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Customer Ratings	4.8939	4.6262	4.77,858	4.4852	4.6262
Storage Capacity	5.0	4.8	4.7	4.3	4.8
User interface	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.1	4.5
Tech Support	4.2	4.3	4.2	3.8	4.3
Value for money	—	4.1	4.7	3.7	4.1
Easy to use	4.6	—	4.4	4.2	—
Sold By	—	Amazon.com	Amazon.com	Amazon.com	Amazon.com
size	2-bay; 2GB DDR4	DS223	DS224+	DS223j	DS423
compatible devices	—	Desktop, Laptop, Server, Smart Phone	Laptop, Smart Phone, Desktop	Desktop, Laptop, iPhone, Android	Desktop, Laptop, Server, Smart Phone
assembly required	—	✓	—	✓	✓
weight	1 kilograms	1280 grams	1.3 kilograms	0.87 kilograms	2210 grams

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Synology DiskStation DS720+ is a compact network-attached storage solution designed to streamline data and multimedia management. Two built-in M.2 SSD slots and Synology SSD Cache technology allow you to boost system I/O and application performance. With scalable storage design, DS720+ lets you start small and expand storage capacity with the Synology DX517 as your data grows.

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Scalable NAS with SSD cache acceleration capability

Synology DS720+ is a compact NAS solution to streamline data and multimedia management. Two built-in M.2 SSD slots and Synology SSD Cache technology allow you to boost system I/O and application performance. Scalable storage design lets you start small and expand storage capacity with Synology DX517 as your data grows.

Accelerate demanding applications

A more powerful CPU speeds up computing-intensive applications. Easily categorize your photo memories, smoothly manage files across computers and mobile devices, and enjoy blazing fast web applications.

4-core 2.0 GHz, burst up to 2.7 GHz
2 x built-in M.2 2280 NVMe SSD slots
Two USB 3.0 ports
Provides 225 MB/s sequential read and 195 MB/s sequential write throughput*
*Performance figures may vary depending on the environment, usage, and configuration


File sharing and syncing With comprehensive support for network file sharing protocols — like CIFS, AFP, NFS, FTP, and more — DiskStation allows the entire office to centralize files and collaborate on projects. Or synchronize files across multiple devices or even across several locations so remote teams can work together.	Your own personal multimedia server DiskStation allows you to transcode H.265/H.264 4K videos to 1080p and stream them to high-definition TVs, digital media players, mobile handsets, and computers in the required format, making it easy to watch your entire multimedia library without having to install a 3rd party player.	Bulletproof backup Maintain control of your data and ensure your files are safe with Synology. We provide secure, reliable, and affordable solutions that make it easy to backup files for all your devices and protect yourself from accidental data loss.	24/7 smart security solution Surveillance Station delivers intelligent monitoring and video management tools such as managing multiple IP cameras with live streaming, integration of I/O modules and more to help safeguard all the important places in your life.


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Customer Reviews	7,858	185	939	7,858
Price	—	$545.61	—	—
Drive Bays	2	4	2	4
Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit	2	4	7	9
Maximum Internal Raw Capacity	32 TB (16 TB drive x 2) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)	64 TB (16 TB drive x 4) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)	32 TB (16 TB drive x 2) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)	64 TB (16 TB drive x 4) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)
CPU	2-core 2.0 (base) / 2.9 (burst) GHz	2-core 2.0 (base) / 2.9 (burst) GHz	4-core 2.0 (base) / 2.7 (burst) GHz	4-core 2.0 (base) / 2.7 (burst) GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Memory	2 GB DDR4 (Expandable up to 6GB)	2 GB DDR4 (Expandable up to 6GB)	2 GB DDR4 (Expandable up to 6GB)	4 GB DDR4 (Expandable up to 8GB)
RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port	2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)	2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)	2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)	2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)
USB 3.0	2	2	2	2
Compatible Drive Type	3.5" SATA HDD, 2.5" SATA HDD, 2.5" SATA SSD	3.5" SATA HDD, 2.5" SATA HDD, 2.5" SATA SSD, M.2 2280 NVMe SSD	3.5" SATA HDD, 2.5" SATA HDD, 2.5" SATA SSD, M.2 2280 NVMe SSD	3.5" SATA HDD, 2.5" SATA HDD, 2.5" SATA SSD, M.2 2280 NVMe SSD

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Brand

‎Synology

Series

‎DS720+

Item model number

‎DS720+

Item Weight

‎2.2 pounds

Product Dimensions

‎8.78 x 4.17 x 6.54 inches

Item Dimensions LxWxH

‎8.78 x 4.17 x 6.54 inches

Color

‎Black

Hard Drive Interface

‎NVMe

Batteries

‎1 Lithium Ion batteries required.

