Synology 4 Bay NAS Rackstation RS819 (Diskless) & Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD – CMR 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 5900 RPM 64MB Cache for RAID Network Attached Storage – FFP

It turns out that Docker isn't supported at all on this version (so no installing my Unifi controller), Plex can be installed but is basically useless because the CPU doesn't have enough power for transcoding, etc. The DS418PLAY or DS918+ would have been a better option for my needs (though neither are rack mountable I mounted it). In addition to being able to store photos, I wanted to use PhotoStation and Moments, but neither is quite right for my needs (PhotoStation has a very primitive interface, and Moments is geared for capturing phone photos only). It's hard to overstate how amazing it is to get a rackmount NAS at this price point, and I'm happy to have it for backups and other things, but it doesn't quite solve my needs It's what the marketing tells you it will do.

Naomi Peters

| Sep 02, 2020

The first thing I would like to mention is that I have been a big Synology fan for over 10 years now, and I have 6 Synology NAS's now in my setup. The Synology DSM NAS is also easy to use and Synology is really good at making things simple. While it took longer than expected to get the RAID 5 array consistency check done (it took more than a day to complete), the NAS worked great once it was up and running. My only concern is the RSYNC speed and the price you are paying for the The device boots more slowly than its predecessors and its RSYNC is slower, as well. There was only one 32 bit variant of this rackmount unit before this one, which only allowed a single volume of 16TB. This one however has a 64 bit processor (which is probably the main reason I purchased it) and the ability to build over 16TB volumes. The processor in this case, however, is a Realtek one. Synology's product line includes many different processors, including the Intel Celeron, Intel Xeon, and Realtek Solid State Drives. It works excellent on RSYNC on my RS816. It actually has a higher transfer rate than those on RSYNC. As well as booting faster, the RS816 boots in seven seconds less. When compared with the Synology DS918+ (a desktop NAS, not rackmount), the Synology boots considerably faster and it provides much faster RSYNC backup speeds. In terms of Windows backup speed from the NAS to the Windows box via SMB or Acronis, I got roughly the same backup speed for the 130GB image as I was on the other NAS. As a backup device for all other NAS units in my rack (I'm a photographer, so I don't want to lose any of my photos), this is a little bit slow. Their DS918+ desktop NAS is faster, but costs $50 more. This is a decrease of $30. It seems as though the Synology rack series of NAS systems are built to a higher standard than desktop NAS systems, and I think they're really geared toward the business market. To sum up, you need to consider the use cases and see if this is the right NAS for those needs. As I mentioned, the RSYNC work in my case is done during the night when I am asleep, but the initial seeding of the data on this particular RS819 was significantly slower than it was on other NASes As long as you are mostly transferring Windows files, this device is ideal.

Madalyn Holland

| Aug 29, 2020

I'm very happy with this product and it fits perfectly in my 12 inch deep slim rack setup. The system operates well for Surveillance Stations, with 10 cameras on continuous recording, and it can always give full functionality.

April Wilcox

| Jan 24, 2021

The interface for some of the options was initially obscure, but ultimately far superior to Netgear's The volume has been used for 2 months now, with no problems so far. Multiple SMB shares can be added to one volume without much difficulty. The system can be used with 1 Windows server & 1 network We are not pushing multiple users to use a brand name back-up software, so the backup files are very large. It shows promise, but I hope it is more reliable and stable Netgears are less quirky than they used to be.

Cali Ashley

| Jul 04, 2021

Neither the SMB server nor the CIFS server are working. Nobody can enumerate it, and nobody can verify its validity. It seems like this Synology device also doesn't provide a logging option or logs on this device. I tried looking around the annoying GUI to see if logs are generated by the Synology for me to debug the issue, but no logs are produced. In your case, you would be better off building a TrueNAS box yourself. I don't know what to say except that it'll work and has an insanely difficult design The functionality of WRITING A LOG FILE SOMEWHERE is among the enterprise features.

Rosa Mills

| Nov 01, 2020

NAS for a rack probably doesn't get any easier or cheaper than this. There is a bit of a sag in the center, so it's a bit flimsier than my expectations. I find it to be very fast when compared with my legacy Even though I really wanted a DAS, the price of this just beat out all the other There is no need for any more ram or CPU since I only use the SMB.

Romeo Hampton

| Oct 13, 2020

The interface is excellent and the software works very well, better than Netgear by a long shot. The network over a 1Gbps link has so far performed well, giving 110 MB/s write speed.

Halle Howard

| Nov 07, 2020

They are mounted on the bottom of the hard drive, which is not ideal. Screws have to be perfectly aligned in order for them to work. Those who do not A better product is available at a much lower cost in the rack series. Do not purchase the rack series.

Nasir GODDARD

| Mar 21, 2021