Asustor AS6508T
Score: 86/100
Synology DS220j
Score: 50/100Rankings
The Asustor AS6508T is an enterprise-grade 8-bay NAS featuring dual 10 GbE, optional NVMe caching and extensive RAID support, targeting SMBs and power users.
The DS220j is an entry-level two-bay NAS delivering a full DSM experience, solid performance for its price, and a broad app ecosystem, ideal for home users and small offices.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
128 TBbest | 32 TB | |
8best | 2 | |
10 Gbpsbest | 1 Gbps | |
4best | 4best | |
8 GBbest | 0.512 GB | |
| ↓ lower better | 66.9 W | 12.46 Wbest |
| ↓ lower better | 22 dBbest | — |
2 yearsbest | 2 yearsbest |
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| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
Security(1) | ||
OS Compatibility | ADM | DSM |
Performance(4) | ||
CPU Model | Intel Atom C3538 | Realtek RTD1296 |
System Memory (GB) | 8 GB | 0.512 GB |
Ethernet Speed (Gbps) | 10 Gbps | 1 Gbps |
Power Consumption (Active) (W) | 66.9 W | 12.46 W |
Build & Design(2) | ||
Weight (kg) | 6.2 kg | 0.88 kg |
Power Supply Type | Internal 250W | External 60W adapter |
Storage & Capacity(4) | ||
Maximum Raw Capacity (TB) | 128 TB | 32 TB |
Drive Bays | 8 | 2 |
RAID Support | RAID 0,1,5,6,10, JBOD, Single, hot spare, online capacity expansion | SHR, RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD, Basic |
Supported Drive Types | SATA III | 3.5" or 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD |
Products in the top-left offer the best value (high score, low price).
Reviewers praise its forward-looking networking, solid internal design and quiet operation, while noting UI sluggishness and lack of HDMI.
Users love the 10 GbE speed and NVMe caching but complain about the slow web UI and screw-mounted trays.
Professional reviewers praised the DS220j for its polished DSM operating system, impressive read/write speeds for a budget unit, straightforward setup, and comprehensive app ecosystem, while noting its hardware limitations such as a single LAN port, modest 512 MB RAM, and lack of HDMI or multi-gigabit networking.
Everyday users appreciate the DS220j's ease of use, low power consumption, and ability to serve as a reliable home cloud and media server, but many echo concerns about limited RAM, lack of HDMI, and the need to purchase drives separately.
“"Dual native 10 GbE and 2.5 GbE ports for high-bandwidth connectivity"”
“"Web UI can be sluggish, especially during initial configuration"”
“"Quiet operation at 22 dBA with smart fan control"”
