Synology has adopted a fairly anchored approach to Computex this year, focusing on storage, backup and monitoring solutions for home users and business customers. From the simplified private cloud to all flash performance monsters, it was control, confidentiality and intelligent management, with the most co -elder suspicion of the AI.
Synology Beestation Plus: Cloud Comocince without the cloud
The new Beestation Plus is the response of Synology to the waste of dispersed photos backups and endless cloud subscription costs. Built with families in mind, it manages automatic photo synchronization of smartphones, imports from the iCloud photo library and multi-apparent backups. It also supports the plex for the streaming tasks of the local media. The Beestation Plus adopts a simplified approach, without any required NAS experience, and a clear concentration on confidentiality and control. Consider it as a replacement (or an increase) of your iCloud or Google Photos account, less the current costs.
We particularly like that the Beestation more is more than just a multimedia machine. For example, you can pair it with the new CC400W camera from Synology, and the NAS becomes a surveillance center – storing images on device without the involvement of third -party clouds. The drawback is that he does not execute Synology DSM, so he does not support third -party cameras. If you want to save from your existing cameras or sonnets, you will need a fully translated NAS like the DS225 +.
Under the hood, the Beestation Plus performs an Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core with 4 GB of RAM DDR4 and 8 TB of preconfigured internal storage. He is a modest CPU but well suited to his role, and you also get ports 1GBE, USB-C and USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, plus passive cooling so that he can work almost silently. The NAS is also compact sufficiently (148 x 62.6 x 196.3 mm) to enter a shelf or an office without attracting attention.
Indexing of photos and object detection are managed by a local AI engine, so that you can search for your library without downloading anything on the cloud. And for the tranquility of saving spirit, it supports the versioning based on snapshots and is delivered with a three -month Beeprotect subscription for encrypted cloud backups. In other words, it is fairly well suited to users who want the advantages of a private cloud without the hassle of a full -fledged NAS configuration.
Although the Beestation Plus is not yet widely available, retailers as Mwave have for about $ 775.
Synology Beedrive: a portable SSD with NAS type features
Synology also showed the Beedrive – a small cool portable SSD with impressive intelligent inside. Although originally launched in 2023, he had a pile of new features added since, and is fixed well with the Beestation. The reader is not your normal external storage and has NAS type features, including automated backups on wire or wireless connections, and you can file files from your phone, or browse the photos directly from it.
Synology Plus Series NAS: more power for small offices and home laboratories
The new DS225 + diskstation was exposed on the Synology Computex stand, as well as the rest of the more constructed range for Pro Home users and small businesses who need a little more power. An interesting turn is the new Synology conduct compatibility policy. To have access to full system features, you must now use synology or certified brand disks. The objective is to improve reliability, but we fear that this can limit flexibility for users who wish to save money with specific third -party storage options.
Synology Diskstation DS225 +: Compact power for home office
Although we have not tested the DS225 + for the moment, on the basis of the specification, the DS225 + seems to be a very competent 2 bay NAS built with more demanding users and small teams in mind. Powered by the older quad-core quad-core processor J4125 but still decent, it has a lot of performance for daily tasks such as file sharing, data backup, multimedia streaming and even a certain light virtualization. It comes with 2 GB of DDR4 memory out of the box, but you can file a 4 GB SO-DIMM upgrade (for a total of 6 GB of RAM) to manage more demanding workloads.
One of the features we particularly like is double LAN, with a 2.5 GBE wearing for high -speed network transfers and a 1GBe port for flexibility or connection aggregation. The NAS also includes two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, which allows faster external backups or even the addition of external discs for additional storage space.
The DS225 + uses Diskstation Manager (DSM) of Synology from Synology, so you get all normal features, planned backups for the synchronization of files on devices with Synology Drive or run your own multimedia server.
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Although we reserve a judgment until we can be properly practical, we have been impressed on the synology stand, and this seems to be a good choice for users with demanding tasks, such as sharing large video files or VM accommodation. Although I just launched, you can already buy it in Australia, with a street price around $ 599 at.
Although it was not officially launched at Computex, Synology also had a range of other series more and other NAS exposed (photo above).
Go beyond consumption devices
Synology does not only concern the consumer side of things and showed the last company focused on the company, from complete systems to individual readers.
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Pas7700: all flash speed for high -end workloads
At the serious end of the spectrum, Synology introduced PAS77700 – a heavy -Flash storage network designed for critical business environments. This beast offers up to 2 million PIOs with subsonic latency, thanks to its complete NVME design, and is designed to suit companies in sectors such as finance and health care, where performance is essential.
As Synology explained in their advertisement, the system supports active-active tilting, which means that the two controllers can operate simultaneously, allowing transparent continuity of service even during maintenance or unexpected material problems. The system also supports immutable snapshots – an increasing requirement for modern company IT – to protect data from ransomware and falsification. For more protection, Synology relies on the Infinity Guard safety platform of AMD, which involves material level features such as secure encrypted virtualization (SEV).
The PAS77700 fits well with the 3-1-1-1-1 backup strategy of Synology: three copies of the data, on two different supports, with an off-site and a copy being immutable. And although it is certainly not something that most of the home users will have on their list of wishes, it certainly shows that Synology is very serious about the business market.
In addition to the PAS7700, Synology also announced the DP7200 ATTEMPROTECT – A machine -oriented machine designed specifically to combat modern ransomware threats. It includes integrated immutability, isolation of air networks and centralized management features for large organizations. In other words, it is not only a question of storing data – it is a question of ensuring that it remains safe, recoverable and completely under your control.
Surveillance becomes smarter with AI and C2
Synology launched the new C2 surveillance platform at Computex and was very eager to show how it can help modernize video surveillance in houses, offices and even major corporate sites. Instead of counting on traditional NVRs on site (network video recorders), C2 surveillance moves everything to a hybrid cloud configuration designed to be quick to deploy and easy to manage, but also very resilient.
It should be particularly useful for businesses or institutions with surveillance configurations on several locations. It gives a centralized control, to facilitate maintenance of keeping tabs on offices or remote installations, and it integrates properly into systems like Windows Active Directory for secure access based on roles. One of Synology’s remarkable points was that even during Internet failures, the system continues to record locally and once connectivity returns, data synchronization, maintaining the continuity of the chronology. In other words, the best of local and cloud systems.
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Synology cameras
Synology had a range of cameras on display, including Fisheye 5MP BC500 and TC500 cameras, FC600 Fisheye cameras, as well as the next 8MP BC800Z Zoomable camera. All the features of AI on board such as facial recognition, detection of the license plate and wide angle views for wider coverage. In live demos, they have with pleasure monitoring and identification in real time under less than ideal lighting conditions.
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The cameras also integrate transparently with the existing Synology surveillance station software for a completely local configuration. This means that they can be added to a configuration of Synology NAS and existing surveillance, and add improved monitoring systems in AI without counting on the cloud.
Synology at Computex 2025
Do you want to know more about what Synology has been launched and demo to Computex 2025? Take a look at the Synology event page.
Techradar Australia flew to Computex 2025 Gracieuse of MSI Components, Corsair and Synology.
