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Synology Diskstation DS416j NAS Review ajmatson 20160216 06:09:49 in Storage / Hard Drives
Category: Storage / Hard Drives Reviewed by: ajmatson Reviewed on: June 26, 2016 Price: $299.99
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS: Introduction Recently we took a look at a NAS geared toward the power and business users with all the bells and whistles, which was the Synology DS 716+. What if you do not want all that, but just need a good, stable, and highquality NAS for storing data and streaming content without breaking the bank? How do you choose the right balance of cost to features when it comes to buying that allinone NAS solution for your family photos, media, and more? Well, that is where we come in to show you the ins and outs of the hottest units on the market. So why choose a NAS in the first place, you ask? Well for one, it offers a central point for your data that can be shared with not only many devices, but many different operating systems as well. Also, it gives you a central backup location should you get that new ransomware that is all the rage. So which one should you get? We’ll let’s show you a new offering from Synology to help you make up your mind. Enter the Synology DS416j, which is a budgetfriendly NAS that offers what you need without paying for what you don't. It is powered by a dualcore CPU with a builtin hardware encryption engine, delivering quick read and write speeds for all your media and data. In addition, the DS416j has a builtin floatingpoint unit, which is designed to enhance multimedia processing when uploading large amounts of media content, as well as 512MB of fast DDR3 RAM to process all that data. This model features four drive bays and supports a number of configurations we will talk about later. Top this all off with Synology's award winning DiskStation Manager software and you have a killer combo for your network storage.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS: Closer Look Since the DS416j is a large NAS unit, it comes packaged very well in a tough cardboard box with a handle for easy carry. I really like how well Synology boxes its NAS units to keep them safe when in travel or shipping. On the front of the packaging is the DS416j label, which shows a few small images of the unit with key parts highlighted. On the flip side is another sticker showing some of the features of the DS416j NAS, such as being powered by the awardwinning Synology DiskStation Manager and having four drive bays available for a redundant setup.
Opening the box allows us to get the goodies out for inspection. As I mentioned, the DS416j NAS is pretty hefty and takes up most of the space in the packaging. Included with the NAS is an accessory box containing the power adapter brick, power cable, one Ethernet cable, the screws for the drives, and the quick start guide to get you up and running as soon as possible.
Unlike the DS716+ we recently reviewed, the DS416j is a beast sizewise to accommodate the four drive bays. Powering the DS416j is a dualcore Marvell Armada 388 processor, which has two 1.3GHz cores using a 32bit Architecture. The CPU supports floating point and includes a hardware encryption engine. As far as memory goes, there is a builtin 512GB of DDR3 RAM that is soldered to the board, so there is no room for upgrade in the future like we saw on the more professional DS716+. Will this be enough? Only time will tell. Looking at the physical aspects of the DS416j, it measures 184mm tall, 168mm wide, and 230mm long, and is made of metal and plastic. On the front of the NAS is the power button, status LED, LAN LED, and four LEDs for each of the hard drive bays. On the sides are the telltale Synology logos. Flipping to the rear, there are the cooling fans, the power port, one Ethernet port, one USB 2.0 port, and one USB 3.0 port. The network port supports up to gigabit Ethernet and the USB ports allow for external media and also wireless support when using an approved wireless dongle.
Now that we have the DS416j out of the box and a quick look we can move to the drive installation to get it ready for testing.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Closer Look: The DS416j does not use front facing drive bays as the DS716+ did, so the unit needs to be removed and opened up to access the drives. This could be a problem in the event of a faliure, but since the DS416j has room for four drives, one could be used as a hot spare. To access the drive bays you need to unscrew the back of the chassis and fold down the back panel. This exposes the fans and the drive bays for maintenance. The bays are numbered one through four, starting from the top down. The trays each slide out with ease. The full cover can be removed to have better access if desired. Removing the trays you can see the internal SATA ports, which pop right into place when a drive is inserted in the tray. Each bay can accommodate either a 3.5inch or 2.5inch hard drive or solid state drive up to 8TB in size for a total of up to 32TB raw capacity. This does not however let you have a 32TB volume, as the maximum volume size that can be created on the DS416j is 16TB. This means if you have four 8TB drives, you cannot create a 24GB volume in RAID5. This is mostly because the hardware would not be able to support it. Cooling the drives are two 80mm fans in the rear of the unit.
