16GB Synology DS220+ NAS Unofficial Memory Upgrade Part I

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Memory I tested in this video (with amazon links):

ADATA Adata Premier 4GB AD4S2400J4G17-B - https://amzn.to/3sNsql8
TimeTec 8GB 76TT26NUS1R8-8G - https://amzn.to/3wqVtgC
Sabrent Memory 8GB SB-DDR8 - https://amzn.to/3G0XeEg
Crucial 16GB CT16G4SFD8266 - https://amzn.to/3NjJjvm
TimeTec 16GB 76TT26NUS2R8-16G - https://amzn.to/3G08aC4
Sabrent 16GB SB-DDR16 - https://amzn.to/3Pta6HE
Transcend TS1GSH64V6B 8GB - https://amzn.to/3PzU3YL
Transcend 2GB TS256MSH64V4X - https://amzn.to/3wvjN0E

Other Memory that has been tested and worked:

Kingston KVR26S19S6/4 4GB - https://amzn.to/3wtpMDp
AM-D4NESO-2666-4G 4GB - https://amzn.to/3wtpMDp
Crucial CT4G4SFS8266 4GB - https://amzn.to/3NmzOvB
TimeTec 76TT26NUS1R8-4G 4GB - https://amzn.to/3wr1dHc
Transcend M2666HSH-4G 4GB - https://amzn.to/3wH2p7Y
SK Hynix HMA851S6CJR6N 4GB - https://amzn.to/39C1r56
SAMSUNG M471A1K43CB1 8GB - https://amzn.to/3Mx3uWK
Crucial CT8G4SFS8266 8GB - https://amzn.to/3wtwadR
ATech AT8G1D4S2666NA0N12V 8GB - https://amzn.to/3LsUkZZ
SAMSUNG M471A2K43CB1 16GB - https://amzn.to/3yMnMaN
ADATA AD4S3200716G22 16GB - https://amzn.to/3NHpI8X

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If you have purchased a new NAS Drive in the last few months, then chances are that you would use it to the best if its abilities increasing the memory to the maximum in order to run more apps and allow more users to access the device at any time. The latest 2020 Generation of Synology NAS (the DS920+, DS420+, DS720+ and DS220+), much like the older gen devices, all arrive with the ability to upgrade the memory to 8GB, but some users like to push this limitation, using unofficial memory from brands like crucial or Kingston, installing bigger and faster memory. Generally speaking, Synology NAS has a long-standing reputation for being underpowered when compared to brands like QNAP and Asustor, at least out of the box, choosing to focus on their award-winning DSM software. This is changing a bit in 2019/2020 with the newer Synology drives featuring improved hardware choices, but still, for many, it seems a little underwhelming. One potential benefit that’s highlighted to improve performance considerably multiple users is to upgrade the RAM (Random Access Memory) in the Synology NAS drive. Today’s post will cover my thoughts on the usefulness of upgrading the factory-installed RAM, how to determine if a RAM upgrade is needed at all and exactly how to do this. Let’s start with the latter, do you need to upgrade RAM?