The OS is the best NAS software you can run. I tried Asustor and Terramaster OS before this one and they were not well thought out, lacking features, and terramaster had bugs. The perpetual software license is worth 200 by itself. Couldn't bring myself to pay for a 4 bay but this 2 bay is unbeatable on value.
The synology software really shines. I'm happy I went with a 4-bay unit over a 2-bay unit for the capacity and RAID.
- (still) powerful CPU with hardware video processing - upgradeable RAM - SSD cache/storage pool option
+ Fast + 4 network ports, added 10G port + Ryzen chip, 8G of RAM + SSD cache
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)
Drive trays are identical to other Plus-series DiskStations, making it very quick to move drives between units Good support for migrating arrays DiskStation OS is pretty easy to use Synology's proprietary RAID modes are easier to expand and make better use of disks with varying capacities, compared to traditional RAID modes
- Well made - Nice little heatsink on the chip. - Fast ... really fast !
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.
As simple as plug and play
Great price Relatively easy setup Easy Plex setup
This is like training wheels for a home network NAS
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.
Easy to setup and configure
Consolidate multiple external drives into one unit Lots of apps to maximize file access