Caractéristiques des Synology DS214play et DS214+ côte à côte, d'après les fiches techniques officielles. Les différences sont surlignées.
| DS214play | DS214+ | |
| CPU | Intel Atom dual-core 1.6 GHz | dual-core CPU with floating-point unit |
| Cœurs / threads | 2 cores / 2 threads | 2 cores / 2 threads |
| RAM (base) | 1 GB DDR3 | 1 GB DDR3 |
| RAM (max.) | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Baies | 2 | 2 |
| Extensible à | 0 | 0 |
| Emplacements M.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Réseau | 1x Gigabit Ethernet | 2 x Gigabit |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Capacité brute max. | 8 TB | 12 TB |
| Remplacement à chaud | yes | yes |
| Format | Desktop | desktop |
| Sortie | 2013 | 2013 |
| Consommation | — | — |
| DSM à la sortie | — | — |
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.