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- Condition
- New
- Style
- 5-bay; 8GB DDR4
- Size
- DS1522+
- Dimensions
- 9.17"D x 9.06"W x 6.54"H
- Weight
- 4190 g
- Color
- Black
- Item Type Name
- Synology NAS
- Warranty
- 3 Years
- Works with
- Android, Desktop, Laptop, Server, iphone
Features 5
- Up to 736/796 MB/s sequential read/write throughput makes file operations quick and efficient
- Leverage built-in file and photo management, data protection, virtualization, and surveillance solutions
- Four 1GbE ports for simple integration into existing environments with optional 10GbE connectivity to tackle more specialized, bandwidth-heavy applications
- Add up to 10 extra drive bays with 2 DX517 expansion units for a maximum of 15 storage drives
- 3-year warranty
Specs 15
| Brand | Synology |
|---|---|
| Color | Black |
| Product Dimensions | 9.17"D x 9.06"W x 6.54"H |
| Size | DS1522+ |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Synology |
| UPC | 846504004461 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Built-In Media | 1 x DS1522+ main unit; 1 x Quick Installation Guide; 1 x Accessory pack; 1 x AC power adapter; 1 x AC power cord; 2 x RJ-45 LAN cables |
| Item Type Name | Synology NAS |
| Model Number | DS1522+ |
| Mfr Part Number | DS1522+ |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 9.17"D x 9.06"W x 6.54"H |
| Item Weight | 4190 g |
| Mounting Type | surface mount |
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A NASty piece of hardware for data hoarders
Style: 5-bay; 8GB DDR4
Size: DS1522+
What can I say, we all know why we consider Synology. They are basically the "Apple" of the NAS space. Positives: -User friendly interface -Robust options for safety nets (notice how I said how it's not a backup) -A large userbase with many helpful resources to guide through some of the few nuances. -Optional NVME SSD expansion for caching -Optional RAM upgrade -Optional 2x 5 Bay enclosure (should only be used as it's own, separate volume) for a total of 15 drives of storage. I love the features of BTRFS and SHR1, which are flexible "safety nets" that help protect you from losing all of your data from either a ransomware/crypto attack (BTRFS Snapshots), or a failed drive (SHR1 providing parity data). The advantage of SHR1 vs other RAID configurations is that you are not bound to replacing ALL drives in order to acquire more space. You can simply replace 2 drives with larger capacity drives, to start progressing into more space. These swaps into higher capacity must be done one at a time if using SHR1. Look into Synology RAID calculator if you need more info on how SHR works. Many of the integrations the Synology DSM software brings to the user are also nice (but could be improved on still, such as their Cloud sync application). Negatives: -I wish it had natively faster than 1gb ethernet connections, but it has the option for a 10gb expansion NIC. -If you are looking for a Plex server, this isn't the one you want, because there isn't integrated graphics. I believe the best one right now from Synology is the DS920+ but I have no intention of going this route so I did limited research on it. Do I recommend Synology? Absolutely Do I recommend this unit? If it suits your needs, absolutely. There are many options, which cater to different users/needs, so take your time and do your homework. I honestly couldn't be happier so far. If you want to learn more about this unit, I recommend a couple of channels on YT, which I watched for a couple of months leading up to my purchase. SpaceRex and NAScompares Good luck! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just to elaborate on some of the features I am using as it pertains to my specific use case, this is not really part of the review, but more so for people interested in knowing how I use my Synology and why. System specs: i9-9900k 5ghz OC 32GB DDR4 3200 RAM RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB 1x M.2 NVME 2TB 2x SSD 2TB DS1522+ with 5x 8TB HGST Ultrastar He8, using BTRFS and a LUN (2TB allocated) I am using it to sync my Photography company's Dropbox files, create Lr catalog files from the files, and then store our active (not yet approved) client files. The Cloud Sync isn't as flexible as the Dropbox application in terms of visibility of "Only online" files. Your files can only be syncd as "Available offline" or in other words, stored locally. You do have 3 options of syncing, one way sync (either way) and two way sync. I didn't like being unable to view my "Only online" files and then choosing to sync them through my windows file explorer like I would have liked. This made me instead create a LUN through DSM, which created a drive that appears as local on my windows file explorer, so that I could set it as a target location for the Dropbox desktop application. My workflow is as follows: -Once dropbox is placed on a LUN, I syncd our entire photography file system to the LUN in Online Only mode. This took a while, since there were about 1.6 million files for just our photos. -I select which clients I want to sync that need to be built into a catalog, and download the files to the Synology LUN -Once they are downloaded, I copy these locally stored files to my M.2 NVME local storage (May not be necessary once I upgrade the Synology to have the 10Gb NIC), import the images to my master catalog file on Lightroom Classic, and build them into a seperate Catalog with Smart Previews. -I assign the