- Does the RS822+ support 10GbE?
- Not built in. It has four Gigabit ports, and you add 10GbE with a compatible PCIe network card in the single expansion slot.
- Can it transcode video in Plex?
- The Ryzen V1500B has no integrated GPU, so transcoding runs on the CPU and is limited to light loads. Direct play works fine.
- How many drives can it hold?
- Four 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch bays, plus two internal M.2 NVMe slots that can serve as cache or a separate storage pool.
- Is it good for virtual machines?
- Yes. The quad-core CPU and 32 GB of RAM in this configuration run several VMs and containers comfortably in Virtual Machine Manager.
- How does it compare with the DS923+?
- Same CPU family and four bays, but the RS822+ is rackmount and adds two more network ports. The DS923+ is quieter and sits on a desk.
- What RAID levels does it support?
- RAID 5, RAID 6 and RAID 10 among others through Synology Hybrid RAID or standard RAID, with snapshots available on Btrfs volumes.
- Where is the Synology RackStation RS822+ NAS Server 72TB cheapest?
- At Newegg, for $5,219.00, as of our latest check.