The Synology DiskStation DS923+ is a capable four-bay NAS that offers brisk file transfers and a wide variety of apps, though the feature set is a touch underwhelming for the money.
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The Synology DiskStation DS923+ is very much part of the company's 2023 push into using AMD processors. The DS920+ this NAS replaces was incredibly popular, especially for use as a media server running Plex.
As a 4-bay server, the new DiskStation DS923+ has fewer storage-related options than other larger servers, such as the 5-bay DS1522+ — for example, it has no option for RAID 6.
The Synology DiskStation DS923+ is a capable four-bay NAS that offers brisk file transfers and a wide variety of apps, though the feature set is a touch underwhelming for the money.