catalog + smart previews to an editor by simply copying the zipped smart previews and catalog to the Dropbox folder assigned to the editor. -The editor then begins their edits to the catalog directly from their folder which syncs to me, and if they are not currently working on it with Lightroom running (which I know when they are clocked in or not), I can open the catalog and see their progress or make corrections if they are needing to be made, the next time they clock in, they see the changes I made to it. -Once the catalog is done I pull it from the syncd folder, open my master catalog file, import from another catalog (the one that was just turned in), and then export as JPEG. -Once this is done, I then move all of the RAW image files, off my M.2 NVME drive, to a home folder (accessible on Windows explorer using SMB share) on the Synology, then set the Dropbox files that they originated from, back to Online Only status. -In my master catalog file, I relocate the missing folder that was just moved from my local storage, to the Synology home folder (which is still viewable from Lr), and now I have access to all those RAW files in Lr still, without the need to keep them on my M.2 NVME local drive. -If during review from one of my admins, certain images are needing to be replaced due to a poor cull, I can still pull up the catalog, make the necessary changes, and export as a JPEG while the RAW exist on the Synology SMB Share folder. That is where I am at now. This is where I want go next in due time, and it highlights just a couple features that the Synology offers to improve my workflow efficiency, and save money. Once I upgrade the Synology with the Expansion slot for 10Gb ethernet, and add a PCI NIC for at least 5Gb (maybe I'll also go 10Gb there too), I may not even need to move anything onto my local NVME, since I will be able to access everything from the Synology at a fast enough speed that I'll be bottle necked by my CPU rather than the disk read/write. This will need to be tested once I acquire those 2 pieces of hardware. Another improvement I can make, is instead of syncing my editors catalog files and smart previews through Dropbox, I could do it through Synology Drive, which is their version of Dropbox. What's the advantage? My editors will not require a Dropbox account to be able to use the Dropbox application sync feature. I could save some of them a monthly subscription (or save ourselves that money for the veteran editors on our team), by just using my NAS as the cloud provider for the editors. I have not gone this route yet because I have not yet had the time to research the best way to open my Synology up to the internet in that way. This is one of the few things that (from my understanding) Synology seems to be doing the best with in comparison to other NAS solutions, but it's a risk that I am not willing to take without educating myself fully on the best approach. Who knows what other optimizations I will discover as I use the Synology more.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2022 by Brit french
Exceeded my expectations, although has some issues, hopefully solvable.
Style: 5-bay; 8GB DDR4
Size: DS1522+
Received this box yesterday and the hard drives today. Installed and configured, but was trapped by some setup inconsistency. Once the unit was connected to LAN I pinned the IP address and once the unit restarted after the initial setup the setup application lost it, so I reconnected to the new IP address, but the entire sequence was lost and the setup decided on its own and created configuration, that I didn't want. After some games around I simply ran the factory reset, since there is no way to delete the volume and the storage pool created by the setup tool. Once restarted and reinstalled the required OS the things moved forward way faster and more smoothly. I fixed the IP for all 4 NICs, then bound 3 of them, but left the 4th one just in case, it's sitting on the dynamic IP address, while the routed has its IP address fixed. I've done that on purpose - it something happens to the first 3 bound NICs I still have a way to connect to the device thought the 4th NIC with dynamic IP. Other than that... 5x 18TB Iron Wolf, 2x 2TB 980 PRO in RAID1 mode for R/W, etc. The speed is not over 100 MB/sec, which is very impressive for this device, especially keeping in mind 2 separate threads, from my laptop and from my phone, plus the unit is still optimizing and indexing the disks, which also takes time, the ETA is over 2 days and 6 hours, and that's after 17% were already done. I'm copying dons of stuff in background, so it all makes sense. Originally it wanted 22 hours for the entire process. I'm not enforcing it anyway, picked the lowest of 3 modes and it works pretty well. The entire impression is pretty good. I think I will get an extended warranty for 2 more years, it makes sense, don't want to take any risk, the storage is really huge to lose anything. The good news is that I can use a regular share to get full access to the required directory inside NAS and map to it my phone and laptop so access anything I need any time. A new more accounts have been added, but they are still waiting until everything is properly setup. What great is - this is a hardware RAID, the connection is stable and all 4 NICs can be bound and work together, significantly increasing the speed.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2023 by DSh
Easy to setup, a pleasure to use.
