The DSM interface can be accessed by hundreds of users at the same time (with each user having tailored access, rights and privileges). Perhaps a CPU/Chipset limitation, perhaps because saturating 20GbE (10G x2) is less of a universal sure thing.

The out of band management port probably is going to get overlooked by most users, as this is a desktop unit, not a rackmount unit, but still really nice to see it! If you include the extra cost associated with the Synology Hard Drives vs standard drives, a fully loaded DS1823xs+ probably will be 2x the cost of an equivalent DS1821+. I’ve been considering upgrading to six 8TB drives (4+2), but have also been thinking about four 16TB drives (2+2) instead.You cannot really fault the software and services that are included with the Synology DS1823xs+ NAS, as you are going to get the very best experience available on the platform, thanks to the hardware and architecture of this NAS.

I’ve had occasion to use them a few times over the years, but the OOB feature makes it all but redundant.Those users who are familiar with Drobo will know the advantages of this more flexible RAID system, as they have their own version of this known as BeyondRAID.

We take hourly backups of 5-8 VM on 2 physical server (PDC, SQL Server, Print Servers, File Servers,…) and can boot them on the 1823xs+ without problems.I had a slightly different experience from what is expressed here, though I’m not casting any doubt on the validity of the information. So… 800€ more than the ds1821+, no SHR, higher TDP CPU with minor processing improvements, still no gpu, short hardware compatibility list and 2x more expensive Synology drives. Whichever way you look at it, Synology choosing the AMD V1750B processor is actually not too bad an idea for those looking for something powerful yet less hungry than a Xeon! Now, there is the argument that enterprise storage users are much more likely to opt for single-ecosystem upgrades and complete solution systems anyway, so they would quite likely PREFERRED Synology upgrades (see their memory, PCIe cards, media and more).