Manufacturer

‎Synology

Language

‎English, English, English, English, English

ASIN

‎B087Z6SNC1

Date First Available

‎May 15, 2020

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4.8 939 ratings

4.8 out of 5 stars

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Designed for Synology systems

Reliable 3.5" SATA hard drives are made for 24x7 use in home and small office Synology NAS systems.
Rigorously tested NAS drives

Subjected to thorough compatibility and stress testing to ensure smooth 24/7 operation under multi-user workloads.
Seriously dependable drives

100% conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology ensures consistent write performance throughout their lifespans.
Easy firmware updates

Firmware updates can be performed directly through DSM, ensuring the latest patches while eliminating the need for disk removal.
Readers' Choice Award - 12 in a row in 2023

Among PCMag readers, Synology scored a 9.2 out of 10 in overall satisfaction and a 9.3 in the likelihood to recommend, Synology far outpaced its competitors in these categories.

Business Choice Award - 9 in a row in 2023

Synology won both Home-Office NAS and IT Manager's Choice. Synology earned an 9.4 rating for likelihood to recommend and a 9.2 in overall satisfaction from PCMag business respondents.

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4.8 out of 5

939 global ratings

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Customers like the performance, ease of use, and documentation of the system cabinet. They mention that it has great throughput, a powerful processor, and a simple setup. They also appreciate the hardware quality, saying it's a solid NAS server. Customers also like the space, and appearance. However, some customers are mixed on value and software.

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36 customers mention28 positive8 negative

Customers like the performance of the system cabinet. They mention that it has great throughput, a powerful processor, and 2x SSD cache. They also say that it works well for their needs and has amazing speed. Some say that the product works well with Plex and is easy to install and use.

"...The web interface is really, really nice. It's quick and easy to use for beginners and advanced people. There are a lot of options...." Read more

"Works great and is very user friendly. I had a minor issue with tech support but I believe the technician was new...." Read more

"...It's all working great, and I never have to mess with it. Also, it's so compact that I have it sitting in a network closet...." Read more

"...The process was slow but it was fine as it was a one time affair (had to copy 5 TB worth of data).-..." Read more

30 customers mention26 positive4 negative

Customers find the system cabinet easy to setup and use. They say the DSM implementation is simple, and the UPS integration is easy. Customers also appreciate the intuitive browser-based management interface, and say it's streamlined and gets the job done.

"...The web interface is really, really nice. It's quick and easy to use for beginners and advanced people. There are a lot of options...." Read more

"Works great and is very user friendly. I had a minor issue with tech support but I believe the technician was new...." Read more

"...I'm happy to report it was quite easy...." Read more

"...This is what you need to get. It's easy to setup, takes up very little space and you can access it anywhere once you get it all setup...." Read more

18 customers mention18 positive0 negative

Customers find the documentation for the system cabinet great, with excellent knowledge articles. They also say it's a great entry-level NAS with many more features than it has initially.

"...There are a lot of options...." Read more

"...host a website is done nicely..." Read more

"...The UI is extremely rich with features and options and one can spend hours figuring/trying things out...." Read more

"...Synology DS720+ was easy to setup and I really like the browser based interface for management...." Read more

11 customers mention8 positive3 negative

Customers like the hardware quality of the system cabinet. They say it's a good solid NAS server, well designed, and bulletproof.

"It works GreatGreat Product line" Read more

"Well made product, plenty of support, easy to set up. I used a post on reddit for initial setup guidance and I had it up and running in no time...." Read more

"...installed packages to get HDD hibernation back and even now it's not reliable, even when I disconnect the network and have no tasks configured It..." Read more

"Seems well made .Takes a little bit to setup as a plex server and a server in general.There are a lot of settings to go through...." Read more

9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the space provided by the system cabinet. They mention that it has space to spare, it provides network storage, and is scalable. Some appreciate the addition of two NVMe cache slots.

"...It's all working great, and I never have to mess with it. Also, it's so compact that I have it sitting in a network closet...." Read more

"...This is what you need to get. It's easy to setup, takes up very little space and you can access it anywhere once you get it all setup...." Read more

"It does what I bought it for: provide network storage...." Read more

"...The addition of two NVMe cache slots is superior!" Read more

6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the system cabinet. They mention that it looks good, the web interface is really nice, and the surveillance station looks great.

"...The web interface is really, really nice. It's quick and easy to use for beginners and advanced people. There are a lot of options...." Read more

"This NAS looks good and is easy to install the drives. Setting it up is a bit of a challenge for a home user...." Read more

"+ Its cute, powerful, it's works as expected, it has download/cast support, ups support, and its easy to install everything needed, also docker..." Read more

"...Surveillance station looks great and is easy to use. Note that the NAS comes with an allowance of 2 cameras...." Read more

13 customers mention8 positive5 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the system cabinet. Some mention it's worth the money, a great buy, and has wonderful software. However, others say that it'd be a good NAS for home if it had a 2.5Gb port and an expansion slot.