Style: 5-bay; 8GB DDR4
Size: DS1522+
I bought the 1522+, set it up with btrfs, with check sum for data integrity and shr-2 (raid 6 allowing for 2drive failure with option for expandability). This replaces an old 212j (that replaced an 208j) and exceeds expectations for easy of use, transferability, and capabilities, including multiple sync folders with multiple users. Originally looked at the 923+ but wanted shr-2 and needed the extra drive bay for that. Check sum tell’s operating system which copy files are corrupted so it knows which on to overwrite to correct. Know your wants and needs and refer to synologys raid calculator to help pick the right model for you. Watch that model like a hawk, there are substantial sales, pounce when they hit your price point. I’m using modest 4Tb enterprise class nas drives (I’ve had laying around) and plan to expand if they fail or storage is insufficient. It’s got enough horsepower to spin up a VM or four, but doesn’t transcode. It’s perfect for me, and my use scenario. I plan to install m2 ssds as a storage pool ( I don’t think it’s officially supported) but not difficult to do, for VMs. All of my past synology nas purschases have been solid for over a decade. The 208j was too old, too small and too slow to keep in service. Replaced one failed drive on the 212j (no data loss, long rebuild, never truly optimized after replacement, did not significantly affect use or stored data.)
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Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023 by Cheap Skate 2
Great Smooth Transition and Improved Functionality
Style: 5-bay; 8GB DDR4
Size: DS1522+
I have been a Synology user and believer for years now. My 1515+ died and frankly was getting a bit dated. The new 1522+ has so much more processing speed and on-board caching and with M2 drives I'm pleased. Two big points - 1- Seamless migration - I was worried in that my old 1515+ was dead and could not migrate to the new 1522+ smoothly/gently. I had no choice; I swapped out disk for disk into the new unit 1522+. Synology's transition and upgrade worked seamlessly. The upgrade process even brought over all my previous settings. Sweet :) 2- Amazon Delivery - As you can imagine I needed the new unit TODAY. I ordered through Amazon and had the unit the next day. Again, sweet. Even better, the driver was careful with my "new baby", no bashed or dented cardboard. All in all, a great transaction, delivery and a fantastic product.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2024 by NC DIY Guy
Good Prosumer NAS product. Do your research before your purchase.
Style: 5-bay; 8GB DDR4
Size: DS1522+
Do your research to make sure the NAS you build fits your needs. This is not a medium to large NAS solution. It is designed for techie homes and small business. The unit is made almost entirely of plastic including the case, drive rails, and trays. It is not rack mountable. The power supply is external, and not a generic part. The only way to access the RAM modules is by removing the HDDs so perform upgrades before setting up the device to avoid any RAID instability. The fans are 92mm making it easy to replace them when the bearings start making too much noise. The loudest aspect of the unit is the drives. This model is great for backup and storage. There are other models that work better for surveillance, media, or other high speed uses. Know that a fast NAS means nothing unless you build up your network infrastructure as well. The setup is easy enough. Snap the drives in the very plastic rails and lock them in place. Turn it on, connect to the NAS and follow the on screen directions. The entire process takes a few hours and your NAS is ready to use. The online guides and forums answer most questions you have if you are not tech savvy. The DSM software is Mac friendly as long as you avoid NTFS formats. Despite what Synology says, stick to identical size and brand NAS drives with the same revision and firmware in order to ensure RAID parity. You never want to rely on a software RAID because too many bad things can happen with failures. Do not use desktop drives because they aren't designed to run 24/7 and they handle faults at the drive level instead of the RAID level which leads to instability or RAID failure. Only use surveillance drives for a surveillance setup. I went with this unit and 5 X 8TB Seagate IronWolf Pro NAS drives. The RAID 5 formatted size is just under 30TB. Each Time Machine backup has its own partition to prevent Spotlight from caching the entire drive after backup. Other storage space is partitioned out for multimedia storage, cloud backup, and software vaults. It has been up for about a month now with no problems. My read and write speeds are limited by a network bottleneck, but the read / write speeds are where they should be in this configuration. The NVMe cache drives are unnecessary in my setup, but if you have a media server on a gigabit network, they turn spindle drives into hybrid drives.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2022 by Amazon Customer
We will own this for a long, long time...
