Synology Disk Station 2-Bay Diskless Network Attached Storage (DS716+)

This product costs $500.I put pretty considerable research and deliberation into buying this product, because even for a well-reviewed device, 500 is a large number of dollars to invest in plugging an Ethernet cable into $300 worth of hard drives (which you must supply separately).If you are looking for the most economical way to accomplish storage on your home network, I'm pretty certain you could do far better.But this thing...this thing is a BEAST. Its not so much an appliance as it is a Linux file server on a full fledged modern Intel PC. But smaller. And quieter. And cooler. With a lower energy footprint. And headless. Actually, I guess it is an appliance. In the sense that a Ferrari is still a good way to get to the supermarket.What does it do with all of these beastly powers? Well, you know that way you want to do that thing on that platform that nobody ever ends up supporting? It supports thats. What about that other thing, you say? Yeah, it supports that, too. If it has to do with putting bits on it or getting them off, you can probably make it work.Cool Stuff:-Quiet enough to sit on my desk right next to my PC and I don't generally notice that its on.-Excellent build quality, fit and trim, unboxing.-Software feels very finished and polished, and emulates a native OS desktop window manager for pretty natural navigation.-Cloud based archiving without my PC needing to be on.-That USB port on the front that sucks up the contents of thumbdrives when you press the button, without a computer.-Plex server.-An eSATA port I can plug an expansion enclosure into when I fill this one up.-Web based administration interface is both highly robust and platform agnostic.Uncool Stuff:-Its a $500 "empty" box. I'm still not convinced I'm using a large enough subset of this thing's features to justify its existence as opposed to something moderately cheaper and far simpler, but I have no fears of outgrowing it anytime soon.Summary

Purchased it as a whole home NVR using Surveillance Station. This unit uses much less power and is whisper quiet compared to the Chinese NVR's made by Hikvision or Dahua. I loaded a 4GB Purple Drive into the unit (it will only be used as a surveillance NVR), and it is working great! Right now I am running 2 Dahua cameras but will soon upgrade to a 15 total cameras (and may expand beyond that). This unit has enough capacity to run close to 20 cameras at 15fps, so it is a work horse. I plan to add another purple drive to the second bay for extra capacity when I do the camera expansion.My one gripe is that Surveillance Station browser plugin only works with Internet Explorer browser due to Firefox and Chrome permanently disabling NPAPI in their browsers for security reasons. I hope Synology is working on a fix for this because it seems very janky to be stuck using an outdated and insecure browser to do all of the surveillance station work. (Minus a star for only supporting IE).I will update once I add the cameras by the end of June but so far everything is working great and the remote access is so much easier to setup and use than the Chinese NVR's.

I have been using a Synology DS410 since 2010 and just replaced it with the DS716+.DS410 config:- 2 x 2TB WD Enterprise Black HDD 7.2k, 2 x 2TB Samsung SpinPoint 7.2k (Neither were NAS drives)- Synology Hybrid RAID (2 drives fault tolerance)- Single GbE port with 8-port TP Link switch- External USB 2.0 4TB HDD for biweekly full backup- Upgraded to 1GB RAM from 512MBDS716+ config:- 2 x Seagate Enterprise NAS 4TB drives (ST4000VN0001- listed on the Synology DS716+ QVL (Qualified Vendor List))- RAID-0 configuration using Btrfs- Bonded GbE ports using Link Aggregation connected to a Cisco SG200-08 switch- External USB 3.0 6TB HDD for migration/biweekly full backupsI spend a lot of time copying files to/from the NAS. The DS716+ is much faster with write speeds sustaining at 125MB/s (vs 30MB/s +/- with the DS410). This is due to many factors including but not limited to: port bonding, RAID-0, and drives designed for use in a NAS.PhotoStation is faster when rendering thumbnails in the browser UI (both wired and wireless). I don't notice as much of a difference using the app for either IOS or Android Marshmallow.Kodi is udes to stream SD/HD video from the DS716+ to a GbE wired HTPC in the living room. Media scanning is much faster, however; there is no noticeable difference with streaming from the DS410.I started to playing around with Synology's VideoStation and transcoding to Android. My videos are stored as MKV files. Some of which include DTS audio streams (others use AAC, AC3, and EAC3). I am unable to smoothly play MKV files which use a DTS audio channel via an Android DS Video and MX Player Pro apps over a mid-high LTE cellular signal (too choppy). When the audio source is converted from DTS to AC3 using FFMPEG, everything is smooth and streams well. I have yet to extensively read up on this but it seems to be a solution for me until I discover an unacceptable downside. Suggestions in the comments section are welcome.The Synology Amazon Glacier app is used to encrypt and backup the real important stuff. I don't recall this being an option with the DS410.Audio Station, Download Station, and Web Station all perform with no noticeable difference from the DS410. I don't host any web sites except for one using an old CSS template.There is a big difference in the amount of Synology packages that are available to download and install on the newer NAS. I can't wait to try some of them out! A new NAS of this caliber is not an inexpensive endeavor. If you are just getting into it and not sure what you will be using it for, I'd probably recommend searching for a used one and see what piques your interest. You may not need one that transcodes 4k signals or writes at over 100MB/s (although they are both niceties.)If I discover anything else worth noting in future adventures with the DS716+, I'll try to remember to add it to this review.

