The Synology DiskStation DS1522+ is a five-bay Ryzen R1600 NAS with 8GB ECC memory, four 1GbE ports, two M.2 slots, optional 10GbE and support for two DX517 expansion units. It remains fully supported despite being discontinued and is a natural predecessor comparison for DS1525+.
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| Brand | Synology |
|---|---|
| Series | DiskStation Plus |
| Model Number | DS1522+ |
| Release Year | 2022 |
| Lifecycle Status | Discontinued; full DSM/support |
| Form Factor | Tower |
| Amazon ASIN | B0B4DFBRZV |
| HDD Bays | 5 |
|---|---|
| M.2 NVMe Slots | 2 |
| Supported Drive Types | 3.5-inch SATA HDD; 2.5-inch SATA SSD; M.2 2280 NVMe SSD |
| Supported RAID | SHR; Basic; JBOD; RAID 0/1/5/6/10 |
| File System | Btrfs; ext4 |
| CPU | Ryzen R1600 |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores | 2 |
| Installed RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Type | DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
| ECC Memory | True |
| Maximum RAM | 32 GB |
| Hardware Transcoding | No |
| Plex Fit | Direct-play only |
| 1GbE Ports | 4 |
|---|---|
| 2.5GbE Ports | 0 |
| 5GbE Ports | 0 |
| 10GbE RJ45 Ports | 0 |
| 10GbE SFP+ Ports | 0 |
| PCIe Expansion | Yes |
| Operating System | DSM |
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