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DSM has a graphically rich interface with all the major features of the OS clearly listed.
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To test the DiskStation DS920+ we used version 6.2.3-25426 (update 2) of Synology’s DSM (DiskStation Manager) OS. More memory can be added by using a single SO-DIMM slot that sits just behind the front bezel. The DS920+ comes with 4GB of DDR4 installed but should you need more, the motherboard of the DS920+ supports up to 8GB memory. To give the DS920+ more performance when it comes to caching duties, Synology has built in a pair of NVMe supporting M.2 slots which sit behind hatches in the base of the NAS. The drive bay doors have physical security in the shape of simple locks (Synology bundle a pair of keys with the NAS). The larger drives are held in position by plastic strips which have pins on them to go through the holes in the sides of the trays and into the mounting holes of the drive, a simple but very effective tool-free design. The plastic drive trays are tool-free for 3.5in drives but 2.5in drives will need fixing to the bays (enough screws are provided in the box). The side panels of the DS920+ have Synology branding cut into them with a mesh backing to provide extra ventilation for the NAS. The DX517 is a 5-bay expansion unit which currently (at the time of writing) supports up to 16TB drives bringing another 80TB of storage capacity to the DS920+ Now an eSATA port might be old school but in this case, it's what brings extra capacity support to the DS920+ as the NAS supports Synology's DX517 Expansion Unit. Under the right hand, fan sit a Kensington lock slot and a single USB3.0 port. Under the left-hand grill sit a pair of Gigabit Ethernet ports, a reset button, an eSATA port and the power in port. Under these and towards the base of the unit sit a vertically mounted USB 3.0 port and the power button.ĭominating the rear panel are the grills for the 92mm cooling fans. To the right of the drive bays sit the five vertically mounted indicator LEDs the top one is for system status with the remaining four indicators for drive activity. The Synology DiskStation DS920+ is a compact 4-bay tower design with vertically mounted drive bays.
#Synology drive review install#
The box bundle contains everything you need to get started PGB EA11011D-120 power adapter (rated at 100W), a pair of Ethernet cables, fixing screws for 2.5in drives, two drive bay keys and a quick install guide. The rear of the box carries a small list of some of the DS920+ hardware features and a package content list.īoth sides of the box have icons and small descriptions of some of the uses and features of the DS920+ File Sharing, Anywhere Access, Cloud Sync, Multimedia, Mobile Support and Data Security. Under the image is a panel with four icons representing features of the NAS Quad-core CPU with AES-NI, expandable storage and RAM, 2 x LAN with Link Aggregation support and the fact it supports for two M.2 NVMe SSD for caching duties.
#Synology drive review series#
The label contains an image of the unit and which of the DiskStation series it is. The Synology DiskStation DS920+ arrives in a smallish brown box with a label on the top right-hand corner. Internal File System support: Btrfs or EXT4.ĭimensions (D x W x H): 223 x 199 x 166mm. RAID support: SynologyHybrid RAID, RAID 0,1,5,6 and 10. Rear panel connectors: 1 x USB 3.0, 1 x eSATA. Processor: Intel Celeron J4125 (quad-core 2.0GHz, 2.7GHz burst). Synology back the DS920+ with a 3-year warranty. Synology quote Sequential throughput performance for the DS920+ as up to 225.99MB/s for reads and 225.90MB/s for writes although those figures are from the NAS being tested with both LAN ports being used in Link Aggregation mode. It also supports an AES-NI hardware encryption engine. Powered by an Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core processor clocked at 2.0GHz (burst up to 2.7GHz) the DiskStation DS920+ comes with 4GB of DDR4-2666MHz memory but should you need more the motherboard supports up to 8GB via a single SO-DIMM slot. The DiskStation DS920+ comes with support for a pair of M.2 NVMe SSD slots for performing cache operations.
#Synology drive review plus#
Sitting under Synology's Personal and Home User banner, the DiskStation DS920+ is the latest addition to the companies 4-bay NAS lineup in the Plus series.