Since my NAS will be a Christmas gift from my father in law, I opted to get a 2-bay Synology NAS. The 4-bay was too much money. So, I'm super excited. I went onto the Synology web page and they had a very nice "comparison" feature that showed all the info you would ever need and I could easily surmise that the DS216j basically has all the same features (minus fewer users...which is a non issue for me at home) and just 2 bays vs 4 bays. Also some of the RAID features of the 4-bay are more choices...but that's OK.
This will be a great way for me to try NAS and see how it works. If, in a few years I find a 2-bay isn't adequate, I will just upgrade at that time. Besides, I got a good package deal from B&H PHoto! Yes, better than Amazon.
So, I got the DS216j and (2) 4TB Red drives for a total of $447.99
Amazon would have been $478.09
I even get expedited shipping from B/H and will have in hand this Wednesday.
Pretty excited to try this out.
This will be a great way for me to try NAS and see how it works. If, in a few years I find a 2-bay isn't adequate, I will just upgrade at that time. Besides, I got a good package deal from B&H PHoto! Yes, better than Amazon.
So, I got the DS216j and (2) 4TB Red drives for a total of $447.99
Amazon would have been $478.09
I even get expedited shipping from B/H and will have in hand this Wednesday.
Pretty excited to try this out.