NAS Rackstation (Diskless) (RS1619xs+), 4-bay; 8GB DDR4

Primary use is backing up 20 end user PCs. My Western Digital (WD) unit died and I needed something fast. Shipped immediately, purchased 5 WD Red Pro 6TB NAS Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM Class (one is a spare, trust me you want a spare on hand); I was up and running in minutes and fully operational in a couple hours.Easy to install, intuitive interface with good online help as needed. Using the included application, Active Backup for Business that implements data deduplication which conserves a huge amount of disk space. This is a great feature. Don't know why it isn't highlighted in the description.I'm sold on Synology!

It is hard to find compatible hardware for the Synology devices. They don't support lots of USB devices, hard drives, and more. I would recommend finding a NAS with better device support. Also, they have so many tricks to prevent honoring the warranty. Don't buy this expecting to have good support or warranty help. There are other devices out there so I would not choose Synology.

I was running out of space and instead of just buying more hard drives, I figured I might as well upgrade my system as well. I upgraded from the Synology 4 bay NAS DiskStation DS918+ to this RackStation RS1619xs+ for the win. Keep in mind this is a 19" deep and wide. So If you have a small rack, you might want to rethink this NAS. The other thing that might give you pause is that there is no support for SHR. Now that those are out of the way. Why should you upgrade to this NAS? There are a lot of NAS out there but Synology software always makes it an easy choice to select them for my storage needs. The intuitive interface and package are hard to beat. The hardware itself has an Intel Xeon D-1527 Quad-core. You can if you want to install a 10GbE/25GbE NIC. If you don't have a switch to support 10GbE, save your money, and get more ram instead. Speaking of ram, the RackStation RS1619xs+ supports up to 64 GB of it. So short story, long. I love this machine but wish it would not kill my eardrums. This is meant to be in an AV room and not in your livingroom. However pro users don't want to hear that. So while you buy this add a 3rd party fan to your shopping cart. You can thank me later.Pro:Synology DSN softwareFuture proof thanks to PCIe slotsThe pure power of the systemLink AggregationCons:19" deep and wide. May not fit in all racksThe fan noise is rediculous even when there is no load. The 39.3 dB not true on our test runs as 53.1 dBThere is no SHR support :(Does not come with Rail Kit

The hardware itself is decent when it’s working properly. Synology support on the other hand is absolute garbage. I’d you need a product that has support that’s there when you need it, don’t buy a single product from Synology.I’ve had to contact Synology twice for a hardware related issue that caused the server to be out of service. During both instances it took Synology upwards of 3 business days to even figure out what was causing the issue and even longer to repair and resolve it.Their support system is deeply flawed and no one at Synology cares. You can never speak to anyone after your issue has been assigned to someone. They all communicate through their ticket system and their typical response time is 24 hours to every single reply you make. So a simple exchange of answering their questions will take 24 business hours to respond to.

I like the cpu power and memory capacity on this 4 drive model. But why no support for SHR and SHR-2. I ended up with RADI 6 but confused why no SHR which is one of the reasons I like Synology. I also have a DS1019+ and three DS918+ all with SHR and SHR-2 support so why not on this high end unit.

For a small business or for a home user that wants/needs a NAS solutions that does everything with ease, this is the perfect device.CONS: No SHR and only a 4BayPROS: everything else.

Versatility of applications

The RS1619XS+ is a 1U rack unit with Intel XEON D-1527. It is a hot CPU in a small room. The original fan used in RS1619XS+ is Y.S Tech FD124028EB-P with a Maximum 16000 RPM with F and R (3rd wire function). If you switch to the Notorious Nactua Fan like you see in many posts or youtube video, you are replacing a 16000 RPM fan with a 5000 RPM fan. Think twice before you do that. If you want keep the 15000+ RPM, then there is no purpose to replace the fan as any fan with 10000+ RPM will have that kind of noise. I tried to switch to a 13000 RPM fan, the noise is the same.

Why does Synology not support other major brands of hard drives anymore? SO ANNOYING! Are you really that desperate for money that you now only support one drive manufacturer? So incredibly disappointing. When a company does something like this it shows its current and future customers that it is more interested in squeezing every last cent out of it’s supply chain than actually providing the best options and choice for it’s customers. I hope this reflects as shortsighted as it is inconvenient for your customers.