Synology RackStation RS1221+ - NAS server - 8 bays - rack-mountable - SATA 6Gb/s - RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD - RAM 4 GB - Gig
Reviewed 23 August 2026 · price checked live
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Synology RackStation RS1221+ - NAS server - 8 is one of the 50 servers products in our catalogue, tracked on rating, review volume and live price. The maker describes it as follows: 2,300 MB/s seq. read 100K 4K random read IOPS. Those are the seller's own claims rather than our testing, so treat them as a starting point. On Amazon it holds 4.7 out of 5 from 44 ratings. What that score is worth next to its rivals is set out below.
- Brand
- Synology
- Amazon rating
- 4.7 / 5 from 44 ratings
- vs Servers
- 0.3 above the category median of 4.4
- Rank in category
- 5 of 37 rated servers we track
- Price position
- Towards the top of the range (category spans £7.19 to £2670)
- How proven
- Well established, above-average review volume
How it compares in Servers
Across the 37 rated servers products we track, the typical score is 4.4 out of 5. This one sits at 4.7, which is around the middle of the category. Ratings alone will not separate it from its rivals here, so price and the specifics below matter more than the star count. That places it 5th of the 37 we rank here.
It carries 44 ratings against a category median of 9. That is enough of a base to take the score seriously without treating it as settled.
On price it sits in the upper third of a category running from £7.19 to £2670, where the midpoint is about £103. It is priced above the field and rated above it too, so the premium is at least matched by how buyers rate it.
Worked out from the 50 servers products in our catalogue, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →
Key features
- AMD Ryzen V1500B quad-core 2.2 GHz
- Throughput: 2,300 MB/s seq. read 100K 4K random read IOPS
- Memory: 4 GB ECC DDR4 Up to 32 GB
- Fits into shallow rackmount enclosures
- Easy-to-install on 2-post racks
