I totally get the use case for these but the fact that the hardware has barely changed in so long is pretty disappointing given the price and drive shenanigans. 3k for 2015 specs is nuts in 2023.
Almost an identical unit to my DS3615xs. Not much has changed in seven years. Too bad you need to give up the PCIe slot to either M.2 cache or 10G network (or both). I have a 25G card in my system, though two drive bays are occupied by a pair of 1TB SATA SSDs for cache. What happens when your M.2 drives reach end of life (in my experience, 2-3 years)? Do you have to reuse the thermal pads and rubber insulators on the new M.2 sticks? My unit has WD 12TB drives in it. The next NAS, some time next year, will feature bigger, as I am running low on space now. I'll probably go WD again. Likely factory recertified drives. Best of luck with the NAS. Use it well!
They have kept the same chassis for a while and only upgraded the internal components in most units. I think we will start to see them with dedicated slots for M.2 soon, other models have them already. I have not tried to reuse the thermal pads yet, but there are extras in the box. Things may be changing on the HD front as well with some newer and high end units only working with Synology drives. This is a problem due to the cost, however, I think it's an effort to support the entire system vs. finger pointing between Synology and Drive Vendors when something goes wrong.
@@clearontechthey should still give a choice vs pretending a drive they haven't tested is broken or some terrible thing. Now a known incompatible drive that's a fair behavior. At least they walked it back a little on some units (yellow instead of red, and you get your drive stats back vs surprised when it fails)
Correct, two 10 Gig LAN ports built in. It would be nice if they supported a drive or two from some of top drive manufacturers for all the models. Especially since they're not making their own drives, they're just adding their firmware and slapping on a sticker.
That's a nice DS, lots of storage, I had looked at that one a while back for a client. I started moving toward Synology when Apple started to lose interest in servers. Since then Synology has come a long way. I still have a few DS1515+'s running (Plex, File Sharing, etc) that I had to replace the power supplies on. You can find that here: th-cam.com/video/6jsFUzYhgMw/w-d-xo.html
I saw a post of someone on Reddit, who installed Nemix (4x32) 128 GB RAM kit, on their 3622xs+, and worked. Can you try it, and show the step by step, on how to access the main hidden ram slots (where the original 2 x 8GB are installed)? Please.
@meekmeads Unfortunately this unit is in active use by a client. If I recall, the standard memory is on the opposite side of the user installable RAM, between the motherboard and the drive bays.
I just saw that now only Synology HDDs are supported… that’s really not a good move and business model. I had Synology NAS before and I need to by a new NAS soon, but I won’t get a Synology if I’m stuck at using their HDDs only…
@Spidouz I agree, I'm not happy with this move. I'm hopeful pushback will change their minds. I've sent feedback here - www.synology.com/en-us/form/inquiry/feature
Sure, this is for an architecture firm of 15 users. If you need something more affordable for home or a small business the DS723+ I reviewed may be a better fit. Here's the link to my review: th-cam.com/video/q-QJkqQnxbU/w-d-xo.html
@Deluxe23 Make sure the RAM is seated properly and its compatible with your NAS. Is it Synology brand or another, what model? I have heard of issues with 3rd party RAM where sometimes both modules need to be the same GB. For example if you purchase 16GB and 8GB came with the unit you need to replace the 8GB with another 16GB.
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I totally get the use case for these but the fact that the hardware has barely changed in so long is pretty disappointing given the price and drive shenanigans. 3k for 2015 specs is nuts in 2023.
thank you for, very nice explanation
You are welcome!
Almost an identical unit to my DS3615xs. Not much has changed in seven years. Too bad you need to give up the PCIe slot to either M.2 cache or 10G network (or both). I have a 25G card in my system, though two drive bays are occupied by a pair of 1TB SATA SSDs for cache. What happens when your M.2 drives reach end of life (in my experience, 2-3 years)? Do you have to reuse the thermal pads and rubber insulators on the new M.2 sticks? My unit has WD 12TB drives in it. The next NAS, some time next year, will feature bigger, as I am running low on space now. I'll probably go WD again. Likely factory recertified drives. Best of luck with the NAS. Use it well!
They have kept the same chassis for a while and only upgraded the internal components in most units. I think we will start to see them with dedicated slots for M.2 soon, other models have them already. I have not tried to reuse the thermal pads yet, but there are extras in the box. Things may be changing on the HD front as well with some newer and high end units only working with Synology drives. This is a problem due to the cost, however, I think it's an effort to support the entire system vs. finger pointing between Synology and Drive Vendors when something goes wrong.
this unit has 10 gigabit onboard
@@clearontechthey should still give a choice vs pretending a drive they haven't tested is broken or some terrible thing. Now a known incompatible drive that's a fair behavior. At least they walked it back a little on some units (yellow instead of red, and you get your drive stats back vs surprised when it fails)
Correct, two 10 Gig LAN ports built in.
It would be nice if they supported a drive or two from some of top drive manufacturers for all the models. Especially since they're not making their own drives, they're just adding their firmware and slapping on a sticker.
Nice. I got the 1821+ with eight 14TB drives. Also upgraded the RAM to 32GB and added a 10G card. Running two 1TB WD Red m.2 for a 1TB Cache
That's a nice DS, lots of storage, I had looked at that one a while back for a client. I started moving toward Synology when Apple started to lose interest in servers. Since then Synology has come a long way. I still have a few DS1515+'s running (Plex, File Sharing, etc) that I had to replace the power supplies on. You can find that here: th-cam.com/video/6jsFUzYhgMw/w-d-xo.html
I saw a post of someone on Reddit, who installed Nemix (4x32) 128 GB RAM kit, on their 3622xs+, and worked.
Can you try it, and show the step by step, on how to access the main hidden ram slots (where the original 2 x 8GB are installed)? Please.
@meekmeads Unfortunately this unit is in active use by a client. If I recall, the standard memory is on the opposite side of the user installable RAM, between the motherboard and the drive bays.
I just saw that now only Synology HDDs are supported… that’s really not a good move and business model. I had Synology NAS before and I need to by a new NAS soon, but I won’t get a Synology if I’m stuck at using their HDDs only…
@Spidouz I agree, I'm not happy with this move. I'm hopeful pushback will change their minds. I've sent feedback here - www.synology.com/en-us/form/inquiry/feature
nice unit - too rich for my blood though.
Sure, this is for an architecture firm of 15 users. If you need something more affordable for home or a small business the DS723+ I reviewed may be a better fit. Here's the link to my review: th-cam.com/video/q-QJkqQnxbU/w-d-xo.html
it wont boot after RAM upgrade. just blue blinking led. any ideas?
@Deluxe23 Make sure the RAM is seated properly and its compatible with your NAS. Is it Synology brand or another, what model? I have heard of issues with 3rd party RAM where sometimes both modules need to be the same GB. For example if you purchase 16GB and 8GB came with the unit you need to replace the 8GB with another 16GB.