#synology review

The new Synology DS1522+ NAS that we now have with us has 5 drive bays with 1000Mbps LAN connection and a slew of other features and expansion options. Simply install the HHDs (no need for tools), attach the LAN cables to your router and initiate the setup process via your computer by going to find.synology.com on your browser. Alternatively, you can download Synology Assistant and configure it from there. The DS1522+ has a lot more features and expansion options compared to the previous Synology NAS we've used before. Our setup also came with two (2) Synology HAT5300-4TB disk drives so we're getting 8TB of storage right out of the bat. The DS1522+ has a maximum (raw) internal storage capacity of 80TB (5 x 16TB HDDs) and supports multiple RAID configurations -- Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR), JBOD, Basic, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10. If you want something faster, there's a Synology Ethernet module that can get you to 10Gbps. We have close to a dozen CCTVs at home and some of them are connected to the Synology NAS for network storage. Read more in our articles including "Synology DS1522+ NAS Review" and "Synology launches DiskStation DS418j, a 4-bay NAS server".