Synology took a rather grounded approach on Computex this year focusing on storage, backup and surveillance solutions for both home users and corporate customers. From simplified private cloud to all-flash performance monsters, it was about control, privacy and smart leadership with the barest hint of AI.
Synology BESTEST PLUS: Cloud -Confidence without the cloud
The new Beservation Plus is Synology’s response to the mess with scattered photo-backups and endless cloud subscription fees. Built with families in mind, it automatically handles photosynchronization from smartphones, imports from iCloud Photo Library and backup of multiple devices. It also supports Plex for local media streaming tasks. BESEMENT PLUS takes a simplified approach without NAS experience required and a clear focus on privacy and control. Think of it as a replacement (or magnification) of your iCloud or Google photos account minus the ongoing fees.
We especially like that BESTEST PLUS is more than just a media machine. For example, you can pair it with Synology’s new CC400W AI camera, and NAS becomes a surveillance hub-there stores recordings on device without third-party cloud involvement. The disadvantage is that it does not run Synology DSM, so does not support third -party cameras. If you want to record from your existing cameras or doorbells, you need a fully equipped NAS like DS225+.
Under the cap, BESEMENT is running plus a quad-core Intel Celeron J4125 with 4 GB DDR4 RAM and 8 TB of pre-configured internal storage. It’s a modest CPU, but matched well with its role and you also get 1GBE networks, USB-C and USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, plus passive cooling so it can run near silently. NAS is also compact enough (148 x 62.6 x 196.3 mm) to pull on a shelf or desk without drawing attention.
Photo indexing and object detection are handled by a local AI engine so you can search your library without uploading anything to the cloud. And for backup-RO in the mind, it supports snapshot-based version and comes with a three-month Beepotect subscription on encrypted cloud-backups. In other words, it is rather suitable for users who want perks from a private cloud without the hassle of a full-blown NAS setup.
While BESEATION PLUS is not yet widely available, retailers like MWAVE have it to about AU $ 775.
Synology Beedrive: A portable SSD with NAS-like features
Synology also showed Beedrive – a cool little portable SSD with some impressive smarts inside. While it was originally launched back in 2023, it has got a lot of new features added since, and ties well with Beservation. The drive is not your normal external storage and has NAS-like features, including automated backups over wired or wireless connections, and you can drop files to it from your phone or browse images directly from it.
Synology Plus Series NAS: More power to small offices and homemade laboratories
The new DS225+ DiskStation was shown on Synology’s Computex Booth along with the rest of the plus lineup built for Pro Home Users and Small Businesss who need a little more horsepower. An interesting twist is Synology’s new drive compatibility policy. To access full system functions, you must now use the synological brand or certified drive. The goal is to improve reliability, but we worry that it may limit the flexibility of users who want to save some money with specific third -party storage options.
Synology DiskStation DS225+: Compact power to the home office
While we haven’t tested DS225+ just yet, based on spec, DS225+ looks like a very capable 2-bay NAS built with more demanding users and small teams in mind. Powered by the older but still decent Intel Celeron J4125 Quad-Core processor, it has plenty of services for everyday tasks such as file sharing, databack, media streaming and even some easy virtualization. It comes with 2 GB of DDR4 memory out of the box, but you can fall into a 4GB of SO-DIMM upgrade (a total of 6GB of RAM) to handle more demanding workload.
One of the features we especially like is the double LAN, with a 2.5 GBE port to high-speed network transfers and a 1GBE port for extra flexibility or link aggregation. NAS also includes two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports that create faster external backups or even add external drive to extra storage space.
DS225+ uses Synology’s DiskStation Manager (DSM), so you get all the normal features, from scheduled backups to archiving synchronization across devices with Synology Drive or running your own media server.
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While we reserve judgment until we can get properly convenient, we were impressed with it on Synology Booth, and it seems to be a good fit for users with demanding tasks, such as sharing large video files or World Cup hosting. While you are only launched, you can already buy it in Australia with a street price around AU $ 599.
Although Synology was not officially launched on Computex, Synology also had a number of other plus series and other NAS on screen (depicted above).
Going beyond consumer units
Synology is not just about the consumer side of things and showed up the latest business -focused hardware, from full systems to individual drives.
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Pas7700: All-flash speed to advanced workloads
At the serious end of the spectrum, Synology Pas7700 introduced powerful storage array to the entire flash designed for mission-critical business environments. This Empire delivers up to 2 million IOPs with latency during millisecond thanks to its full NVME design and is designed to fit companies in sectors such as Finance and Healthcare, where the benefit is key.
As Synology Explained in their message, the system supports Active-Active Failover, which means that both controllers can work simultaneously, enabling trouble-free service account, even during maintenance or unexpected hardware problems. The system also supports unchanging snapshots – a growing requirement in modern company IT – to protect data from ransomware and manipulation. For additional protection, Synology pours into AMDS Infinity Guard Security Platform that brings hardware-level features such as secure encrypted virtualization (SEV) into play.
PAS7700 fits Synology’s 3-2-1-1 Backup strategy: Three copies of data, on two different media, with an off-site and a copy that is unchangeable. And while it is certainly not something that most home users want on their wish list, it certainly shows that Synology is very serious with the business market.
Alongside the PAS7700, Synology also announced ActiveProtect DP7200-a backup-focused machine designed specifically to combat modern ransomware threats. It includes built -in immutability, air -caught network insulation and centralized management functions for larger organizations. In other words, it’s not just about saving data – it’s about making sure they stay safe, recovery and completely under your control.
Monitoring goes smarter with AI and C2
Synology launched the new C2 monitoring platform on Computex and was very eager to show how it can help modernize video surveillance across houses, offices and even large business sites. Instead of relying on traditional NVRs on site (network video recorders), C2 monitoring changes everything to a hybrid sky setup designed to be quick to implement and easy to manage, but also very resistant.
It must be particularly useful for companies or institutions with surveillance setups in several places. It provides centralized control, to help make it easier to keep an eye on remote offices or facilities, plus it is integrated with systems such as Windows Active Directory for secure, role -based access. One of Synology’s prominent points was that even during Internet interruptions, the system continues locally, and when the connection of the connection returns, data is automatically synchronized and maintains timeline continuity. In other words, the best of local and cloud systems.
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Synology cameras
Synology had a number of cameras on the screen, including 5MP BC500 and TC500, FC600 Fisheye cameras, plus the upcoming 8MP BC800Z Zoomable Camera. All features on board AI capabilities such as face recognition, license plate detection and wide-angle views for wider coverage. Fortunately, in live demos, they handled real -time tracking and identification in less than ideal lighting conditions.
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The cameras also integrate seamlessly with Synology’s existing monitoring station software for a full local setup. This means that they can be added to an existing Synology NAS and Monitoring Setup and add AI-enhanced surveillance systems without relying on the cloud.
Synology on Computex 2025
Want to know more about what synology was launched and demoed on Computex 2025? Look at the Synology Event page.
Techradar Australia flew to Computex 2025 with permission from MSI components, Corsair and Synology.