Style: 5-bay; 8GB DDR4
Size: DS1522+
For quick reference, we previously had a Drobo 5N (gigabit ethernet) for 10 years, and a Drobo 2nd Gen (Firewire 800) before that. This Synology unit destroys them in every way, and is expandable in ways appreciated. Notably, some people are really bummed that newer Synology units like this don't have hardware transcoding for movies, etc like older ones. For us this was a non-issue since we have an NVIDIA Shield Pro in the house we use for this...which we already had beforehand. As far as 'upgrades' to the unit, I did purchase the 10GbE add-on module, and it was marvelously easy to install and runs great. With regular NAS hard drives populating the unit, we're pulling around mid 500's to 600's in MB/s. It would have been nice if the unit shipped with at least 2.5g ports on it, but ah well -- things worked out and we now have a mix of 10gb and 1gb throughout the house. We also have a NAS NVME drive installed for a read cache, and that went in without hitch as well. It's definitely accelerating workloads for my job quite a bit (visual effects). The interface is more involved than the Drobo was, but it also has vastly more functionality and apps available. Very highly recommended!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2023 by The Active Geek
Nice upgrade from an 8 year old 1815+
Style: 5-bay; 8GB DDR4
Size: DS1522+
Being able to run an 1815 side by side with the 1522 let's me see just how much faster things are now. I added a 500gb nvme cache to the 1522 and it's much faster response with not much change to overall transfer speeds of max 1gb lines. Dsm 7.1 vs 6.2 I kept on the older unit is a good way to compare as well with dsm 7 feeling very snappy but missing obvious things like adding shortcuts to desktop. That said this was a long overdue upgrade and with two boxes, synolgy offers some nice tools to backup. I did buy what I thought were approved drives but Synology still complained and hopefully won't be an issue if Service is needed. 6 months later update: We have about 50 users that we copy files to everyone simultaneously daily. This is a great way to stress test any NAS environment. The 1815 routinely just locks up now when copying large amounts of data. Can't reach DSM through browser and SMB is gone as well, lights all flashing away for hours, but nothing. Hard reboot corrects it. Login on the 1522 is still almost instant, the 1815 often takes over a minute. There is no indexing (turned off), scrubbing (delayed) so while it was much faster a couple years ago, for whatever reason it's struggling regularly now.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023 by J
Synology NAS: The Secure, Versatile Powerhouse for Your Data Needs
Style: 5-bay; 8GB DDR4
Size: DS1522+
TL;DR: Choose Synology over QNAP for security and ease of use, ideal for consumers and small businesses, feature-rich, great for backups and media storage, surveillance feature adequate but not standout, VPN and private cloud services are bonuses. In the arena of NAS (Network Attached Storage) solutions, the battle often boils down to Synology versus QNAP. From my battlefield, Synology emerges as the clear victor. Its software is the Fort Knox of digital security, boasting a robust, feature-rich, and user-friendly experience. QNAP, while a worthy adversary, has stumbled in the past with security breaches – a cardinal sin in the world of data protection. Now, let's talk about this particular Synology model, a contender that punches above its weight in the entry-level business category. It's a champion of data security with its RAID support, turning data recovery and hard drive upgrades into child's play. Picture this – one drive fails, and you're as cool as a cucumber, knowing your data's safe. Upgrading to a new NAS? A walk in the park, especially with RAID in your corner. And let's not forget about the freebie that's a total game-changer – the Active Backup for Business. It's like having an army of backup ninjas protecting your Macs and PCs, potentially saving you a fortune. For the home user, it's like having your personal cloud. Synology C2 online backup? Check. Affordable, simple, and secure. Say goodbye to rummaging through DVDs or Blu-rays – DS Video has got your back, organizing your movie library like a personal Netflix. And that's not all – you can access your cinematic treasure trove from anywhere. Just pack a Chromecast for your travels, and you're set. Surveillance footage storage? It's got you covered, though it's more of a sidekick feature – competent but not the star of the show. The VPN setup is a breeze, adding another layer of security to your digital fortress. Synology Drive is your private Dropbox – a slick way to access and share files remotely. The iOS client is like a loyal butler – always there, always efficient. Cloud Sync client? Yes, it's there too, syncing seamlessly with services like Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive. In summary, if you're looking for a NAS solution that's easy, secure, and versatile, this Synology model is a no-brainer. It's like having a Swiss Army knife for your digital needs – robust, reliable, and ready for anything.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2024 by Chicago Ben