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Synology DiskStation DS124 vs UGREEN NASync DH2300

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all judged against NAS at a similar price

The Synology DiskStation DS124 scores 5.0/10 overall, ahead of the UGREEN NASync DH2300 at 4.4/10.

The Synology DiskStation DS124 leads on networking and software and ecosystem.

The UGREEN NASync DH2300 leads on storage capacity (bays, M.2).

They score the same on CPU and transcoding, memory ceiling and openness.

The biggest difference is software and ecosystem, where the Synology DiskStation DS124 scores 8/10 to the UGREEN NASync DH2300's 4/10.

Synology DiskStation DS124

Synology DiskStation DS124

5.0/10verdict: good, not the best

The DS124 is for people who want a very simple, single-drive NAS running full Synology DSM. It suits a home or small office that needs network file storage, Btrfs snapshots or Surveillance Station. It does not suit anyone who needs RAID, redundancy or heavy workloads.

Typically about £140 in the UK when we researched itCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)

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UGREEN NASync DH2300

UGREEN NASync DH2300

4.4/10verdict: skip

The UGREEN NASync DH2300 is for people who want a simple, low-power two-bay box for backups, photos and file storage. It suits a first NAS buyer who will use UGREEN's own UGOS Pro apps and doesn't need containers or virtual machines. Homelabbers who want Docker, more memory or faster than 1GbE networking should look at something else.

Typically about £174.95 in the UK when we researched itCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)

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Scores, criterion by criterion

CriterionWeightSynology DiskStation DS124UGREEN NASync DH2300
Storage capacity (bays, M.2)20%3/105/10
CPU and transcoding20%5/105/10
Networking20%6/104/10
Memory ceiling15%3/103/10
Software and ecosystem15%8/104/10
Openness10%5/105/10
Overall5.0/104.4/10

Specifications

SpecSynology DiskStation DS124UGREEN NASync DH2300
Drive bays1 x 3.5" SATA HDD or 2.5" SATA SSD (2.5" needs an optional holder sold separately)2 SATA bays (3.5"/2.5"), up to 64TB (2× 32TB)
CPURealtek RTD1619B, 4 cores, 4 threads, 64-bit, 1.7 GHz, with hardware encryption engineRockchip RK3576, 8 cores 2.2GHz (4× Cortex-A72 2.2GHz + 4× Cortex-A53 1.8GHz)
Memory1 GB DDR4 non-ECC4GB LPDDR4X (fixed, not upgradeable)
Networking1 x RJ-45 1GbE LAN port1× 1GbE
M.2 slotsnot listedNone
ExpansionNo expansion slot listed; 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports2× USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1× USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, HDMI (4K 60Hz); no PCIe slot or expansion unit published
Operating systemSynology DiskStation Manager (DSM)UGOS Pro (on 32GB eMMC)

Strengths and weaknesses

Synology DiskStation DS124

  • + Full DSM with Btrfs snapshots and Surveillance Station
  • + Four-core CPU with hardware encryption engine
  • + Manufacturer lists 3.44 W in HDD hibernation
  • − Single bay means no RAID and no redundancy
  • − Only 1 GB of RAM, with no upgrade listed
  • − One 1GbE port and no expansion slot listed

Skip it if:

  • Buyers who need RAID or drive redundancy in the NAS itself
  • Anyone planning to run several containers or virtual machines
  • Users who want multi-gigabit networking or hardware transcoding
Read the full Synology DiskStation DS124 review ›

UGREEN NASync DH2300

  • + Very low power: 0.2W standby, 3.1W idle measured
  • + Owners describe it as quiet in use
  • + Eight-core ARM chip with Mali-G52 GPU and 6 TOPS NPU
  • − UGREEN states no Docker or virtual machine support
  • − 4GB RAM fixed, not upgradeable
  • − Single 1GbE port; design rules out 2.5GbE

Skip it if:

  • Homelabbers who want to run Docker containers or virtual machines
  • Anyone who needs 2.5GbE or faster networking, or M.2 cache
  • Plex or Jellyfin users who need confirmed Quick Sync transcoding
Read the full UGREEN NASync DH2300 review ›

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