- Easy setup - DSM is great and intuitive - Good value compared to more expensive 4+ bay options - Powerful enough for Plex and online photo archive
I'm a real novice when it comes to any type of networking but I found the machine setup simple enough for even me to understand. Over all, I'm pleased with the software and I'm able to do what I wanted to do on my local network..
Easy to setup and configure
Excellent solid hardware (2.5GB LAN, M.2 Storage for cashing, I/O Ports) at a great price. Installation of hardware (drives, etc.) done well. UGREEN NAS app make it simple and quick to get the unit up and running.
Worked out of the box. I didn't feel like experimenting, so I used Synology ECC RAM and Synology NVME cache drives to upgrade it. I'm sure cheaper parts would work, but that's for someone else to experiment with. I also have a DX517 connected. Moved the drives, and the volume, from a DX517 (connected to a DS1520+) to this DS1821+ after installing one blank drive to get DSM up and running. It found that 5-disk volume and I then allowed me to add a 6th with no issues. I then attached the DX517 with 5 new drives and created a Storage Pool and a new volume. This unit worked on creating the new volume, adding another drive while optimizing the original volume, and storing new files at the same time. The CPU never ran over 40%. DRAM was never over 10%. I don't have a use for more than 8GB. Most people won't have a use for more than the 4 it comes with. Both DIMM modules are replaceable with up to 16GB each. I used Synology's SHR RAID with 1-drive fault tolerance on both Storage Pools and the Synology's implementation of Btrfs.
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.
Decent price for the hardware, sleek design, upgradable RAM, software updates are frequent, drive bays are solid, can control fan speed for the CPU
easy to use
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)
- Well made - Nice little heatsink on the chip. - Fast ... really fast !
So easy to setup physically and soft. Enought apps for my needs (Streaming movies) With a WD red in it, was able to stream over Wi-Fi and copyng large files at the same time on it. Silent Robust construction No compatibility limitations compare to... tried to give Ugreen a try and I was really impressed.
It just works. And in the computer world thats a big win. Runs as fast as a local hard drive.
i was looking for a new Plex server for full 4k HD remux HEVC mkv files. This is it!!! Play files without issue using LG tv plex app. If youre looking for a new Plex server you wont regret this purchase.
Was a breeze to install. Transfered everything from old nas to new one pretty quick. Works great so far.
SETUP WAS EASY. TOOK NO TIME. VERY QUIET WHEN IN OPERATIONS
-Easy to set up -Full Featured -Very quiet -Reliable