Excelente producto que tengo ya desde hace dos semanas.Cuento un poco como esta: vengo de un 213j y el cambio es brutal. De momento con la memoria de serie va perfecto, abre apps muy fluidamente y la opcion de bond para trabajar a 2gb en red muy fácil de configurar y efectiva. La instalacion de los discos duros, muy sencilla.Sin embargo, la migración no ha ido todo lo bien que podía ser. De facto, estoy pensando en resetear el SO y empezar de cero dado que he tenido problemas con mariadb, y todas las apps relacionadas como moodle, owncloud, etc... Haciendo que no funcionen, con lo que si usais esas apps recomiendo reinstalacion de cero.La opcion de ampliar en el futuro, imprescindible.Con plex y ds video, perfecto, muy fluido y 100% operativo

Kurz und knapp: Das NAS hat einen stolzen Preis, aber bietet dafür auch jede Menge an LeistungIch wollte ursprünglich von meiner DS213+ zur DS216play wechseln, war dann aber entäuscht von der Qualität des Gehäuses und der fehlenden Hot-Swap-Möglichkeit der Festplatten. Als Alternative hatte ich mir die DS216+ und Ds716+ ins Auge gefasst. Ich habe mich für die 716+ entschieden. Warum? Der Hauptgrund war die bessere CPU (Quadcore vs Dualcore) und die Möglichkeit der Link Aggregation.Direkt nach dem Auspacken war ich gleich wieder begeistert von der Qualität und Verarbeitung des Gerätes. Kein Vergleich zur 216play.Ich habe vor der ersten Inbetriebnahme noch die bestehenden 2Gb RAM gegen einen 8GB Riegel von Crucial getauscht, dann DSM6 installiert und danach die Speicherkomprimierung deaktiviert um kein unnötiges Bottleneck zu haben. Vielleicht etwas übertrieben, aber wenn man schonmal dabei ist... :)Meine alten Daten von der DS213+ habe ich über das lokale Netzwerk kopiert und erreichte dabei Übertragungsraten von bis zu 130MB/dem. Das war schonmal ganz gut. Wovon ich aber noch mehr begeistert war, war die Geschwindigkeit mit der die 716er die Medien indizierte und konvertierte(tausende Fotos/Videos). Wo die 213er noch 1,5 Tage beschäftigt war, hat die 716er schon nach 3h Vollzug gemeldet. Klasse!Als finalen Test habe ich mir einige HD-Filme per DS Video und Plex angesehen, die auf der 213 entweder gar nicht oder mit Mikro-Rucklern liefen. Alle liefen tadellos.Fazit: Aus meiner Sicht das derzeit beste 2-Bay-NAS, weil sowohl Hard- als auch die Software richtig richtig gut sind.

Acquistato questo prodotto per sostituzione di un vecchio ds212. La differenza è notevole, ora le app e l'interfaccia web rispondono istantaneamente. Ho scelto il ds716+ rispetto al ds216play, naturale successore del mio 212, perchè per me è stato un prodotto al di sotto delle aspettative, ho rinunciato alla codifica h265 per avere un prodotto che nel tempo sarà più utile.La procedura di migrazione sopra ogni aspettative, non ha perso nessuna impostazioni (non uso blog o altro) , unico piccolo neo sulla video station , a mio avviso c'è una piccola anomalia vi consiglio di segnarvi le librerie e le cartelle associate se le rimettete identiche non avete problemi.Ho fatto tutti i passi della procedura, vi consiglio a tutti di fare, ma del tutto superflui per la mia esperienza. La procedura di sostituzione è durata 15 minuti (non considerando i backup) senza intoppi.La prima installazione dei dischi l'ho fatta solo con la barra di plastica, la sconsiglio vivamente in quanto è una soluzione molto rumorosa, mettete direttamente le viti in dotazione, ora è silenziosissimo.Trascodifica 4k non so, non ho telivisore 4k, ma ora trasmetto qualsiasi cosa alla chromecast senza più nessun problema (audio o video) tutto tramite apposita APP che ora trovo fantastica visto che ho dei tempi di risposta adeguati.