"...Money well spent!" Read more

"...These "products" are extremely expensive as compared to other reputable brands (e.g. Samsung)...." Read more

"...own personal "cloud" accessible from anywhere in the world with no subscription fees!" Read more

"...cost of initial set up is a little over $1000 but the benefits are well worth the expense...." Read more

10 customers mention6 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the software. Some mention that it's wonderful, amazing, and just works. However, others say that the additional software is not great, disappointing, and hasn't been updated in a long time.

"...The web interface is really, really nice. It's quick and easy to use for beginners and advanced people. There are a lot of options...." Read more

"...(Synology Notes & Office mainly), but find the additional software packages rather disappointing, but again, I didn't buy it for that...." Read more

"Its a wonderful product with a wonderful software, many more features that could have initially imagined...." Read more

"Solid performance. Mature software. The drive has two standard drive bays and two M2 bays...." Read more

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Very nice unit, great user interface

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2022

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I only have one SSD installed so the unit never gets hot. It's fairly quiet. In fact, I don't hear it over the noise of my UPS's fan.

The web interface is really, really nice. It's quick and easy to use for beginners and advanced people. There are a lot of options. At some point I plan to run programs on the Linux operating system that runs the unit (to, for example, automatically FTP files to other servers).

I wish the M.2 slot could be used for additional storage rather than as a cache. With an SSD as the main drive, a cache isn't needed, and I have a spare M.2 board I'd like to use.

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2021

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Works great and is very user friendly. I had a minor issue with tech support but I believe the technician was new. They didn’t quite know the product.

This product versus the Synology DS120j:

The DS120j (not this product) was great and very functional. The major difference is that it had lower cores and because of that, it can’t run a virtual machine nor handle multiprocessing. That’s pretty much it! Everything else is the same. So for anyone who doesn’t need to run a custom programmed server with high throughput, this is the system for you.

The DS720 (this product) has all the functionality of the DS120j plus the extra processing from having more cores. It can handle a virtual machine decently or my custom program as a server. Nothing much more.

What they BOTH do well without much of a difference:

* host a website is done nicely (if you need a high number of people accessing your website simultaneously, I’m not really confident these two will do)

* backups

* storage

* SSH access

* hosting a program

* hosting a database

* multiple user access (with some variations)

* autonomy

….

Really… they both do everything very well. The main difference is mostly just the hardware. You’re not really getting a broader range of cutting edge software by getting one over the other. Unless the software absolutely requires multi core functionality (e.g a virtual machine).

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James Astro

Excellent for Mac Time Machine backups, and media serving

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020

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Back in the day I had an Apple Time Capsule for doing Mac Time Machine backups. Then Apple got out of that business, and I went on a search for replacements. First I setup an old MacBook Pro as a server. That worked well, but it had a few disadvantages: It added some clutter to my office (a Mac and external hard drive). It didn't have a RAID drive for data redundancy. And all of the configuration had to be done via the MacBook Pro. This means that hiding it away in a closet wasn't practical.

In order to address those issues, I decided to try the Synology DS720+ NAS. I had never used a NAS before, and I was concerned it would be difficult to setup. I'm happy to report it was quite easy. I would say it took me about 5 hours to setup, and learn about its Time Machine and media serving capabilities.

It's been up and running flawlessly for about a month now. I have 3 Macs that are backing up to it on a regular basis, and I'm using its Plex server for media sharing. It's all working great, and I never have to mess with it. Also, it's so compact that I have it sitting in a network closet. I have it plugged into a CyberPower UPS that provides it with backup power in case of a power failure. It even communicates with the UPS, and does a controlled shut down in case of a power failure.

So yeah, I would definitely recommend this NAS.

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Satya

Expensive but fantastic if you don't mind the cost!

