Especificaciones de los Synology DS214play y DS214+ en paralelo, de las fichas técnicas oficiales. Las diferencias están resaltadas.
| DS214play | DS214+ | |
| CPU | Intel Atom dual-core 1.6 GHz | dual-core CPU with floating-point unit |
| Núcleos / hilos | 2 cores / 2 threads | 2 cores / 2 threads |
| RAM (base) | 1 GB DDR3 | 1 GB DDR3 |
| RAM (máx.) | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Bahías | 2 | 2 |
| Ampliable a | 0 | 0 |
| Ranuras M.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Red | 1x Gigabit Ethernet | 2 x Gigabit |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Capacidad bruta máx. | 8 TB | 12 TB |
| Intercambio en caliente | yes | yes |
| Formato | Desktop | desktop |
| Lanzamiento | 2013 | 2013 |
| Consumo | — | — |
| DSM de lanzamiento | — | — |
Choose the DS214+ if you want the better general-purpose box: it has the stronger CPU, a higher RAM ceiling, and is the safer pick for multitasking and heavier NAS workloads. Choose the DS214PLAY only if your priority is media playback/transcoding; neither model has 10GbE or M.2, and both are limited to 2 bays with no expansion.