Io

Series

Servers use only the most reliable, battle-tested parts. Each Io is built for a specific task, like file-sharing, databases, or virtualization, rather than for raw speed.

The lineup

Io 120 — Home NAS. Residential backup on a mirrored array. Synology DS220j with two 2TB drives. Around $350.

Io 220 — Small Business NAS. Sized for 10 to 15 employees. Synology DS220+ with two 4TB NAS drives. $500–550.

Io 340 — Medium Business NAS. Sized for 30 to 50 employees. Synology DS923+ with four 6TB drives, 18TB usable. $1,150–1,250.

Io 420 — Surveillance NVR. Up to 16 cameras, with deep-learning AI for intrusion detection, facial recognition and license plate scanning. Synology DVA1622 with two 8TB surveillance drives. $900–950.

Io 403 — Small Business Database Server. For under 5 to 10 employees. Ryzen 5 5600G, 32GB DDR4-3600, 500GB NVMe plus a 2TB hard drive. $1,900–2,000.

Io 905 — Medium Business Database Server. For under 25 to 30 employees. Ryzen 9 7900X, 64GB DDR5-5600, separate NVMe drives for the OS and the database, plus 2TB of bulk storage.

Prices are only listed in ranges since they constantly fluctuate. These systems are suggestions, and can be purchased as is, or customized to your preferences.