Synology DiskStation DS1520+

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One area the new model is undoubtedly better is in the CPU department, as the Intel Atom C2538 Quad-Core 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. It is also worth noting that the E10M20-T1 card that upgraded the DS1517+ to 10GbE also gave it two NVMe slots, matching the DS1520+.

So are there seriously tens of thousands of people using their NAS to share their library and expecting 10 for more simultaneous transcoding streams to all their kids or friends or…. It did have some challenges running a Minecraft Server recently, on top of all its other responsibilities. If I understood correctly it’s also a new concern with synology pushing the use of is proprietary disk!

The DS1520+ is equipped with a quad-core Intel Celeron J4125 clocked at 2 GHz under normal conditions and at 2.

The DS920+ has an eSATA expandability via a single port to add 5 drives (using that DX517 expansion), whereas the DS1520+ has two ports and can, therefore, add an additional 10 drives.The external performance when comparing the brand new Synology DS1520+ vs that of the fractionally older Synology DS920+ is probably one of the largest areas of disparity between both NAS systems. While the DS1621+ is aimed more at SMBs and doesn't have Plex transcoding, the DS1520+ is ideally suited to media streaming and holds its own for productivity-related use cases. This is demonstrated first in the scale of the available RAID 5/6 storage, but then more so in the scalability and upgradability of these two volumes system, allowing one to two expansions, greater network connectivity (arriving with 2x or 4x LAN ports) and better internal hardware than the more domestic targetted solutions – often with the internal hardware differing considerably between each periodic 2-3yr refresh by the brand. Both systems arrive with 4 1GbE RJ45 LAN ports, which can be combined via link aggregation/Port Trunking to allow up to 4Gb/s bandwidth between the system and a supported smart switch. The newer DS1522+ features a dual-core AMD Ryzen embedded R1600 that, although arriving with half the cores of the Celeron in the DS920+, has a higher CPU frequency and total achievable frequency in turbo/burst when needed.

Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft employee. The packaging includes the NAS along with two Cat5e cables, hefty power brick, and an installation guide. Plex is available as a native client, and Synology has dedicated utilities for audio and video streaming. Now for Synology to stop bricking machines like mine just because they use quality DIMM’s from other manufacturers.Where the NVMe cache can’t help is on some of the more drive intensive operations, like system rebuilds and drive verifications. This system is specially designed for various purposes, allowing you to perform demanding and straightforward tasks, possible to its powerful hardware and the web-based Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM).

Synology Drive provides a built-in universal portal to access your data anytime and anywhere, and synchronize all your files across platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.

The DS1520+ NAS first arrived on the scene with some great hardware advantages over the (then 2 months sooner released) DS920+, arriving with a 4 Core Intel Celeron Processor that featured integrated graphics, 8GB of DDR4 2666Mhz memory and NVMe SSD upgrade slots. Synology Photo Station – Built to help photographers manage their photos and share them with clients for feedback or business development. Now, you can access your Synology NAS using your QuickConnect ID from the following link: https://quickconnect.