To install the drives you need to screw them down in the trays to secure them. For this review, we installed four Seagate 8TB NAS hard drives into the trays. You then insert each one back into the tray slots and close up the chassis back with the screws.
Now that we have the drives installed, we can install the DiskStation Manager.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Closer Look: Surprisingly, the initial setup of the Synology DiskStation DS416j was very easy and painless, just as with other Synology NAS units. Unlike most NAS units, which have a hardcoded static IP address that you need to hook a machine up to and do the initial tasks before adding it to your network, Synology has taken the steps to make it seamless to the users. You just plug in your NAS to an outlet and then connect NIC Port 1 to the network. It will go out and grab a DHCPassigned address on your current network so no changes are needed to access it. Then you load up http://find.synology.com and your desktop machine will be instructed to start broadcasting over NBNS and LLMNR to find where the Synology NAS is. In case you are not familiar with these protocols, NBNS is NetBIOS, which sends the packet out over IPv4 to solicit a name resolution just like DNS, but without a DNS server. LLMNR, which stands for LinkLocal Multicast Name Resolution, is newer and can operate over IPv4 as well as IPv6, and runs the same way as NetBIOS, where it sends out queries for the device that owns that name to respond back to. Synology queries all the preconfigured names that its devices use, such as synologyrouter, rackstation, beyondcloud, and more. Once the NAS sees the multicast query, it sends a response with its MAC and IP addresses. Then the Web Assistant provides that information to you as shown below and allows you to connect to it with one button. Once connected, you are at the login screen that has a default username "admin" with no password; you enter that and you are presented with the initial configuration wizard.
The initial configuration wizard takes you through a few brief steps to get you set up and beginning to use the Synology NAS. The DiskStation Manager (DSM) is very intuitive, as you can see below, and is designed to get you using the NAS very quickly and efficiently. The wizard has you create your administrator account that overwrites the "admin" account so you can choose your own login. Then you are prompted to update to the latest DSM and set up automatic updates should you choose. One great feature of Synology DSM is QuickConnect, which you will be prompted to set up. I recommend setting this feature up as it allows you to share files from your NAS via the Internet, giving you external access on the go. This is done without port forwarding, as the NAS is connected out to Synology for you to access in a sort of reverse shell method. You even have your own custom URL you can set up.
Finally, as part of the initial configuration wizard, you are prompted to install Synology's recommended packages to get you started. These packages are installed on the Synology NAS and give you additional functionality, such as having a builtin audio server, media server, photo stream, web server, and more. Once they are completed, you will see the "installed" option shown under the names and you will be presented with a popup completing the installation. Then you are all done, the wizard will end, and you drop onto the desktoplooking interface that is the Synology DiskStation Manager UI.
Now that the initial configuration is done, we can take a better look at the webbased UI and the control panel.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Closer Look: The web UI is very userfriendly and offers a "desktop" style interface. On the "desktop" there are a few icons by default. One is for the Package Center, which allows you to download and install new packages, such as antivirus for the NAS unit, BitTorrent Sync, Calendars, and more. This allows you to extend the usefulness of the NAS for home or business use. There are a number of categories to choose from, including Multimedia, Security, Backup, and more. The Control Panel is the heart of setting up the NAS device. We will look more into this below, but this is where the administration is done for creating disk volumes, setting up network access, setting up user permissions, and more. The File Station icon is where you have a file browser to view all the folders and files on the Synology NAS. Lastly, the Help icon opens the builtin help menu.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS: Control Panel File Sharing: As I mentioned above, the Control Panel is where the heart of the configuration is done. When you open the Control Panel, you have four main sections that are broken down by the tasks each one offers. The first section is the File Sharing section. In this section, you can set up your shared folders, the permissions for those folders based on the users and groups you have set up, and more. You can also set up file services for your users, such as enabling NFS (which can also be used with VMWare and HyperV), FTP, TFTP, and WebDAV. The Users and Groups menus allow you to set up custom local users and groups for permissions access or, if you want to integrate into a business, you have the option of setting up the Synology DS416j NAS with your current Active Directory or LDAP infrastructure along with an integrated SSO client on the NAS for seamless login.
