Like all Synology NAS units, the DS416play supports a wide range of services such as locally hosted Web servers, FTP, GIT or SVN servers, even email. Because these are just snapshots and not full backups, only the changes are saved, not full backups, saving huge amounts of disk space. These snapshots can then be replicated to another NAS or cloud storage service at the end of the day. Btrfs adds a number of features to a backup storage solution that can be invaluable, such as checksums on read to make sure the data is accurate, and snapshots, which allow for regular (down to the minute) backups of critical files and folders that allow you to rollback to a previous version without incident. If you are just streaming normal 1080p content, then up to three devices can be supported with transcoding (including Apple TV).Īs with all new Synology NAS units that support DSM 6.0 and have an x86 processor, this NAS can support Btrfs, the new file system format that replaces EXT4.
The usual assortment of media servers are available, including DLNA for consoles to pick up on, or even smart TVs. In our previous reviews (such as with the DS216+), we’ve seen this hardware acceleration work very well, with the CPU barely using 25% of the CPU when transcoding 4K video to 1080p. This even includes 4K content, as long as it’s in the H.264 format.
Hardware transcoders allow the NAS to encode videos to a lower resolution format or different codec if a mobile device or tablet does not support the encoded media you store on the NAS. RAID 5 does slow things down somewhat, but this is expected. Should one of the Ethernet ports fail, the other will continue to function. If security is a concern, the NAS can perform real-time AES-NI encryption on writes at 142MB/s. This means multiple PCs on the network can access or stream from the NAS with ease, and doesn’t require a specialized network switch to achieve. What really helps with the DS416play is the inclusion of dual Gigabit Ethernet, capable of delivering up to 225MB/s of throughput over the network when link aggregation is enabled.
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