Synology · 4-bay
DS425+
A household that crossed the 8 TB line and wants a current compact 4-bay.
Not for: A verified hardware-transcode enclosure. The public UK page does not claim that.
Class: 4-bay, no transcode claim
- UK public page lists 4 bays and 2.5GbE
- No hardware-transcode claim copied from that page
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Who this is for
A household that crossed the 8 TB line and wants a current compact 4-bay.
Who this is not for
A verified hardware-transcode enclosure. The public UK page does not claim that.
Public spec
Provenance V — Synology UK public product page, as of 2026-08-25. Bay count and the existence of this product page are treated as verified external facts. We do not copy a transcode table we have not checked.
Our class assignment
Current compact 4-bay Plus. UK product page lists 4 bays and 2.5GbE. No hardware-transcoding claim on that page, so classified four_no_transcode.
R · 2026-08-25
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NAS-rated CMR drives
A 4-bay single-parity class wants four NAS-rated CMR drives of the same capacity. Usable space is roughly three drives. Run the planner for a size band.
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UPS
A NAS should shut down cleanly on a power cut. Companion purchase, not part of the enclosure decision.
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DS925+
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DXP4800 Plus
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