Connectivity: The Connectivity menus allow you to set up external access and internal network configurations for accessing your Synology NAS from both inside and outside your local area network. The first menu is the QuickConnect setup that we registered for in the initial configuration wizard. If you want to allow this reverse access, you would enable it here and ensure the configuration is correct Next is the External Access menu. This menu allows you to set up external access options, such as setting up a Dynamic DNS updater with many of the popular DDNS services (free and paid). You can also configure the internal router on the NAS allowing traffic to be routed inbound, sort of like a mock DMZ. The Network tab is where you set up the base network settings for the interfaces, internal DNS, hostname, etc. You also have tabs that allow you to setup QoS Traffic Shaping and the DMS manager settings. Finally, the last two menus allow for DHCP setup and Wireless/Bluetooth setup if you have an external dongle for them and the security settings, firewall, and certificates.
On the next page we will continue looking at the Control Panel.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Closer Look: System: The System section is where you get all your current info and set up the general regional, UI, and notification settings. You can also view the current status, disk usage for each volume, and what services are enabled. If you are using the DS416j for corporate settings or you just want to get creative, you can customize the login page for your needs, including adding a logo and business information. Here is where you also set up the language preferences; notification settings such as SMS, syslog, or email; and the power options, including Wake on LAN (WOL) support. Finally, you have the update section that autochecks for updates, or you can manually update to the latest DSM, which you can see me doing in the final image below.
Applications: The last menu section in the Control Panel is the Applications section. In this section, you can set up and enable shared folder syncing, application permissions for the FTP, WebDAV, etc., and enable the SSH/Telnet access to the Synology DS416j NAS unit.
Now that we have taken a look at the Control Panel, let's switch gears and look at the Start Menu.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Closer Look: The Start Menu is just like the Start Menu on your desktop computer. When you have applications that are either builtin or you downloaded, they will be available on the Start Menu. By default, there are a lot of useful applications already installed in the DiskStation Manager that help you get the most out of your new NAS. Below is a brief look at some of the applications that are preinstalled. HyperBackup and EZInternet Wizard: The Backup application allows you to set up backup options to protect the data on the NAS. This is a backup for the NAS itself and not for clients backing up to the NAS. This is useful if you are using the external disk expansion unit with separate volumes that the main DS416j can be backed up to in case of volume or total drive failure. The EZInternet Wizard allows you to set up options for access over the Internet, including helping you set up port forwarding, setting up the DiskStation Firewall, and setting up DDNS services to reach your DiskStation via your public IP.
Resource Monitor and Text Editor: The Resource Monitor is basically like the task manager of the Synology NAS. Here you can view the resources used via graphs for the overall system or individual components, and give you a historical reference on the usage of the system. You can also view the running processes, connected users, current speeds, etc. The Text Editor is just a simple text program for you to take and share notes and so forth.
Storage Analyzer, Security Advisor and Log Center: The storage analyzer shows you current storage levels based on the volumes created and allows you to set up reports on the storage used. The Security Advisor shows you any warnings that are found that may compromise the security of the Synology DS416j NAS. This includes if any malware is detected, checks for weak passwords, and ensures that the DiskStation Manager is up to date, closing off any security flaws in the software. The Log Center is where you can view logs for the NAS, including logs that are emailed or sent via Syslog.
Storage Manager: The Storage Manager is the meat of the applications, as this is where all the storage options for the disks are configured. The DS416j has two disk bays that can be configured in a number of ways, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 (the last three with an expansion unit). You can also configure them in the Synology Hybrid RAID, which is sort of the same as RAID 5 and 6 with one or two disk faulttolerance. By default, theDS416j is set up in Synology Hybrid RAID with one disk faulttolerance. In the Volume menu, you can remove this volume and create any of the RAID options you see fit using any of the two disks. Under the HDD/SSD section, you can see the actual physical disks and their attributes. You can also see the smart data and status of each one. In addition, based on your needs, you can also set up iSCSI LUN should you desire. The SSD Cache is a feature of the DS416j that allows you to populate one or more of the drive bays with solid state drives to be used as a fast caching for the NAS. Since the SSD is faster, data is written to the SSD cache before being written to the slower disks.
