Test: Synology DS216

Konklusion

Synology DS216 er en NAS som vi forventer at se det fra Synology. Den er lavet til hjemmebrugeren som gerne vil have et centralt sted at ligge sine data, samt kunne tilgå dem udefra. Det at enheden tilbyder muligheden for at tilgå den via en masse forskellige apps, gør at den kan bruges af alle i husholdningen uden at være for forvirrende. Derudover er den let at sætte op, og er der en funktion man gerne vil have den til at fuldføre så er der en ret stor chance for at den kan installeres, enten via Synology selv eller via en af de andre hundredevis af repositories.

DSM som er selve brugerfladen er som altid afsindig let at finde rundt i, og er identisk uanset model. Det samme er designet af det ydre, der er ikke meget som er lavet om over de sidste mange år, men så igen. Designet løser jo det, det skal. 

Angående støj er jeg voldsomt imponeret over enheden, da den i forhold til mange andre NAS enheder jeg har haft forbi larmer utroligt lidt.

Innovation - 4
Synology DS216 er ikke den store nyskaber, men den har så mange funktioner og giver muligheder for at benytte den til så mange forskellige ting at den fortjener et rigtig flot 4 tal.

Bundle - 3
Det er det samme som der plejer at være, ikke for meget, men nok til at komme igang. 

Design/Layout - 5
Den er jo ret svær, for er den flot eller grim? Ja det kommer an på personen. Baseret på at Synology ikke har lavet noget mærkbart om i designet i en del NAS generationer må vi gå ud fra designet virker for dem. Derudover virker samlekvaliteten som altid stabil. Den nyeste udgave her er blevet virkelig stille, hvilket trækker meget op ved mig, den får derfor et rigtig flot 5 tal.

Software - 5
Softwaren i Synology er meget tæt på perfekt. Den er let at finde rundt i og giver med relativt få klik adgang til alle funktioner. Derudover er der gode muligheder for at installere de funktioner man måtte have behov for, som ikke allerede findes ved installationen

Ydelse - 4
Hvad er ydelsen reelt? Ja, det spørgsmål er svært at besvare, for desværre bliver vi her begrænset af Gigabit porten i NAS'en, og ikke af hvad diskene reelt leverer. Havde den haft 2 netværks porte i stedet for én havde den fået 5, men pga. denne lille mangel bliver det kun til 4 points.

Pris - 2
Enheden koster lige nu 2.155,- hvilket må siges at være en fair pris, men måske lidt i den høje ende taget i betragtning af at den kraftigere Synology DS216 Play lige nu står til 1.932,- Det er altså ikke godt nok, når storebror er billigere end lillebror.

UK summary

Synology DS216 is a NAS which looks as expected. It´s made for the home user, who would like a central place for their data, and the possibility to acces those data from ourside. The fact that this unit offers the possibility to acces it through lots of different apps, makes it possible for everyone in the household to use it. Besides it´s very easy to set up, and if there´s a feature you would like it to do, there´s a big chance that it actually can be installed. Either via synology themselves or through one of the hundreds of repositories found on the NAS.

DSM which is the user interface, is as always extremely easy to navigate in, and it´s identical regardless of model. Same thing applies on the outer design. Nothing has really changed over the last years, but then again. The design does it job.

Regarding to noise, I am impressed by this unit as it, compared to many other NAS units is really silent.   

Innovation/Technology - 4
Synology DS216 is not the big inventor, but it has so many features and possibilities  - and provides so many oppourtunities  for ways to use it, that it deserves a really nice 4. 

Bundle/Accessories - 3
It´s the same bundle as it always. Not to much, but enough to get started. 

Design/Layout - 5
This is a though one. Because is it nice or ugly? Well, that depends on the person. Based on the fact that Synology has not changed the design sigificant, one must presume that the design works for them. Besides the assembling quality seems stable as always. This new edition is really going silent, which really applies to me. Therefore a 5. 

Software - 5
The software in Synology is close to perfect. It´s easy to navigate in and gives with very few clicks access to all features. Besides that, it gives good possibilities to install whatever features you may need - if not included at the initial install. 

Performance - 4
What is the performance i real life? Well, it´s a though question, because unfortunately we are limited by the Gigabit port in the NAS, and not by what the disks delivers in real life. If equipped with 2 networks port instead of the current one, I would have graded 5. But because of this little flaw, I am grading 4. 

Price - 2
This unit is priced at 2155 DKK, which is a fair price - but maybe a bit towards the high end considering that the more powerfull Sonlogy DS216 Play can be purchased rigth now for 1932 DKK. It´s not got enough, when big brother is cheaper than the smaller brother. 

Test: Synology DS216

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	3
Design - Layout	5
Software - BIOS	5
Ydelse	4
Pris	2
Samlet	76%