Je possédais auparavant un DS213+ et j'utilisais bcp de services (1 site web principal sous wordpress, un serveur mail pour 2 domaines, des applications python, time machine, serveur video et j'en passe) et ce dernier était donc souvent à la limite en terme de processeur, RAM et performance du serveur web.La supériorité du DS716+ sur tous ces aspects est frappante, les temps d'accès sur mon serveur web sont dignes d'un hébergement pro, les applications ont tout ce qu'il faut pour s'exprimer, on peut utiliser Docker et ses conteneurs, bref, idéal pour mon utilisation.à savoir que la mémoire est upgradable et qu'on peut donc facilement passer à 4 ou 8Go si nécessaire.

以前、「H264　ビデオ　ハードウェアデコードに期待して買ったが、ＤＳ２１６ＰｌａｙでＳＷデコードで再生できていたものが再生できず」と評しましたが、それは私の携帯の設定が悪かっただけでした。申し分けありません。・DS216Playを以前使っていて、ＳＯＮＹ　ＨＤＲ－ＸＲ５００ホームビデオカメラで撮影した動画はDS216Playで再生できるが、ソフトウェアデコード（SW)のみに対応していましたので、DS716+のハードウェアデコード（HW）のサポートコーデックにH.264（DS216PlayはH264はない）も記載されてりたので、あわよくばと思い購入しましたが、駄目でした。しかし、SWコーデックは、さすがにクワッドCPUだけあって、余裕のCPU利用率で再生してくれるし、ディスク容量は食いますがDSM6.0（β）からオフライン変換のサポートで激早なオフライン変換をしてくれるので、ストレスなく使っています。・SynologyのDS716+、DS216playは、iosでもandroidでも、DLNAテレビ（我が家はPanasonic　TH37DT3）でも、ＳＯＮＹ　ＨＤＲ－ＸＲ５００ホームビデオカメラ、デジタルミラーレスカメラα７Ⅱやデジタル一眼レフＣＡＮＯＮ、ＮＩＫＯＮでで撮影した動画が、ちゃんと再生できるのがうれしい。４Kは未確認。QNAP　TS-253Aなどは、iosでビデオ再生時に、真ん中でくるくると回っていてせっかくのビデオ再生が台無しであり、今まで使ったNAS（Synology、Qnap、Asusutor）でちゃんとコンテンツを管理でき、再生できるのはSynologyだけだと思います。・SynologyのDS716+は、個人向けのハイクラスになると思いますが、それだけの性能と機能を持ち合わせています。素晴らしいなと思う機能は、共有フォルダー事にスナップショットをとる時間間隔を指定でき。保存世代数も多いし、外部ストレージへのバックアップもDSM6.0βからファイル差分（増分？）ではなく、データ差分になり、世代管理がきちんととれ、しかも高速な事で、基本機能がしっかりしています。（先日発売したDS216+も同じ機能が使えると思います。・あと、私の場合、ＮＡＳへのデータ格納は、Ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ側のアプリ（Ｂｖｃｋｕｐ２）から、ＰＣに格納しているデータ（フォルダー）をリアルタイムでＮＡＳに同期しています。ＮＡＳ付属の同期ソフトは、前に使った時に怪しい動きををしてました。・QNAPのＴＳ－２５３Ａに比べ劣っているのが、書き込み性能が１３０ＭＢ／Ｓしかない事、あとＵＳＢ接続タイプのＵＰＳがサポートされていないので、停電時に信号を送信して、タイマー連動でＮＡＳのシャットダウンができない事ですが、あまり気にしていません。　あと、調査中なのが、Ａｃｒｏｎｉｓ　ＢａｃｋＵｐ　ｆｏｒ　ＰＣのバックアップ先として、このＮＡＳのＦＴＰサーバ機能を使いバックアップをしていますが、たまにリードエラーや書き込みエラーでジョブが落ちる事があります。ＡＣｒｏｎｉｓが悪いのか、ＤＳ７１６＋のＦＴＰサーバが悪いのかこれから切り分けしていきます。・あと、ディスクは、WDの６TB　Red　proやｒｅｄ、監視用のＷＤｘｘＰＵＲＸを使いましたが、騒音がでかいのは、Ｒｅｄ　pro＞Red＞PURXで、Red　proは、ドラム缶を転がしたような騒音。Redも音がうるさく、PURXはかなり静かでデスクサイドや寝室におくならPURXを。（Red　pro、Redは、PCにつなげて使うには静かですが、QNAP　TS253A、Synology　DS716+で使うには、音はうるさいです。）・ここの店で買うDS716+のサポートは、電話サポートをしてくれるアスクではなく、他の国内正式代理店でメールサポートのみです。（その分、価格が安いのかも）