Synology DiskStation DS1621+ NAS Server with Ryzen 2.2GHz CPU, 4GB Memory, 6-Bay, 72TB Bundle with 6X 12TB Seagate IronWolf

Gonna keep this short. I got the Synology 6 bay NAS DiskStation DS1621+. Great unit. Does everything I wanted except video/plex steaming. (Itll do it, but not well) If youre looking for a streaming box, get an Intel Xeon unit. Intel will have hardware to let you view those 4K encoded videos. But I kitted out mine. Max RAM, Max SSD Cache, and Max HDD. Its more than I need, but Its been super reliable for me. Even in power outages (your milage may vary. I do recommend at least a 2.5 or 10GbE card if you need extra bandwidth. Be sure your computers MoBo supports it if you plan to directly connect it. In short, if you dont need a video connection or video streaming, this is a great option.

I was worried that the NAS work be underpowered. Worried for nothing. Works great. The built in software makes all the difference!

Love my NAS great for a pandemic Plex server. Make sure to get NAS drives not desktop drives.

Been eyeing an upgrade for a while, finally got this DS1621+ last week. Migration from my older DS416 Play was easy, took about 24 hours, but essentially automated. If no issues arise, I plan to use my DS1621+ for the next 10 years. The reasons I upgraded: 1. I just wanted to. 2. Expandable storage. 3. Better CPU (Ryzen quad core CPU). 4. 4 GB DDR4 (upgradeable). 5. NVMe SSD Cache. 6. Upgradable to 10 GbE

This is my 2nd Synology product (the first one is a ds1517+) and Im loving it! Im able to migrate some services I set up on the first nas over to the 2nd so eventually, I can reset my first one so I will be able to optimize it better than I initially did. The DS 1621+ has the speed I need and is upgradeable if I decide I need to install a 10gb network card or nvme cache to speed things up even more! Ive been using it for about 2 weeks now and so far its handling everything Ive thrown at it! I would happily suggest someone consider this if they need a nas with 6 bays and fast storage. If you plan on hosting your own media server because this model doesnt have onboard video in the processor I would avoid trying to run something like plex directly on it but instead set the plex server upon an old desktop or laptop or on another nas that has a processor with onboard/external graphics built-in so it can handle the transcoding portion while the nas handles the data storage portion of your home videos

Everything works great. Love the Ryzen processor. I do recommend you get the memory upgrades. I got the 16GB, and the software seems to use excess RAM as disk cache so that is nice. I am so happy with it, I think I will go ahead and upgrade to 10Gb and NVME caches as well.

Amazon Reviewers-before I ordered this Synology unit I downloaded, read, and reviewed the “Synology 1621+ User Guide”. From a user perspective this document is essentially a technical and specifications explanation of the NAS. It was not very helpful to me for procedures to follow to correctly configure and set up this NAS. However, the “Amazon Reviewers” were outstanding! I read through all of their reviews and submitted my questions for those technical areas for which I needed information, but that was not included in the existing reviews. In every case, responses were made within 24 hours and answered my specific questions. This information permitted me to confirm my selection and to know that this NAS would meet my requirements before I placed my order. Synology Technology- since December 31st this NAS has performed perfectly. However, I needed additional assistance for the set up and configuration. I contacted Synology for assistance and could not have asked for better support. The technician for my support case has answered all of my questions. Inquiries submitted during the week are answered with 24 hours. The technician who is assisting me always provides comprehensive answers to my questions. He also includes technical publication extracts related to my question with Screen Prints and the device Path. Better solutions to my strategies are also provided. I wish that Synology had “Remote Connect” but that is not available. The technician suggested that I create a Word document with Screen Prints and upload that Word document from the Synology technical support website (portal). This has worked so far. I am adding six WD 10 TB Red NAS Pro HDDs and should complete my setup and configuration next week. Adding a HDD, one at a time requires about 10-15 hours to complete. At this juncture the 1621+ has performed perfectly and the NAS performance is outstanding!

Definitely a good investment

I have a 15 year old 1511+ Synology NAS that is still going strong. From time to time I have to perform a hard reboot on it so I decided to purchase a new one. My 1511+ is encased in all metal but it looks like similar models are now plastic and not quite what they were more than a decade ago. After doing some research I ended up going with the 1621+ and I couldnt be happier. I was able to dump my noisy window server for a VM running on the nas. I only have one app that doesnt run well in Linux and needed this running somewhere. I simply RDP into it from my linux gaming rig and there is little to no lag or hesitation. It comes in an all metal case, and the AMD Ryzen CPU easily handles running my Valheim server in a docker! This model has very quiet fans which I believe are an upgrade from lower-end models. I was able to migrate my cameras and surveillance settings easily along with their respective licenses.

Solid NAS. Much more responsive than my old DS218. I have 6 WD Pro 8Tb drives, 2 Samsung 500gb NVME m.2 drives as cache and 32 Gb of RAM.