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Most of the NAS products that make their way through the lab here at TweakTown are consumer two and four bay solutions. For most of you wanting to store your data and stream your content, these solutions are plenty adequate and at times overkill. While mo...
Somehow earlier in the year around May I missed the release of this NAS. While I tend to stay pretty busy when I was doing some research on the DS916, I came across this solution and promptly asked about it. While many of you that already have a Synology...
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The DS416slim sits under Synology's J Series of NAS units for Personal/Home use but in reality, it has far more uses than that – mobile NAS anyone? The reason the DS416slim is so small in stature is that it only supports 2.5in format disks – so you have a...
Very small size, DSM OS...
Limited capacity, It's no speed demon.
Sitting under Synology's J series banner, the DiskStation DS416Slim is aimed at home and personal use but could also be used in a small office environment where the data flow isn't particularly high. It's an ideal NAS for those who won't need vast quantit...
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At first we would like to thank Synology for offering a sample of their DS416slim 4-bay NAS Server for testing and reviewing."Founded in 2000, Synology is a young and energetic company dedicated to developing high-performance, reliable, versatile, and env...
DS416slim NAS from Synology or the baby-NAS as we'd like to call it is incredibly compact for a 4-bay unit (even if we are discussing about 2.5'' drives), is incorporating an active cooling system, while the back trays can be installed or removed in a sna...
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The 4-bay DS416slim was designed to serve home users or professionals in need of a compact and energy-efficient NAS. Although the DS416slim is part of Synology's J Series, which is their budget line, it includes everything that a personal user or small bu...
Very compact form factor, Small energy footprint...
Mediocre performance, Limited capacity...
For users that require a small form-factor NAS above all else, the Synology DS416slim is one of the smallest 4-bay NAS units on the market, and still offers the full suite of software features for which Synology is so well known...
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Over the years, we've seen all kinds of network attached storage (NAS) devices for homes and small offices, including two-bay, four-bay, and even eight-bay units. But we've never seen a multi-bay model as cute and interesting as the positively tiny DiskSt...
Remarkably small footprint, Dual Ethernet and USB 3.0 ports, including link-aggregation support, Full DSM experience, despite size...
Slower than many other NAS we've reviewed, Limited capacity, due to use of thin 2.5-inch drives...
The DS416slim is a solid four-bay NAS that trades maximum performance and capacity for a tiny footprint, making it great for offsite backups, cluttered work environments, or locking up at night. Read More...
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Over the years, we've seen all kinds of network attached storage (NAS) devices for homes and small offices, including two-bay, four-bay, and even eight-bay units. But we've never seen a multi-bay model as cute and interesting as the positively tiny DiskSt...
Remarkably small footprint; dual Ethernet and USB 3,0 ports, including link-aggregation support; full DSM experience, despite size...
Slower than many other NAS we've reviewed, limited capacity, due to use of thin 2,5-inch drives...
The DS416slim is a solid four-bay NAS that trades maximum performance and capacity for a tiny footprint, making it great for offsite backups, cluttered work environments, or locking up at night...
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