It allows you to mix and match drives of different sizes in the same array without taking a hit on capacity. You can sidestep this and pick a classic RAID array, but we find SHR to be more flexible. Installation is neatly handled by Synology's web-based discovery web interface as it spotted the appliance on our lab network and offered to create a four-drive SHR (Synology Hybrid RAID) array. Noise levels from the dual cooling fans are very low Deployment and DSM With the appliance powered up and our iPad placed one metre away, we recorded a small increase to 38dB. We tested noise levels by placing the DS916+ in a quiet room and used the SPLnFTT iOS app to record a background noise level of 34dB. Cooling is handled by a pair of 9cm fans at the rear which are whisper-quiet. They employ a push-fit cover for the four hot-swap drive bays along with tool-free, non-lockable disk carriers.įor testing, we had no problems fitting a quartet of Seagate's latest 8TB NAS HDD drives.
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Silence is goldenĮxternally, there are no differences between the DS916+ and the older Atom C2538-based DS415+ with both lacking any physical disk security. The single eSATA port provides room to grow as the appliance supports Synology's five-bay DX513 expansion unit.
We think it is the better bet as the 2GB version only saves you around 32.Īlong with dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, the DS916+ has three USB 3 ports. We have the latter on review which costs 410. Memory can't be upgraded but Synology has made the DS916+ available with either 2GB or 8GB of DDR3 RAM.