Now that we have gone through hardware setup and the web UI, we can take a look at the specs and get down to testing.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Specifications: Hardware Specifications: CPU: CPU Model: CPU Architecture: CPU Frequency: Floating Point: Hardware Encryption Engine: Memory: System Memory: Storage: Drive Bays: Compatible Drive Types:
Maximum Internal Raw Capacity: Maximum Single Volume Size: External Ports: USB 3.0 Port: eSATA Port: File System: Internal Drives: External Drives:
Appearance: Size (Height x Width x Depth): Weight: Others: RJ45 1GbE LAN Ports: Wake on LAN/WAN:
Marvell Armada 388 88F6828 32bit Dual Core 1.3 GHz Yes Yes 512MB DDR3 4 3.5" SATA III / SATA II HDD 2.5" SATA III / SATA II HDD 2.5" SATA III / SATA II SSD 32 TB (8 TB HDD x 4) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) 16TB 1 1 EXT4 EXT4 EXT3 FAT NTFS HFS+ (Read Only, with max. volume size 2TB) 184 mm x 168 mm x 230 mm 2.21kg 1 Yes
System Fans: Fan Speed Modes:
Wireless Support: Brightness adjustable front LED indicators: Power Recovery: Noise Level: Scheduled Power On/Off: Power Supply Unit / Adapter: AC Input Power Voltage: Power Frequency: Power Consumption: British Thermal Unit: Environment Temperature: Operating Temperature: Storage Temperature: Relative Humidity: Certification:
Warranty: Storage Management: Maximum Internal Volume Number: Maximum iSCSI Target Number: Maximum iSCSI LUN: Supported RAID Types:
RAID Migration:
Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs:
Volume Expansion by adding a HDD:
Global Hot Spare Supported RAID Type:
File Sharing Capacity: Maximum User Accounts: Maximum Groups: Maximum Shared Folders: Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks: Maximum Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections: Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration: NFS Kerberos Authentication: Log Center: Syslog Events per Second: Addon Packages: Cloud Station Download Station: HiDrive Backup: Media Server: DLNA Certification: PDF Viewer:
80 mm x 80 mm x 2 pcs Cool Mode Quiet Mode Lowpower Mode Yes (with Dongle) Yes Yes 119.1Db(A) Yes 90W 100V to 240V AC 50/60 Hz, Single Phase 21.6 W (Access) 12.75 W (HDD Hibernation) 73.75 BTU/hr (Access) 43.53 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation) 5 °C to 40 °C (40 °F to 104 °F) 20 °C to 60 °C (5 °F to 140 °F) 5% to 95% RH FCC Class B CE Class B BSMI Class B 2 Years 256 10 10 Synology Hybrid RAID Basic JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 Basic to RAID 1 Basic to RAID 5 RAID 1 to RAID 5 RAID 5 to RAID 6 Synology Hybrid RAID RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 Synology Hybrid RAID RAID 5 JBOD Synology Hybrid RAID RAID 1 RAID 5 1024 256 256 2 128 Yes Yes Yes 100 Yes (512 Maximum Concurrent File Transfers) Yes (80 Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spread Sheet: Surveillance Station: Maximum IP Cam (Licenses Required) Total FPS (H.264)
Total FTP (MJPEG)
Video Station: Video Transcoding: VPN Server: Environment and Packaging: Environment: Packaging Content:
Optional Accessories:
Yes (35 Max Simultaneous Editing Users) Yes 16 (Including 2 Free Licenses) 480 FPS @ 720p (1280x720) 240 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080) 150 FPS @ 3M (2048x1536) 60 FPS @ 5M (2591x1944) 240 FPS @ 720p (1280x720) 100 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080) 60 FPS @ 3M (2048x1536) 30 FPS @ 5M (2591x1944) Yes Group 2 Yes (5 Maximum Connections) RoHS Compliant Main Unit X 1 Welcome Note X 1 Accessory Pack X 1 AC Power Adapter X 1 AC Power Cord X 1 RJ45 LAN Cable X 1 Camera License Pack VS360HD
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Features: Dualcore CPU with an hardware encryption engine Builtin floatingpoint unit enhances multimedia processing USB 3.0 accelerates transfer rates Thoughtful fourlevel brightness control for front LEDs Award winning OS DiskStation Manager The most compatible sharing Effective backup solution DLNA Certified® media server Stream content to your TV Your files anywhere with cloud service Connect your data quickly and easily Get mobility with our apps Ecofriendly NAS server
