. The intended jonsbo n3 mobo is one of those.
@@nascompares That case looks really cool but I'm likely looking at a full tower for better cooling and more options for motherboards. I watched your home-build NAS video where you used that case and it was good viewing. :D
Hi @NASCompares, i'm trying to find a QNAP TS-464-4G (the one with expandable ram), but I can't find it around, I can only find the 8 GB model. To your knowledge is it discontinued? In case there are rumors about a possible successor always with expandable ram?
I'm kind of bummed. I purchased the Synology DS224+ and the two pack of 20TB WD Red drives, only to find out these drives are not compatible with this NAS. Sucks that I have to send them back. Please tell me Synology customer service is wrong and these drives will work with no issues.
I can tell you right now that I have tested 20TB and 22TB WD Red Pro HDDs in the Synology DS920+ and they worked fine (along with the DS1522+ - Look for my Synology NAS' + WD Red Reviews 20/22TB test videos). The DS920+ has the EXACT CPU as your DS224+, so they will work. Also Google "Dumb Questions about NAS A VIDEO PART 2 (and part 3 very soon). As I tackle this subject. Sorry I can't dump you a link, terrible Internet speeds on the train I'm composing this on. Really hope this helps mate
@@nascomparesSo it sounds like I'll be fine using the two 20TB in RAID1 config with this NAS? This also means there are no errors when mounted and no Synology warranty issues? That is great. Thank you my friend. This puts my mind at ease.
@@nascompares Just a follow up....Thanks for your advice! I received the two 20TB drives and they work perfectly with the DS224+. Have a wonderful day!
I found 3 offers on B&H (find them about half way down this page nascompares.com/2023/11/23/confirmed-black-friday-deals-nas-das-hard-drives-ssds-switches-etc/), BUT although they are definitely legitimate promos, they are for the previous generation of the Lockerstor/AS53 series and for just 5-7% more spend, you could get the Gen 2 of both those series - so I didn't think they warranted appearance in the video. If I do a follow up video (no doubt new deals/promos will appear from the US as the day continues), I will include them.
Thank you very, very much for quick reply. I have the last gen AS6704T with 4 M.2 for video production, thanks to your pro review, I need another Asustor NAS, not so expensive, for my collection of movies and tutorials.
@@nascompares I forgot to mention I don’t want an m.2 nvme I already have one but it’s solely going to be for ps5 games (the sn850p 4tb) I wanted an external drive like a sata I think it’s called or a portable that’s 4-8tb and tlc based since it will only be used for ps4 games and funny enough the sata drives from digital foundries testing sata drives acrually old ps4 games faster than both hdd and the internal nvme drive
We in Canada celebrated Thanksgiving 6 weeks ago. I still don't know why we have Black Friday. Even more for you on the far side of the Atlantic because you don't celebrate Thanksgiving. And, when you do have turkey, do you serve it with mushy peas ?.
*Aggressively waves cup of tea and bacon roll* we all do things differently * looks at map from pre-1900 era where UK own all of it*, but things change and we have to adapt *snaps twinky in half angrily*
@@nascompares You would be surprised at the number of streets and schools here in Vancouver named for British WW I generals. I went to Trafalgar Elementary school and Prince of Wales High School. So, the map might still look really familiar if you drill down a bit. Cheers.
Robbie, Robbie, ... Robbie; 64G of RAM takes ~15 painfully-slow whole-hours to check especially if you're watching it. But it all !passed!, thks (!yahoo!)
Oh MATE! Remember those DSM 7 memory vids... You should see how looooooooong a DS723+ takes to verify 64GB via syn assistant. I think I am still at the desk and everything since then has just been day dreaming....
How GOOD is it you did AUSTRALIA!!! Thanks for acknowledging our DISTANCE tax. Great vid mate
I picked up a Synology DS923+ from B&H for that $479. Been looking and going back and forth on what to get and just decided to pull the trigger on this one. My first Nas so it will be a learning experience either way. Now to find some drives to put into it. Thanks for the heads up on the deals.
