Reviewers Liked
- DiskStation Manager 6.0, Easy setup and management, Dual Ethernet ports, Tool-less 3.5-inch hard drive installation, Good performance, Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI) and Hardware Transcoding Engine
- Supports BTRFS, Expandable to 7 bays total with one DX513 cabinet, Broad feature set with lots of installable apps, Btrfsenabled snapshot backups, 4K video transcoding, Quiet
- Great performance; above quoted speeds, Scalable solution
- Intuitive OS, Tons of functionality, including 4K transcoding, hardware encryption, Excellent performance (with test drives)
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Relatively expensive, Expansion option is expensive, Relatively poor large file RAID1 performance, Memory not upgradeable without voiding warranty, More expensive than better performing NASes
- Small form factor limits network speeds to 2Gb/s
- Pricey unless you need the 4K functionality, 4K video playback, transcoding was hit-and-miss with a few files
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