
Hardware SpecificationsĢ.5″ SATA III / SATA II HDD (with optional 2.5″ Disk Holder)Ģ.5″ SATA III / SATA II SSD (with optional 2.5″ Disk Holder)ġ6 TB (8 TB HDD x 2) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) These details can easily be found on Synology’s website, under the heading “Specification” or found here. We will now take a look at the geeky stats provided by Synology and what we will expect to see at the heart of this device, the hardware behind its super compact and convenient design. Today we will be focusing on the home based NAS device, known as the DiskStation DS216se that is a budget-friendly two-bay device ideal for starting cloud storage in a much more convenient way than strapping Hard Disk Drives (HDD’s) to your PC. So let’s get right to it!įrom small 2 bay home NAS units to enterprise ready RackStations (3 U – A measurement of height occupied in a server rack), dedicated support software and everything in between, Synology have designed some very impressive kit. So what makes the DS216se different from other 2-bay NAS units on the market? Well, we are here to let you know what makes this NAS stand out from others, providing benchmarks and the capabilities this device has.

Today we will be delving deep into the Network Accessible Storage (NAS) department to take a look at the latest product on the market by Synology, the DiskStation (DS)216se, a crisp and very compact device allowing storage accessibility over a Local Area Network (LAN). US Price: $149.99 (At the time of review)


UK Price: £103.04 (At the time of review)
