Acting as an upgrade to the DS415+ in both size and components, the DiskStation DS916+ is the latest addition to Synology's Plus Series of NAS solutions designed for media professionals and new and existing businesses that are planning for growth in the future.

Highly scalable; The ever-incomparable DSM software adds a ton of versatility; Great performance

Expansion chassis doesn't match in terms of design

Needed to expand my storage so upgraded from a DS214 to the 418. Process was very smooth and painless (but did take a while as I was adding a lot more storage in their Raid config).

I own 2 4 bay Synolgy Diskstations. I have had nothing but problems with their apps. Documentation is sparse. Support can't seem to help unless you give them access to you system. I'm not comfortable giving strangers access to my computers and network. Do your own boycott of this Chinese company.

Synology puts some serious NAS power on your desktop

Excellent performance; Feature-packed DSM software; Snapshot Replication app; Very quiet

No physical drive security

I really like the Synology software, I'm running my own VPN server so that I can access my network from outside when staying away from home, I use download station, I have IP cameras with Surveillance Station, I have installed various other packages too and very happy.

Synology outdid themselves with this NAS. The DS916+ it is an awesome and powerful NAS for growing SMBs with the option to expand. The quad-core processor coupled with 8GB dual-channel RAM provide a great base for heavy workloads and serving a lot of users simultaneously.

Great Encryption performance; Expandable with expansion units; USB 3.0 and eSATA connections; Dual-LAN; Quad-core CPU; DSM operating system

Difficult to open for DIY RAM upgrades

For review we have the latest Synology DiskStation aimed at home users as well as small businesses, the DS916+. Powered by an Intel Pentium N3710 quad-core SoC, we are keen to see how well the DS916+ performs.

I already had been using Synology's products in the past. I had a DS411j, which is their lowest cost 4-bay NAS. Back then, I said to myself "no need for lots of RAM, I'm just going to use it for storage".

Fast; VERY fast; Low cost; both in terms of power and hardware; Expandable storage using DX513

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The DiskStation DS916+ is the latest addition to the the Synology Plus product line aimed at Workgroups and Small & Medium Business users. The 4-Bay DS916+ features a Quad-core Intel processor and expandable memory.

DSM O/S; Btrfs file support; 4K transcoding; Expandability via expansion unit

No physical security on drive bays

I just started to use the DS916+. It was easy to set up. The product is very flexible and provides many options. I gave it four stars and not five because there is a lot to learn and significant configuration options that take time. My current configuration is two disks (4TB each) as raid 1.