Thanks mate! You saved us hours of "window shopping" for black Friday.👍👍👍
Managed to get a Exos 16tb for £209 less 20% cashback I hope from Ebay
I did manage to snag a DS923+ for only $649CAD (regular $899) right before Black Friday because my local retailer Memory Express had a $250 off sale. Pretty pleased about that, otherwise I would not have bought it.
*types jealously* glad to hear it
Interesting information I was looking if prices would change because I [invested in stock because prices never change on those types of products.
Perfect timing. I’m shopping for one as we speak. !!!!
Your like the Jedi master of this NAS space. I’m your apprentice!!!!
Thanks mate. Hope I helped!
Thanks for this! It's worth looking at what isn't technically 'on deal' too - there's a 16TB Ironwolf Pro for £280 on AmazonUK at the moment, which honestly I'd take over that shucked drive. Love your channel and your website!
@NASCompares am I wasting my time looking at the DS923+ for £388 GBP? Any other model I should look at instead?
Mainly PC/Laptop full system backups, file sync, video backups, photos and maybe the odd film or TV show (max 1440p) once every couple months? My DS215J is EOL and needs to be replaced.
Picked up the TS-264 to replace an old Failed TS-251. Worth noting ram is now upgradable on this model as I have put 16 gb in it.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Hopefully the majority of QNAP NAS have made the move away from fixed memory, after the shortages of 2021/2022
Thank you for including Canada. Good thing I live near the boarder and could consider buy from US and pick them up in the postal/courier services that existed purely due to these stupid price/deal differences.
Sorry for the lean pickings on CA... I do genuinely believe it's a good sign of your economy though. *Waves jealously from the UK*
I’m looking a DAS for archive purposes, setup in Raid 5. Something with 4x or 5x bays.
The reason for a DAS instead of a NAS is so I can use BackBlaze to backup all my data for their low monthly price. Any recommendations?
Picked up a Yotta 5 bay USB 3.2 case for very cheap, 35-40% off by combining a couple of deals. I will pick up a cheap n100 mini pc and start the transition from an old pc server to mini pc clusters. The flexability of this arrangement suits my use case so much better than a dedicated NAS (and/or old servers). Although if the circumstances arrived where I could grab a big rackmount set up I would be all over it. Although I would likely have to live in it cause the wife would divorce me soon after :D
No Cap, you the GOAT! Fam be out here doin the Lords work, givin em the deals all over the Anglosphere no cap!
Yeay... we are officially worst off in Spain than in Canada and Australia ...
No deals whatsoever on any Synology products.
As time moves on... fate seems to push me into an Unraid configuration.
Sorry to hear that bud. In Spain's defense...10/10 weather *waves from soggy UK*
Great video, as always. I'm going with a home-build NAS as I have a hard time paying huge sums of money to buy a NAS with a weak Intel CPU and weaker NVMe performance when compared to an i5/i7 desktop with sufficient room for disks. Keep up the good work!
I think a lot of the mobo+CPU+ram combos are on BF sale over on Aliexpress (region specific/availability). Saw 12th Gen core ones on there too .might save you a bit of time on the build, if you don't mind it taking 10 days to arrive. The intended jonsbo n3 mobo is one of those.
@@nascompares That case looks really cool but I'm likely looking at a full tower for better cooling and more options for motherboards. I watched your home-build NAS video where you used that case and it was good viewing. :D
923 out of stock
Can I save an hour and just assume nothing for Australia?
Pretty much mate. Sorry. I bloody tried!
@@nascompares Not your fault - always interesting to look over the fence.
The CashBack offer is for UK only :-(
Hi @NASCompares, i'm trying to find a QNAP TS-464-4G (the one with expandable ram), but I can't find it around, I can only find the 8 GB model. To your knowledge is it discontinued? In case there are rumors about a possible successor always with expandable ram?
@nascompares i wrote directly to QNAP Eu Sales and they told me that TS-464-4G is in EOL :(
Nice! Great YT!