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2023

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I was previously using the WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra NAS (https://smile.amazon.com/Cloud-Ultra-Network-Attached-Storage/dp/B01AWH05KK/) with 2 x 8 TB WD Red SATA drives in RAID 1 (mirrored disks). While that was cheap, it was not meeting my performance expectations. I have a ton of content (Audio, Video, Pics) stored on the WD NAS and it would struggle when I try to fast forward/backward and/or have multiple end points try to stream from it (like 2 TVs simultaneously). I realized I needed something more beefier and went with the more expensive DS720+

Pros:
- The sheer number of things one can do with this thing is amazing. If WD was 2 out of 10 (in terms of features and functionality), I would rate the DS720+ a 9.5 out of 10!
- I preferred DS720+ (over the cheaper DS220+) as it has the option to upgrade RAM/memory and NVME SSD for caching. This will keep me future proof for a long time (I hope!)
- The UI is extremely rich with features and options and one can spend hours figuring/trying things out. I prefer this over the more simplistic solutions that treat people as if they are ignorant and don't know what they are doing.
- The number of apps one can try in the Synology ecosystem is huge and most are free!
- Had to destroy the data on the 2 X 8 TB WD red drives as Synology doesn't recognize the WD file storage format but that is understandable. Took a backup of my data onto another external drive first and restored it once I reconfigured the drives in the Synology Storage Manager app. The process was slow but it was fine as it was a one time affair (had to copy 5 TB worth of data).
- While "Quickconnect" is a great idea to allow access to the NAS data from anywhere on the internet, I don't see the need for that in my use case so I didn't bother to try that out. Don't need another attack vector that I need to worry about!
- Added 1 x 16GB RAM DIMM (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H4XNNXK/) and 2 x 1 TB Samsung NVME SSDs (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V83JZH4/) and that really seem to help with buffering and performance in general. The process to do these hardware upgrades was really simple and anyone can do this. I know this configuration (esp. the 16 GB RAM) is unsupported by Synology (check out YT videos for more info) but I didn't see any issues so far.
- Like the 2 x 1 GB NIC cards option as one can get more throughput out of the system. Better to setup a static IP for each of the MAC addresses so it is easy to access them over your LAN.
- I can probably list a few more positives but the list has been long already!

Cons:
- Synology only "supports" their own products for upgrade (RAM, NVME). These "products" are extremely expensive as compared to other reputable brands (e.g. Samsung). While I didn't see any issues so far with using non-Synology products for upgrade the NAS so far, it would be nice if they also "certify" other reputable brands. But, that is too much to ask for as it affects their profits!
- Warning: running non-Synology products does void your warranty, as per Synology! Unless you are business that is worried about using "certified products" and/or "supported configuration", for regular consumers like us, it shouldn't matter as long as it works :) YMMV though!
- Looks like only drive sizes up to 16TB are supported. I am not worried about crossing that limit anytime soon but wanted to call that out in case your storage needs are around that limit

Overall, I highly recommend it, if you don't mind paying extra for all the bells and whistles!

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Bad Ass NAS

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2023

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For a 2-bay it could be the best value in the Synology line of 2-bay product and better than any other NAS brand offering at this level.

Why?
Quad Core process Intel based
M.2 slots
Great throughput

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Marcos

Magnífico servidor para uso en el hogar

Reviewed in Spain on May 29, 2023

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Facilita muchísimo la posibilidad de tener una nube propia. La curva de aprendizaje es muy rápida.

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MM

As described

Reviewed in Germany on March 1, 2023

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As described and fast delivery

marco belluccini

funzioni

Reviewed in Italy on January 25, 2023

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tutto come da descrizioni

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Jesus Glez

Un NAS con un sistema que cumple al 100

Reviewed in Mexico on September 15, 2020

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Este NAS me permitió lograr todo lo que quería:
-Una unidad de respaldo con RAID
-Una unidad de red compartida en mi red local.
-Un respaldo automatizado a otro disco duro portatil (solo conecto el disco por USB automáticamente inicia el respaldo y cuando termina expulsa la unidad)
-Un respaldo en la nube (Google Drive) automatizado y super rápido. (Antes usaba backup and sync para sincronizar con mi unidad en drive, habían pasado meses y no podía terminar el respaldo de 2 tb. Con este NAS configure el respaldo y en cuestion de dias habia tenido el respaldo completo). Ahora solo sincroniza la informacion que cambia y le toma solo unos minutos tener el respaldo al 100.
-Configure el backup automático de fotos para 3 móviles.
-Configure el acceso desde el exterior con las mismas apps de synology.
-El sistema operativo es fácil de entender y cuenta con todas las opciones necesarias para sacarle jugo al dispositivo.

Antes había comprado el 220j pero no se compara, no me sirvio para nada era increíblemente lento. El 720+ es mucho mejor equipo y de verdad te permite explotar todas las características de un NAS de Synology.

CONTRAS: El único contra que he encontrado es la lentitud al usar unidades USB adicionales con formato NTSF.

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P. Rea

Really quick!

Reviewed in Australia on May 21, 2022

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Upgraded from a 214play. So much quicker

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Color	Black
Size	2-bay; 2GB DDR4
Item Weight	1 Kilograms

Synology 2 bay NAS DiskStation DS720+ (Diskless)

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Scalable NAS with SSD cache acceleration capability

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