The DS920+ is a successor to Synology’s very popular DS918+ device and it is definitely a huge step up in some critical aspects, especially performance. The best part about the whole Synology experience is that they bundle in everything you need for getting things started, right in the box. This means that when you unbox the DS920+, there is no need to drive back to the electronics store to get some additional peripherals because it’s all there in the box.
The design of the DS920+ is almost similar to that of the DS918+. If you have not owned a Synology NAS device before, rest assured that you are in for a treat. The whole design aesthetics are clean, with no unnecessary materials left hanging around, and most importantly it’s all black. This gives the DS920+ an ‘Everywhere Ready’ appearance.
There is no LCD display or any sort of visual output for the user. Instead, Synology has gone very spartan with buzzers and led notifications to get the point across. These LEDs come in three color codes (Red, Amber, and Green), and they are assigned to provide immediate status about power, Network Activity, Drive access, and System status.
The DS920+ is designed to be versatile. You could be a huge Enterprise, an Enthusiast, an SMB, or even a content creator. Irrespective of your profession, the DS920+ will serve you to the same ability.
Coming back to the hardware aspects, the DS920+ is powered by the Intel Celeron J4125 Quad-core processor. Coupled with this is 4GB of DDR4 RAM, which can be further expanded to 8GB. The Processor can be turbo boosted up to 2.7GHz, which will offer you that much more punch in terms of performance and Multitasking.
We have a USB 3.0 port on the front of the DS920+ and this can be used to backup files onto an external drive if required. The amazing part here is that you can do this operation on an ad-hoc basis or set a schedule. Either way, the performance will be top-notch.