Thank bud. Appreciated
I'm kind of bummed. I purchased the Synology DS224+ and the two pack of 20TB WD Red drives, only to find out these drives are not compatible with this NAS. Sucks that I have to send them back. Please tell me Synology customer service is wrong and these drives will work with no issues.
I can tell you right now that I have tested 20TB and 22TB WD Red Pro HDDs in the Synology DS920+ and they worked fine (along with the DS1522+ - Look for my Synology NAS' + WD Red Reviews 20/22TB test videos). The DS920+ has the EXACT CPU as your DS224+, so they will work. Also Google "Dumb Questions about NAS A VIDEO PART 2 (and part 3 very soon). As I tackle this subject. Sorry I can't dump you a link, terrible Internet speeds on the train I'm composing this on. Really hope this helps mate
@@nascomparesSo it sounds like I'll be fine using the two 20TB in RAID1 config with this NAS? This also means there are no errors when mounted and no Synology warranty issues? That is great. Thank you my friend. This puts my mind at ease.
@@nascompares Just a follow up....Thanks for your advice! I received the two 20TB drives and they work perfectly with the DS224+. Have a wonderful day!
I got 2, 10tb WD Reds for $154 US each on Amazon Happy BF everyone!
Nice. Throw a link in for the comments? Thanks dude
I thought I replied earlier with a link, it's oos now but Western digital website still has them
Thank you MasterNAS. Asustor no luck this BF?
I found 3 offers on B&H (find them about half way down this page nascompares.com/2023/11/23/confirmed-black-friday-deals-nas-das-hard-drives-ssds-switches-etc/), BUT although they are definitely legitimate promos, they are for the previous generation of the Lockerstor/AS53 series and for just 5-7% more spend, you could get the Gen 2 of both those series - so I didn't think they warranted appearance in the video. If I do a follow up video (no doubt new deals/promos will appear from the US as the day continues), I will include them.
Thank you very, very much for quick reply. I have the last gen AS6704T with 4 M.2 for video production, thanks to your pro review, I need another Asustor NAS, not so expensive, for my collection of movies and tutorials.
Waiting for ds1019+ now to come 😅
Check Synology Refurbished NAS in your region, the official site has DS1019+ IN MULTIPLE regions
@@nascompares have bought it in the UK 👍🏻
I’m looking for a 4-8tb external ssd that’s tlc based it’s going to be used to play ps4 games on ps5.
Definitely, definitely look at the SN850X and Crucial SSD mentioned in the vid
@@nascompares I forgot to mention I don’t want an m.2 nvme I already have one but it’s solely going to be for ps5 games (the sn850p 4tb) I wanted an external drive like a sata I think it’s called or a portable that’s 4-8tb and tlc based since it will only be used for ps4 games and funny enough the sata drives from digital foundries testing sata drives acrually old ps4 games faster than both hdd and the internal nvme drive
Amazon just sucks in Australia, there are way better Black Friday deals from the local computer stores.
We in Canada celebrated Thanksgiving 6 weeks ago. I still don't know why we have Black Friday. Even more for you on the far side of the Atlantic because you don't celebrate Thanksgiving. And, when you do have turkey, do you serve it with mushy peas ?.
*Aggressively waves cup of tea and bacon roll* we all do things differently * looks at map from pre-1900 era where UK own all of it*, but things change and we have to adapt *snaps twinky in half angrily*
@@nascompares You would be surprised at the number of streets and schools here in Vancouver named for British WW I generals. I went to Trafalgar Elementary school and Prince of Wales High School. So, the map might still look really familiar if you drill down a bit. Cheers.
Robbie, Robbie, ... Robbie;
64G of RAM takes ~15 painfully-slow whole-hours to check especially if you're watching it.
But it all !passed!, thks (!yahoo!)
Oh MATE! Remember those DSM 7 memory vids... You should see how looooooooong a DS723+ takes to verify 64GB via syn assistant. I think I am still at the desk and everything since then has just been day dreaming....