Manufacturer: Synology Price: $ N/A US Author: Steven Walton Date: 09/21/2015

[ Introduction ]

Today we are checking out the DS715 and DS215+, both are 2-bay NAS devices from Synology’s latest DSx15 series. The DS715 is designed for home to business workgroup usage while the DS215+ is aimed at small and medium businesses. Both come armed with new Annapurna Labs Alpine SoC’s and support features such as Hardware Encryption and Link Aggregation… Having reviewed numerous high-end DSx15 models already, we were keen to check out the more affordable dual bay offerings. The DS2015xs was the first NAS we tested that adopted an Annapurna Labs processor and with inspiring results we were keen to see more. Along with the DS715 another 2-bay model was also announced, the DS215+. As expected the DS215+ is a cut-down version of the DS715 featuring a less equipped System-on-Chip solution, amongst other things. The DS715 boasts an expandable design allowing it to scale up to 7 drives with the support of the DX513, while the more affordable DS215+ is limited to just 2 drives. This affords the DS715 a raw capacity of 56TB using the latest 8TB hard drives while the DS215+ can be configured up to 16TB using the same drives. The DS715's hardware encryption can deliver encrypted data at speeds up to 205.58 MB/s on reads and 77.62 MB/s on writes. As an NVR server, the DS715 is capable of supporting up to 30 IP cameras using Synology's Surveillance Station software. Meanwhile the encrypted file transfer speeds for the DS215+ are 145 MB/s reading and 71 MB/s writing. Both models offer screw-less drive bays and hot-swappable support for ease of installation and replacement of disk drives. Currently the DS715 can be had for $475, while the DS215+ is slightly cheaper at $400 which is around a 15% saving. So neither are the most affordable 2-bay NAS devices you are likely to come across, that said they are intended to be the most powerful and feature rich. Competing in the same price range is the QNAP TS-269 Pro at $480, while the TS-253 Pro is a little more affordable at $410, both are direct competitors for the DS215+ and DS715. The Netgear ReadyNAS 312 is also priced alongside the DS215+ at $405, while the QNAP TS-215 and TS-221 are slightly more affordable at $385. The only other worthy competitor is the Asustor AS-602T which sells for $420. It will be interesting to see how these new Synology 2-bay models stack up against the competition, but before we do let’s take a closer look...

Table of Contents >>> Introduction <<< Meet the DS715 & DS215+ Test System Specs & Power Benchmarks: File Download Performance Benchmarks: File Upload Performance Benchmarks: File Copy Performance Benchmarks: CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Benchmarks: Atto Disk Benchmark Conclusion Next Page ->

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Posted on: 09/22/2015 09:34 PM Yeah these are way to expensive for two bay models. Thanks for the review.