Good: This NAS ...was extremely easy to setup and the features of DSM 6.1 are awesome! I get great speed on file transfers and it doesn't use much power at all. Bad: The fan on the NAS is quiet, but watch your drive selection. Chassis is made of cheap thin plastic and resonates easily, so it doesn't block much sound. I installed 2x 2TB HGST 7K4000 drives and they are LOUD. I ended up taking the DS216j apart and lining the inside of the plastic chassis with 80 mil Dynamat material, followed by a layer of Silverstone SF01 acoustic foam and it helped massively, but the drive noise is still noticeable.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is not what I wanted but what I could afford a...t this time. It is however better than the DS213J that I have and faster too! My DS213j filled up with nearly 4TB of data and I needed something for new data storage. While I would have preferred something expandable, I could not afford it currently. The DS216J is very similar to the DS213J but the hardware specs are better. The 213 is a single core 1.2 with 512 RAM, but the 216 is 1.0 dual core with 512 ram and one can really tell the difference in read write times and data transfers. It is a good product for the money!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Been wanting small business server and this thing works grea...t. Love the easy web interface for us non-IT people!! Very happy with the purchase.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Awesome product. Small, quiet, energy efficient - all important to ...me as this will be my "travel" NAS.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New