Testseek.com have collected 42 expert reviews of the Synology DiskStation DS216+ 2-bay eSATA/USB2/USB3 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Synology DiskStation DS216+ 2-bay eSATA/USB2/USB3.
February 2017
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The editors liked
DualCore Intel CPU
Hotswappable
Toolless drive removal
Synology's DiskStation Manager OS
Very userfriendly OS (DSM 6.0)
Feature rich and broad services
Btrfs and Snapshot support
4K video transcoding
Low price for x86 NAS
Good overall performance
4k video transcoding
DSM suite of applications
Very good performance
Excellent multimedia streaming features
Handles numerous small office tasks
Solid performance
Supports 4K video transcoding
User-friendly management software
Lots of apps
Quiet
DiskStation Manager 6.0
Easy setup and management
4K Ultra HD video transcoding
Tool-less 3.5-inch hard drive installation
Good performance
Affordable at $300 for featuring a Braswell SoC and BTRFS support. Synology's software is superb.
The editors didn't like
1 GB RAM
Only 1 USB3.0 Port
None
No long-term scalability
A bit pricy
ESATA rather than SuperSpeed USB port for external storage
Lacks on-board LCD panel
Does not come with storage drives
HDMI port
Ships with 1GB of RAM that you can't upgrade and it lacks HDMIout like Synology's other NAS boxes.
Excellent performance, Synology's DSM 6.0 software is feature rich and well built, Quick and easy setup
DTS audio and 4K HEVC is not supported [Update - Coming in June], High bitrate video suffers from artefacts and buffering, Lacks HDMI port, 1GB of RAM is not upgradeable
The DS216+ is a great little box to safely store and search through huge photo, music and video collections. But it's a tad too picky about what it will and what it won't playback...
Excellent performance, Synology's DSM 6.0 software is feature rich and well built, Quick and easy setup
DTS audio and 4K HEVC is not supported [Update - Coming in June], High bitrate video suffers from artefacts and buffering, Lacks HDMI port, 1GB of RAM is not upgradeable
The DS216+ is a great little box to safely store and search through huge photo, music and video collections. But it's a tad too picky about what it will and what it won't playback...
Published: 2017-01-16, Author: Stuart , review by: itpro.co.uk
Very userfriendly, Cloud syncing options are easy to set up, Quick speeds
Connectivity options aren't as comprehensive as they could be
A high-performance NAS drive designed by people who seem to know that great features only count if you make them accessible and easy to configure. It's not the most powerful on the market, but for most people, the DS216+ is all the NAS they'll ever nee...
All-in-all the 216+II NAS matched up to our expectations from Synology and will be a very good choice for home or small business use. If you aren't confident about installing hard disks, then this is the box to get as it's easy and doesn't require tools...
4K video transcoding, Fast data access speeds, User friendly Synology DSM OS, Screwless installation and maintenance, Front USB 3.0 useful for instant backup
Only one USB 3.0 port, Single Gigabit LAN port,
The DS216+II is an extremely simple yet capable NAS server that requires no effort in learning even if you are new to Synology's products, in fact I feel that i even simpler to set up than the DS216j that we've reviewed back then, it has a decent perform...
Needs more USB 3.0 ports, Streaming 60fps 4k files causes problems
The Synology DiskStation DS216+II is a very minor upgrade from the DS216+, but for anyone with an older Synology NAS looking for a robust file and media server, this unit ticks both boxes. Yes, there are some transcoding issues that are to be expected...
El DiskStation DS216+ de Synology es un potente NAS multimedia que cuenta con un hardware a la altura capaz de mover sin problemas las peticiones de los usuarios, ya sean estos domésticos o semiprofesionales. La velocidad de transferencia de los archivos...
Des fonctionnalités en pagaille avec DSM 6.0, Un système performant, La gestion du transcodage 4K, Les évolutions et le suivi de Synology, Installation et manipulation aisées
Un prix qui reste élevé
Le NAS DS216+ de Synology nous a largement convaincus de par son ergonomie tant au niveau de l'installation que de celle de la nouvelle version 6.0 de DiskStation Manager qui maintient un nombre élevé de fonctionnalités sans tomber dans les lourdeurs habi...
Come detto ho NAS synology da anni. E non ho mai avuto un down. Una volta, qualche anno fa, con il mio precedente 211 (NAS di 5 generazioni prima. mai avuto un problema) mi è capitato di dover sostituire un disco che si era rotto. Il NAS me lo ha segnal...
Die Synology DS216+ ist gut verarbeitet und erfüllt Dank des umfangreichen DiskStation Managers so ziemlich jeden Wunsch der in einem privaten Umfeld aufkommen kann. Aber auch für kleinere Unternehmen könnte die DS216+ interessant sein. Insgesamt bietet...
