This is my second Synology server. My first one was a DS713+ and it is still going strong. This one has a much more advanced processor, so I expect good things when I install it.
Easy to set up. Most was very self explanatory. I wish I had previous knowledge of different RAID structures before I started. Fortuantly I chose one I can change without loosing data. One of the 8 TB Drives I purchased with the NAS would not spin up and is being replaced. I was going to use it for redunancy but Im starting to think I should just pick up two more and load the bays.
- (still) powerful CPU with hardware video processing - upgradeable RAM - SSD cache/storage pool option
Synology Easy setup Quiet Small form factor Bonded ethernet ports if needed
Easy to set up and maintain. Setup the system in less than 1/2 hrs if you know what you're doing.
- Well made - Nice little heatsink on the chip. - Fast ... really fast !
- The device arrived very well packaged and no parts were missing. - Installation of the 3.5" disk drives was a 'snap' (literally) using the included mounting hardware. - When running, with 3 bays populated, the noise was less than I was expecting which was a pleasant surprise. - The installation of the TOS software was simplified by a well presented set of instructions on the TerraMaster web site. I chose to go with the default configuration and after the disks were initialized and synchronized the system was up and running smoothly. - I had no problems accessing the storage from any of my computers.
Good Interface, stable product, great price, good online Video training, easy to setup for basic functions, easy to link to vie home network, TV connections. Quite and good power management.
I was able to replace 2 Raspberry Pi's and a repurposed older desktop with a single compact machine that is SO much easier to maintain. Why did I wait this long?
Easy to set-up Easy to be used by any devices Easily support 6 users ( 4 iphones + 2 android + 5 window laptop + 2 macosx + 2 fire tv) backup and streaming)
Decent price for the hardware, sleek design, upgradable RAM, software updates are frequent, drive bays are solid, can control fan speed for the CPU
It just works. And in the computer world thats a big win. Runs as fast as a local hard drive.
Very fast with link doubling. Easy to replace two of SATA 2.5/3.5" disks. Very convenient setup with four M2 NVMe memories. Multiple functionality and apps. Fast USB 3 connections for additional external disks. Very fast internal copy/move operations.
Very simple setup Low power draw and quiet Features I may use at a later date Great hardware for the price
I purchased this DS1621+ to replace my aging Netgear RN316, 11 years old. Wow, a lot faster at read/write as well as maintenance functions such as scrubbing. I look forward to diving into its functionalities and remote access.