Synology Disk Station DS715

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

1
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

High performance, Low power consumption, Link Aggregation support thanks to two Ethernet ports, Small footprint and low weight, eSATA port, USB 3.0 support (with no port installed at the face of the NAS, though), DSM OS is highly intuitive and richly feat...
Expandability options, Good performance for an entrylevel NAS, Synology's suite of DSM features
Scalable to seven drives, Energyefficient hardware, Good allround performance, Excellent DSM operating system

Cons:

High price, Notable performance impact with encrypted files, RAM is not upgradable, Plastic HDD trays without antivibration materials can become a very annoying source of noise, No front USB port, No HDMI port, Didn't successfully pass our EMC tests (howe...
A little expensive for a 2bay NAS

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Last revision on July 16, 2016

Reviewers Liked

High performance, Low power consumption, Link Aggregation support thanks to two Ethernet ports, Small footprint and low weight, eSATA port, USB 3.0 support (with no port installed at the face of the NAS, though), DSM OS is highly intuitive and richly feat
Expandability options, Good performance for an entrylevel NAS, Synology's suite of DSM features
Scalable to seven drives, Energyefficient hardware, Good allround performance, Excellent DSM operating system

Reviewers Didn't Like

High price, Notable performance impact with encrypted files, RAM is not upgradable, Plastic HDD trays without antivibration materials can become a very annoying source of noise, No front USB port, No HDMI port, Didn't successfully pass our EMC tests (howe
A little expensive for a 2bay NAS
Priced close to Intelbased DS713, Not yet compatible with Plex

Expert reviews and ratings

We would like to thank Synology for supplying the review sample. We reviewed the DS215+ a while ago, and the time has come to take a look at its big brother, the DS715 with a stronger quad-core CPU and 2 GB of RAM, which is twice as much. The DS715 is...

By techPowerUp! on November 25, 2015

Synology's DiskStation DS715 borrows an interesting feature from the DS1515 that we recently reviewed. Look on the rear panel of this dual bay NAS and you will see that in addition to the dual Gigabit Ethernet and two USB 3.0 ports you also get an eSATA...

By Kitguru.net on September 17, 2015

The DS715 is fast and particularly well-suited to multi-tasking with its quad-core CPU - a feature that has traditionally been limited to its four-bay and larger enclosures. For dealing with media, though, Synology's own specs tables suggest the cheaper...

By Bit-tech.net on June 18, 2015

Synology's DS715 is an odd update in some regards, but interesting in others. Its clear performance isn't an issue. It has almost the full DSM support behind it, and the possibility to be expanded. It sits in a middle-ground of business solutions and...

By Techgage on September 28, 2015

The Synology DS715 is the perfect NAS for small growing businesses that want to retain the ability to expand their storage in the future without compromising on quality and performance in the...

By StorageReview on September 14, 2015

Synology has added to its popular line-up of network-attached storage solutions with the launch of the dual-bay DS715 for home and business workgroup customers.Priced at around £325, the DS715 is outfitted with a quad-core ARM processor, 2GB of...

By HEXUS.net on July 13, 2015

Pricing The Synology DS715 isn't the cheapest on the block, but the price is justified by the features and performance that we've seen. You can find the DS715 at Amazon for $469.99 or £356.63 at the time of writing. If you're located in germany you can...

By eTeknix on June 30, 2015

Synology es una empresa especializada en productos NAS, tanto para empresas como para particulares. Surge en el...

By drcaos.com on November 11, 2015

Synology möchte mit der DS715 ganz klar den ambitionierten Heimanwender, als auch kleinere Büros ansprechen, die ein performates NAS für ihre tägliche Arbeit benötigen. Der mit 1,4 GHz getaktete Vierkerner und die ihm zur Seite stehenden 2 GB RAM würden...

By apfelcheck.de on July 21, 2015

Hemos estado probando el Synology DS715, un NAS de dos bahías de Synology que destaca por tener un algo rendimiento, producir poco ruido y por último tener un diseño compacto y atractivo, que permitirá al dispositivo ser ideal para la oficina, o para el...

By teknikop.com on January 31, 2016

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