Synology DiskStation 120j vs QNAP HS-453DX

The Synology DiskStation 120j makes for a good, if unremarkable, Home NAS for people with a $160 budget.

The QNAP HS-453DX, however, is merely mediocre at its $665 asking price, when compared to similarly priced products, and won't satisfy the needs of most people.

In either case, we suggest that you first take a look at some other options at the $160 and $460 price points before committing to one of these - it's likely that you'll be able to find some better alternatives.

If you're still interested in learning more about the Synology DiskStation 120j and QNAP HS-453DX, however, we wrote a summary of what we could find about them:

The Synology DiskStation 120j has managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and objective sources that conduct their own testing, namely Android Central and Windows Central. It did great in their roundups - it earned the "Best Value" title from Android Central, and "Best Budget" from Windows Central, which marks it as a product that's worth considering.

Moving on to the QNAP HS-453DX: no sources that perform reliable and objective hands-on testing have included it in their Home NAS roundups, which usually means that a product doesn't make for a good purchase.

We also wanted to do a direct Synology DiskStation 120j vs. QNAP HS-453DX review performance comparison, but we, unfortunately, weren't able to find any Synology DiskStation 120j review scores.

Finally, we compared the QNAP HS-453DX to other Home NASs on the market and found that it did much better than its competitors - its review average of 8.0 out of 10 points is considerably higher than the 7.4 review average of Home NASs in general.