All information courtesy of Synology @ https://www.synology.com/englobal/products/DS416j
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Testing: The Synology DS416j is a highend NAS and I wanted to put it through a good set of tests to show you how it performs. I used a series of tests designed to really test the NAS itself by selecting benchmarks that actually copy data to the drives to test the speeds and timings of the transfers. For this reason, I chose CrystalDiskMark 5.1, the trusted Intel NAS Performance Toolkit, and also made my own realtime transfer test using a group of small to medium files that would represent documents, pictures, and more that a user would normally transfer to a NAS. The groupings were in 10MB, 100MB, and 1000MB total sizes, where I measured the average transfer speed and the time it took to complete the transfer. To measure this, I used TeraCopy. One thing to note for the testing, to make it as accurate as I could by eliminating any network congestion, I connected the NAS directly to the computer NIC using a CAT6 cable so there were no switches or general network congestion to skew the numbers. Testing Setup:
Processor: AMD A83850 Llano APU CPU Cooling: Noctua NHL9A Low Profile Cooler Motherboard: Gigabyte GAA75MUD2H Memory: 8GB Muskin Enhanced Blackline DDR312800 VIdeo Card: EVGA GTX760 ACX 2GB Power Supply: Muskin XP800AP 800W Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD Case: Thermaltake Armor A30 SFF OS: Windows 7 Pro 64bit NAS Hard Drive: 2x Seagate 8TB Enterprise NAS HDD (ST8000NE00011WN112)
Benchmarks: CrystalDiskMark 5.1.0 x64 Intel NAS Performance Toolkit 1.7.1 Realtime transfer using 10MB, 100MB, and 1000MB of random small to medium files.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Testing: CrystalDiskMark 3.0:CrystalDiskMark is a hard drive benchmark designed to measure the read and write speeds of drives by using 4k blocks, 512k blocks, and sequential data. For the test, we chose the 1000MB option. The results are in MB/s and higher is better. The results were mixed, but more frequently the power of the RAID 10 came through as the fastest speeds.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Testing: This test was set up to gauge real transfers that would be occurring to a NAS during daily use. For the results, the speed is in MB/s and higher is better, while the access time is in milliseconds and lower is better. Transferring to the Synology DS416j NAS: Transferring from the Synology DS416j NAS:
Surprisingly, all the RAID volumes were close with some flipflopping for the top spot. The Hybrid RAID performed well, as did the RAID 10, as we would expect.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Testing: HD Video Playback (higher is better) The HD Video Playback series of tests involve streaming a 720p HD video file using Windows Media Player and 256KB reads. The tests play either one, two, or four files simultaneously using different percentages of sequential reads (99.5% for the single file, 18.1% for the 2x HD Video Playback and 9.6% for the 4x HD Video Playback). HD Video Record (higher is better) This test writes a single 720p HD video file to the NAS device employing 99.9% sequential 256KB writes. HD Playback and Record (higher is better) The HD Video Playback and Record test combines the two previous tests and reads and writes a HD 720p video file simultaneously. Content Creation (Higher is better) This test simulates content creation on the NAS device, such as what might occur when rendering a video. There are 99 files used and is composed of 95% write operations with up to 64KB block sizes and consists of 39.1% sequential operations. Office Productivity (higher is better) The Office Productivity test is roughly evenly distributed between read and write operations, using 607 small files consisting of 1KB and 4KB reads and mostly 1KB writes. File Copy to NAS (Higher is better) The File Copy test copies a single large file to the NAS unit using 100% sequential 64kb write operations. File Copy From NAS This test reads the single large (1.4GB) file from the File Copy test from the NAS using 64KB read operations.
