Synology has announced the launch of the DiskStation DS223, an entry-level NAS designed for home offices and consumers who want to take advantage of these storage and networking solutions to store and manage their data.

Synology has a huge product catalog befitting one of the big NAS specialists. Huge capacity models for large companies and others like the one available which the company includes in its “Value Series”. All include the free DiskStation Manager (DSM), one of the best NAS operating systems on the market, complete with a large number of applications for a variety of tasks.

DiskStation DS223

This is a NAS from two bays which stands out for its balance between functions, capacity and price. Supports hot-swappable 3.5″ or 2.5″ SATA hard drives with storage capacity up to 36 GBmore than enough for a home environment.

This model is equipped with a 64-bit quad-core Realtek RTD1619B processor and 2 GB of DDR4 RAM. It has a 1 GbE Ethernet LAN port and three USB ports for connecting external storage units, one of which is located on the front for easy access.

The main purpose of NAS is add storage capacity to the entire network as well as facilitate access to files centralization of their management. Backup solutions built into the DS223 provide additional protection by backing up the entire system (including data, settings and installed packages) or specific shared folders to different locations. Near-continuous protection is also available through snapshots that can be quickly replicated elsewhere and restored.

And much more. The great versatility of this type of device It enables other uses such as a multimedia media server, as a P2P client or for video surveillance. Also to set up a private cloud with access to the most used cloud storage services such as Google Drive, Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive, allowing users to sync files to and from the cloud with access from Windows PC, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, Android, iOS and virtually any device equipped with a web browser.

In addition, fully integrated with the hardware and operating system DiskStation Manager, the manufacturer offers a set of cloud solutions Synology C2. It is designed to meet the storage, backup, data protection, file sharing and password management needs of any type of user or business.

Available now through the company’s partners and distributors worldwide, the DiskStation DS223 is the perfect model for home environments just getting started with NAS.