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November 2014
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The editors liked
5 USB ports (2 USB 3.0 and 3 USB 2.0)
Wide range of downloadable apps
Extremely quiet
Easy to install
Easy to use
Beautiful and intuitive UI
Great read/write speeds
Nice design
Impressive data transfer rates for internal drives
Full speed data transfers for USB 3.0 connected drives
Hardware video transcoding can improve video streaming to your device
DSM 5.0 makes administrating the NAS server simple
Low power cons
Additional bays helpful for streaming larger libraries
Video-transcoder off-loads CPU usage well
Lots of features and capabilities to leverage with DSM 5.0
Solid build quality with some robust hardware under the hood
Clean
Userfriendly interface
Simple enough for home use
But with enough features for an enterprise environment
Includes an effective media transcoder
Supports many different cloud services
Great design
Easy-to-use OS
Excellent separation of features into "basic" and "advanced" modes
Good streaming performance and compatibility
Lots of third-party apps
Auto-updating and power scheduling
Transcodes 1080p
Simple setup
Intuitive user interface – Disk Station Manager
Works with Linux
OS X or Windows
Energy Efficient
Two USB 3.0 ports
Near silent operation
Accessible in File Explorer
DLNA certified
Simple
Easytonavigate interface.
Fresh
Easy
The editors didn't like
Muy expensivo
No HDMI or optical audio ports
Not all that much
Although I could see the plastic hard drive rails not being very durable in the long run
Hardware video transcoding comes at a premium price
Would prefer a USB 3.0 port up front
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Only one Gigabit Ethernet port
No HDMI port
No physical security for the drives
Front USB 2.0 port will make for slow transfers from a flash drive
A bit pricey
Can be noisy (with four drives)
A touch sluggish
If you really start eating up a lot of the NAS box's resources
Lacks quad core processor
DTS playback is absent
Plex does not take advantage of Evansport transcoding
5 USB ports (2 USB 3.0 and 3 USB 2.0), Wide range of downloadable apps, Extremely quiet
Muy expensivo, No HDMI or optical audio ports
At $629, the DS415play is the most expensive four-bay diskless dual-core Atom NAS you can buy right now. It is slightly outperformed on some benchmarks by the QNAP TS-469L ($540) and ASUSTOR AS-604T ($588). However, the 415play's weaknesses are so few and...
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Published: 2014-08-11, Author: Perry , review by: geardiary.com
Easy to install, Easy to use, Beautiful and intuitive UI, Great read/write speeds, Nice design
Not all that much, although I could see the plastic hard drive rails not being very durable in the long run
Published: 2014-08-06, Author: John , review by: techworld.com
Synology's RRP for the DS415play is £372 and at that price or the inevitably lower real shop prices the company should have a winner on its hands. The competing QNAP TS-469L is faster and has better specifications but is over £100 more expensive. When you...
While transferring disc media onto personal storage devices may still be a somewhat grey area in legal terms, it is a logical evolution of digital media playback. Transcoding is a nice idea and while the DS415play can transcode most files, it is not a ...
Abstract: T he core function of a NAS is to store your files and share them over a network, but these days they're also home servers, doing much more than simply file serving. They're used as VPN clients, personal web servers and predominately media servers, stream...
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Published: 2015-05-19, Author: Nick , review by: gizmodo.com.au
My family loves it, it's easy for them to use and I haven't heard a single complaint about it yet!Yes, I would highly recommend this product. The Synology DS415play NAS is a fantastic product for media consumption.The ability to transcode in full HD on-th...
Up to 24TB across a fourdisk RAID storage array, 1080p video transcoding in hardware, Whisper quiet fans
No HDMI port for direct TV connection, Lack of physical disk security, No quick copy button, SD Card slot or eSATA ports
We liked The video transcoding capabilities are the main selling point and there are lots of buyers who want this feature, plus the extra storage capacity and RAID capabilities of a four-bay NAS. That said, at around £390 inc VAT (around $650, AU$700), th...
The Synology DS415play, while being my first foray into the world of DSM, leaves a good impression. I enjoyed the layout of the Web GUI or DSM 5.0 rather. While it certainly takes some getting used to if you're moving from another NAS vendor, the ease of...
Four bays for really massive storage, Great, simple UI, Loads of apps, Continuous support from Synology and user community
Will be overkill for many households
Don't worry, the DS415play's cooling is very quiet A NAS device can be a very useful thing. It can keep your most treasured data and files safe and it can centralise your media for playback all around the home and even outside it. And if you go down the...
