![]() The front panel places more emphasis on the features of the NAS with its status LEDs and USB 3.0 port. The DS216+ adds more hardware features to the mix than the lower cost products. This system uses a more powerful Intel SoC processor that supports encrypted folders, and it is the first hot-swap NAS in our roundup, which means that if a drive dies in the RAID 1 array, you can replace it without turning the system off, thus avoiding downtime. The Synology DS216+ moves up the product stack and is much more powerful than the DS216j (covered above). The processor is powerful enough to manage local data transfers and push some light-use applications, such as over-the-web (cloud) data access, but we wouldn't try to run any heavy-lifting applications on this system. ![]() This system uses an Armada 385 1GHz dual-core processor with 512MB of system memory, which is the same as the Western Digital My Cloud Mirror that we examine later in this review. The system supports DLNA, so users get a hefty dose of multimedia features, but the playback processing takes place on another device, such as a Smart TV or ROKU / Sonos-type of device. Without an HDMI direct-to-monitor connection, the system doesn't have to be tied to the living room. ![]() The system is small so that the user can place it anywhere.
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