Side-by-side specifications of the Synology RS214 and RS411, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| RS214 | RS411 | |
| CPU | Marvell Armada 370 | Marvell 6281 1.2GHz |
| Cores / threads | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| RAM (base) | 512 MB | 1GB |
| RAM (max) | 512 MB | 1GB |
| Drive bays | 2 | 4 |
| Expandable to | 0 | — |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 |
| Network | 2x Gigabit | 2x Gigabit |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Max raw capacity | 8 TB | 12TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 2-bay rackmount | 1U rackmount |
| Released | 2014 | 2010 |