The newest addition to Synology's Plus series of DiskStation network storage devices, the DS1019+ ($649.99) is a five-bay NAS designed for 4K video streaming, file sharing, and small-office data backups. It uses Synology's excellent DSM operating system, which makes it easy to configure and manage NAS functionality and offers a huge number of apps that let you configure the device as a multimedia, mail, cloud, and chat server. You'll have to buy and install your own drives with this model, but its fast performance, versatility, and rich feature set earn it our Editors' Choice for multi-bay NAS devices. Tons of Storage At 6.5 by 9.0 by 8.7 inches (HWD), the DS1019+ is a bit smaller than the DS1517+ (6.5 by 9.8 by 9.5 inches) that we reviewed back in 2017. The black enclosure has five front-loading drive bays that will accommodate 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA drives. You can hot-swap the drives, and the trays are tool-less and can be locked in place to prevent accidental or unauthori...
The Synology DiskStation DS1019+ is a five-bay NAS device that offers speedy performance and valuable features, including support for numerous RAID configurations, 4K video transcoding, and a host of apps.
Speedy performance; Easy to install; Generous selection of apps; Lots of RAID choices; User-friendly operating system; Quiet operation
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