Caractéristiques des Synology DS214play et DS214se côte à côte, d'après les fiches techniques officielles. Les différences sont surlignées.
| DS214play | DS214se | |
| CPU | Intel Atom dual-core 1.6 GHz | Marvell Armada 370 1.2 GHz |
| Cœurs / threads | 2 cores / 2 threads | 1 core / 1 thread |
| RAM (base) | 1 GB DDR3 | 512 MB |
| RAM (max.) | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Baies | 2 | 2 |
| Extensible à | 0 | 0 |
| Emplacements M.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Réseau | 1x Gigabit Ethernet | 1× Gigabit Ethernet |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Capacité brute max. | 8 TB | 8 TB |
| Remplacement à chaud | yes | no |
| Format | Desktop | Desktop |
| Sortie | 2013 | 2013 |
| Consommation | — | 19 W / unknown |
| DSM à la sortie | — | — |
Choose the DS214PLAY if you want the faster box: it has the stronger CPU, more RAM headroom, and the same 2 bays but no expansion beyond that. Neither model has 10GbE or M.2, and neither expands to more drive bays; if you want the cheapest basic file server, the DS214SE is the lower-end pick.