Testseek.com have collected 42 expert reviews of the Synology DiskStation DS216+ 2-bay eSATA/USB2/USB3 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Synology DiskStation DS216+ 2-bay eSATA/USB2/USB3.
February 2017
(83%)
42 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Excellent performance, Synology's DSM 6.0 software is feature rich and well built, Quick and easy setup
DTS audio and 4K HEVC is not supported [Update - Coming in June], High bitrate video suffers from artefacts and buffering, Lacks HDMI port, 1GB of RAM is not upgradeable
The DS216+ is a great little box to safely store and search through huge photo, music and video collections. But it's a tad too picky about what it will and what it won't playback...
Published: 2017-01-16, Author: Stuart , review by: itpro.co.uk
Very userfriendly, Cloud syncing options are easy to set up, Quick speeds
Connectivity options aren't as comprehensive as they could be
A high-performance NAS drive designed by people who seem to know that great features only count if you make them accessible and easy to configure. It's not the most powerful on the market, but for most people, the DS216+ is all the NAS they'll ever nee...
All-in-all the 216+II NAS matched up to our expectations from Synology and will be a very good choice for home or small business use. If you aren't confident about installing hard disks, then this is the box to get as it's easy and doesn't require tools...
Excellent performance, Synology's DSM 6.0 software is feature rich and well built, Quick and easy setup
DTS audio and 4K HEVC is not supported [Update - Coming in June], High bitrate video suffers from artefacts and buffering, Lacks HDMI port, 1GB of RAM is not upgradeable
The DS216+ is a great little box to safely store and search through huge photo, music and video collections. But it's a tad too picky about what it will and what it won't playback...
4K video transcoding, Fast data access speeds, User friendly Synology DSM OS, Screwless installation and maintenance, Front USB 3.0 useful for instant backup
Only one USB 3.0 port, Single Gigabit LAN port,
The DS216+II is an extremely simple yet capable NAS server that requires no effort in learning even if you are new to Synology's products, in fact I feel that i even simpler to set up than the DS216j that we've reviewed back then, it has a decent perform...
Needs more USB 3.0 ports, Streaming 60fps 4k files causes problems
The Synology DiskStation DS216+II is a very minor upgrade from the DS216+, but for anyone with an older Synology NAS looking for a robust file and media server, this unit ticks both boxes. Yes, there are some transcoding issues that are to be expected...
El DiskStation DS216+ de Synology es un potente NAS multimedia que cuenta con un hardware a la altura capaz de mover sin problemas las peticiones de los usuarios, ya sean estos domésticos o semiprofesionales. La velocidad de transferencia de los archivos...
