Product Comparison: Synology DS216j vs Synology DS216+II
General Specifications
Brand
Synology
Synology
Model
DS216j
DS216+II
Origin
Taiwan
Taiwan
About the Product
SynologyDiskStation DS216j is a 2-bay NAS server which perfectly fits home and personal users to build your own personal cloud. Simple yet powerful, Synology DS216j offers you a new experience of effortless data sharing, multimedia streaming, and cloud synchronization under its neat and sleek appearance.
Powered by a hardware-accelerated transcoding engine, DS216+II allows you to transcode H.264 4K videos to 1080p and stream them to high-definition TVs, digital media players, mobile handsets, and computers in the required format, making it easy to watch videos without having to install a 3rd party player.
Key Specs
Hard Drive Capacity
4 TB
20 TB
Number Of Slots
2 -bay
2 -bay
Storage Drive Type
2.5”, 3.5”
What customers say about "Key Specs"
Synology DS216j 2-Bay Desktop Network Attached Storage
- The default config is to have redundancy at the expense of losing capacity. 2 of my friends have also bought these on my recommendations.
- Forum advice is squarely in favour of WD 'Red' hard drives; better safe than sorry I say. I found the 'sweet' price vs capacity point to be 3TB.
- Once you get going and think bigger than just a network storage device the options are limitless and the online community is always building and supporting new features.
- Love this, I paired with two wd red drives, and obsoleted several hard drives into a single storage solution.
- Probably the best storage system you can buy for home and small office use.
Size & Weight
Color
White
Black
Height
6.5 in.
4.25 in.
Width
3.9 in.
6.5 in.
Depth
8.9 in.
9.18 in.
Weight
4.4 lbs.
2.76 lbs.
Features
CPU
Marvell Armada 385 Dual Core 1.0 GHz
Intel Celeron N3060
RAM
0.512 GB
1 GB
RAID Support
non-RAID, Synology Hybrid RAID, Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6
Synology Hybrid RAID, Basic, RAID 0, RAID 1
Extras
Dual-core CPU with hardware encryption engine, Over 112.75 MB/s reading, 97.6 MB/s writing, Easy to use web operating system on any browsers, Everywhere access with iOS/Android/Windows ready mobile apps
24/7 Security Solution, Integrate Into Your Business Enviroment, Centralized Media Hub, Advanced File Management, Cost-efficient Cloud Storage, Terabytes of Data in Your Pocket
Included Software
Synology Web Assistant, Cloud Station Drive, Cloud Station Backup, Cloud Sync Decryption Tool, Evidence Integrity Authenticator, Photo Station Uploader, Snapshot Manager for VMware, Snapshot Manager for Windows, NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
What customers say about "Features"
Synology DS216j 2-Bay Desktop Network Attached Storage
- Fitted second disk, let it get on with rebuilding the RAID (on default settings) which took a long time but it all happens in the background and doesn't interfere with normal use.
- I've gone for a raid config that gives me 16TB of storage but obviously no redundancy.
- I have 2 3Tb drives running RAID (mirrored), and had I known the full capabilities of this, I'd have wanted 4 drives in there.
- Now all my eggs are in one basket, I have it setup as a raid, so some peace of mind in that they are backed up each day, User friendly a kid could set it up.
- A perfect starter NAS, enough CPU power for the average user.
Interfaces
LAN Speed
1000 Mbps
1000 Mbps
Number of LAN
1
1
Number of USB
2
1
eSATA
No
Yes
HDMI
No
No
What customers say about "Interfaces"
Synology DS216j 2-Bay Desktop Network Attached Storage
- Functionally excellent with a well thought out user interface over operating hardware/software with default behaviour matching the vast majority of use cases. Simply outstanding.
- Great value for money and the admin interface is easy to use. Inserting the drives is also easy.
- The DSM software has a brilliant, easy to use interface and migrating settings from my old unit was a simple and painless process.
- This works perfectly, the synology interface is superb and customizable, a number of really useful tools and apps. Perfect!
- The interface can be a bit confusing but plenty of google help out there. I have not really played with it since standing it up on my network, but no issues so far.
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
2 year(s)
2 year(s)
Certifications
CE
FCC, CE, BSMI
Other Information
Manufacturer
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