Dir Copy to NAS (Higher is better) This test copies a directory structure with 126 files to the NAS device using predominantly 64KB writes, but also includes a wide distribution under 16KB. Dir Copy From NAS (Higher is better) This test copies the same directory structure of 126 files from the NAS device using 64KB reads. Dir Copy From NAS (Higher is better) This test copies the same directory structure of 126 files from the NAS device using 64KB reads. As we would expect, the RAID 0 and RAID 10 arrays performed the best in the Intel NAS Performance Toolkit.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Testing: There are two aspects concerning the operation of the Synology DS416j we need to examine next and that concerns the cooling performance and power consumption of the system. Cooling: The Synology DS416j is cooled by dual 80mm x 80mm fans that are designed to run in two modes quiet and cool. For the tests, I kept the fans on quiet mode as a normal user would and set up the Intel NAS Performance Toolkit to run while the volume was in RAID 1. When the tests were nearing completion, I checked the temperatures of the hard disks under the Storage Manager via the S.M.A.R.T. settings. Each one is shown in the graph below along with the ambient temperature of the testing room. Ambient Room S.M.A.R.T. Drive 1 S.M.A.R.T. Drive 2 S.M.A.R.T. Drive 3 S.M.A.R.T. Drive 4
Idle 27 °C 37 °C 38 °C 38 °C 37 °C
Load 27 °C 49 °C 51 °C 49 °C 47 °C
As you can see from the temperatures, the cooling of the dual fans are very efficient and keep the Synology DS416j at nice working temperatures. Also to note, the noise level of the fans is not very noticeable. During the test, the NAS was sitting next to my desk and I never heard the fans like I do on my servers. RAID Data Protection: The Synology DiskStation DS416j is a four drive bay system that can support up to four 8TB drives. For the RAID options, you can choose from either one or a mixture of RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, or Synology Hybrid RAID. To test the ability of the DS416j to recover from a typical failed drive in Synology Hybrid RAID setup of a RAID 5 of sorts, I copied over 9GB of random files to show true "usage" and I simulated a "failure" by removing a disk drive from the unit while powered on. Since the server supports hotswapping drives, you can remove and replace drives without having to power the unit down. I then replace the "failed" disk with the removed disk formatted and measure the time it takes to fully recover from the failure. The RAID volume took 15.1 hours to rebuild, which is really good considering the drives are 8TB a piece.
RAID Expansion/Migration: The Synology DS1515+ also offers RAID Expansion/Migration seamlessly. From the volume section, you can choose to change the RAID type to another (your data will be deleted) or you can expand the disks in the RAID to add more space or redundancy with little effort.
Now that we have recovered the RAID and expanded it, we can move on to the conclusion.
Synology DiskStation DS416j NAS Conclusion: While not as highend as the DS716+ and the DS1515+ that we previously reviewed, at a price of under $300 dollars for a quadbay NAS, the DS416j is a bargain. What you do get is a very reliable fourbay NAS that supports up to 8TB drives with a maximum volume size of 16TB. That is a lot of storage space for any user and will have you pumping out data and media like no tomorrow. Originally, at release, there was no Plex support, but a recent check unveiled that support has been added, so you now have options for streaming media to other boxes. As for the speeds, the RAID 10 was the overall best performer as imagined and works well with the four bays during testing with the four Seagate 8TB NAS drives. This gives you the best space and performance ratio that you could want in a NAS. There are some missing features such as the web browser and some of the HA/Fail Over items. There is also no SSD caching, which I feel would have improved speeds on the DS416j overall. All in all though, this is a very good entry level NAS for those wanting to get into the market and have a dedicated low power NAS unit. If you are looking for a no frills backup and storage solution and do not want to pay a lot of money with four bays and a 16TB max volume, the DS416j is a very nice unit. While using a lowerend CPU and 512MB of RAM, it did perform quite well considering, and would be a great solution for first time and budget conscious users.
Pros: Very inexpensive fourbay NAS Uses Synology DSM, which is very easy to admin Dualcore CPU with Hardware Encryption Engine USB 3.0 for external devices Builtin media streaming
Cons: Missing some of the applications from higher end models
Long RAID creation times for large disks No hotwwapping of disks
