Enjoy strong performance and versatility while expanding your storage capacity with the Synology DiskStation DS723+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure. Up to two separately purchased 2.5" / 3.5" SATA drives may be installed into this compact enclosure and configured for RAID 0, 1, Synology Hybrid, or JBOD modes. Two M.2 2280 SSD cache drives may also be installed to enhance performance, achieving maximum read and write speeds of 471 MB/s and 225 MB/s, respectively. The two Gigabit Ethernet ports may be linked together with link aggregation, allowing you to quickly backup and share data with connected devices.

The DiskStation DS723+ is designed for easy expansion so that it can adapt to your changing needs. This includes installing up to 32GB of ECC DDR4 memory and a 10G network upgrade module. The DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system includes built-in file and photo management, data protection, virtualization, and surveillance solutions.

24TB Storage Capacity    2 x 12TB SATA III 3.5" Enterprise HDDs    2 x 3.5/2.5" Bays | 2 x M.2 2280 Slots    2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core    2GB ECC DDR4 RAM    2 x Gigabit Ethernet Ports    1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 | 1 x eSATA    RAID 0, 1, Basic, Hybrid, and JBOD    Up to 471 MB/s Sequential Read Speed    Up to 225 MB/s Sequential Write Speed

The Synology DiskStation DS723+ is powered by a 2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 dual-core processor with a 3.1 GHz boost speed and 2GB of ECC DDR4 memory to support fast and reliable data transfers. You can improve performance by installing up to a 32GB ECC DDR4 SO-DIMM memory module.

The two Gigabit Ethernet ports may be bonded using link aggregation, providing automatic network failover and load balancing. You may also add a 10G Network Upgrade Module to increase your bandwidth with compatible network devices.

Connecting a separately available DX517 expansion unit to the eSATA port allows for a maximum of seven storage drives. External drives may also be connected to the USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 port.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What is the unrecoverable bit read error rate is for the new 8TB IronWolf?

A: 1 per 10E15. you can look up the spec sheet at the seagate ironwolf site.

Q: 2. If anyone is using these in a Drobo do you find them loud or noisy? I bought the Exos drives and think I may need to return...they are really chattering a lot.

A: I have three of these in a Drobo 810N and they're as quiet as my 8GB, 6GB and 4GB drives. It could be you got a bad drive or two. I wish Drobo had a safety mode to allow us to pull out as many drives as needed to isolate which drive is bad since Drobo Dashboard isn't so great at detecting noisy drives.

Q: 3. Is this hard drive loud at all?

A: As this is a moving drive, there would be some noise.

Q: 4. Will these work with a Drobo 5c?

A: Yes, this will work for a Drobo 5C

Q: 5. Would this work in a single hard drive dock such as Plugable?

A: Yes, this will work with the Plugable USB 3.1 Gen 2 SATA Vertical Hard Drive Dock BH #PLUSBCSATAV.

Q: 6. What is the largest size hard drive I can put into this nas?

A: The Synology DiskStation DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Enclosure (B&H # SYDS1522P) will support up to 20TB with their Synology hard drives. With 3rd party drives the enclosure will support up to 16TB. https://bhpho.to/3V8YRJ7

Q: 7. Is Seagate HDD NAS 3.5" 20TB IronWolf Pro compatible with Synology DS923+ ?

A: The 20TB IronWolf Pro is not on Synology's compatibility list for the Synology DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure. The highest capacity Seagate drive on Synology's compatibility list is the 16TB SkyHawk AI 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal Surveillance HDD (OEM) (B&H #SEST16000VO2, https://bhpho.to/3Hbnyxm).

Q: 8. Can this be used as a regular old RAID drive rather than a NAS? or is there a better solution for a large RAID drive?

A: The Synology 48TB DiskStation DS1821+ 8-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Seagate NAS Drives (8 x 6TB) can be used as a local raid, but it's limited to USB 3.1 Gen 1 speeds as the enclosure is primarily intended as a NAS. For a local RAID, I'd recommend the SanDisk Professional 48TB G-RAID Shuttle 8 8-Bay RAID Array (8 x 6TB, Thunderbolt 3 & USB 3.2 Gen 2) (B&H # SAGRS848TB).

Q: 9. To connect this to a MBP M1 Max, and use it for video editing, what other components do i need?

A: The Synology DiskStation DS1821+ is a NAS, or Network Attached Storage device, so it would need to be connected to your router or network switch with an Ethernet cable. You would then access your storage from a computer or other device via the local network.

Q: 10. Can I buy it separately and add the larger capacity disks, such as 2 x16tb?

A: Yes, the Synology DiskStation DS223 is available without drives included here: https://bhpho.to/3n6EFtx