Synology DiskStation DS1520+

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Both arrive with SATA storage bays, though you can deploy either NAS with as little as a single drive if you want. today announced the availability of the 5-bay DS1520+ storage system, built to excel in home and small office environments.

If five drive bays are not enough, you can connect a couple of DX517 expansion units and increase this number to 15! ds cloud does NOT permit to sync android folder to nas, it only sync the cloud that is on the nas to the android device, I want the other way around, there is no way to sync android ANY type of android files to nas. Conversely, the read caching of files and folders will be enhanced by the cache and should result in fewer scenarios where the user finds using folders that contain many files are slow to access. DS1520+ is available today from Synology resellers and partners worldwide, joining the rest of our 20-series lineup. The combination of hardware along with the vast array of features on offer with DiskStation Manager make it a great overall choice.Conversely, the Asustor Nimbustor (AS5304T) has the same CPU as the DS1520+, the same RAM, one less bay, but dual 2. Once again, very similar and indeed, both systems largely provide the building blocks to use each application to the highest extent allowed/recommended by Synology in DSM.

The difference between the DS920+ and the DS1520+ is still not exactly vast and what advantages you get, you still need to pay for. That having been said, the slightly more expensive DS1621+ can take such a card, so if you have a 10 GbE switch or plan to upgrade soon, you had better keep this limitation in mind.Synology has settled on a black aesthetic with a muted design, and seeing as how these NAS enclosures are often tucked in the entertainment cabinet or next to the router, the design doesn't really matter too much.

It also supports scalable storage design, so you start small and expand storage capacity with optional Synology DX517 as your data grows. Synology Surve People associate the funnel image with the filter action in software just like they associate the piece of paper with a folded corner for “new file”.And OMG what is up with you people discounting this because it doesn’t provide enough gpu transcoding for you, therefore it’s a loser? IF your using the nas only to play 4k hdr iso for kodi/emby is the 1522 better than the 1520 if there is no out of home streaming? With Synology's cross-office file syncing and sharing solution, users can seamlessly synchronize data across individual sites, making large and frequently accessed files available on local networks, while sharing permissions ensure that only the files that need to be shared are.

The Synology 1520+ has 4 GbE network ports (which is nice with Link Aggregation in a busy house), supports two eSATA externals (I use one to backup the backup to a single disk, as I believe in the Backup Rule of Three and you should, too! The new 4-core processor boosts photo indexing, database response times, and web PHP response efficiency. I have two additional 2TB unopened Seagate Drives ready to go, so when this happens it's as close to a non-event as possible. But the DS1522+ clearly has more recourse scaling possible and that will hopefully mean that you will be able to push several applications in higher frequencies each more on the newer system than the old one. Additionally, both of these NAS take advantage of the standard RAID configurations of RAID 0, 1, 5 and 6, but also support Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) that allows you to change drives throughout the lifespan of the system and not be locked into any one particular brand or capacity.The four Gigabit Ethernet ports of the DS1520+ can be combined for up to 400 Mbit speeds, which is still not as fast as 10 GbE, and you will have to use four Ethernet cables to connect the NAS to a switch that supports Link Aggregation. Those that want the PCIe slot are now forced to choose the more expensive DS1620+ that has that feature. The kids and spouse are having their PCs backed up in the background, family photos and DVD backups are all available easily (and there are Synology iPhone apps as well to view the files). Was really impressed how easy it was to use Synology software to backup entire VMs from there and even use it to clone VMs by restoring as a new VM. Setting up a Synology QuickConnect ID will help you connect your Synology NAS to other devices via the internet without complex network configuration.