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Hello. I have Synology DS215j right now. I use it to backup my Photos and some critical documents. I wanted to use it to store my music, notes from phone (replace Google Keep), calendar, contacts, some financial spreadsheets - BUT - it's extremely slow. I mean UI. For backing up my photos and docs it's good enough though I'm sad that backup takes a lot of time, and browsing photos even in local network is slow. I moved email and calendar/contacts to fastmail, passwords to bitwarden but I wanted to give Synology another try. But I want fast working, responsive solution. I wanted to run some docker containers (for some notes and finance/music stuff) and I really don't know if DS220+ is enough (how much ram?) or should I use DS723+ or DS923+ - and with or without NVMe cache drives and how much RAM would be necessairy? I'd like to browse UI services smoothly. Can you help with that? Thanks
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Hello there! It's great to hear that you're considering giving Synology another try for storing your music, notes, calendar, contacts, and financial spreadsheets. For a fast and responsive solution, the DS220+ or DS224+ would be a good fit. Both these models come with a Celeron CPU, and the RAM is upgradable. To ensure smooth user experience in DSM, it's recommended to have a minimum of 1GB RAM, but for running multiple apps simultaneously, 2-4GB of RAM should suffice.
Now, if you need 10Gbe connectivity, you might want to explore the DS723+ or DS923+. These models offer a 10Gbe upgrade slot, making them suitable for high-speed networking if it's essential for your setup. In summary, the DS220+ or DS224+ with sufficient RAM will likely meet your requirements for smooth UI services and running docker containers for notes and financial/music tasks. If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to reach out. Happy NAS shopping!
