Synology’s DS216Play NAS is a middling performer, but there’s no better NAS box available for streaming multimedia features and 4K transcoding. Synology’s rich app environment allows it to also ...

Hardware transcoding unlike software transcoding, relies on the server’s CPU to convert media files into different formats, hardware transcoding offloads this intensive task to a dedicated component ...

If there was one thing that dramatically improved my network-attached storage (NAS) setup, it was learning to treat the NAS like what it truly excels at: reliable, always-on storage. Synology makes ...

Using a dedicated device like a Synology NAS drive to host your Plex media library offers a variety of advantages over using a Mac. In addition to being able to configure a large amount of storage at ...

An above average CPU and RAM combo, solid features and affordable price make the QNAP TS-130 (and the two bay QNAP TS-230) well worth considering. Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing ...

I'm currently using Plex on my Synology NAS and I quite like it, but the Synology is just not up to the task for anything beyond basic transcoding. So I would like to create a dedicated server to ...

The relentless march that Synology undertakes with its NAS enclosures is an enviable one, as is its prowess in creating feature-packed and more importantly easy-to-use operating systems that strike a ...

Transfer speeds over 1Gbps Ethernet were generally very good with Intel's NAS performance tool pitching the DS216play near the top of the graphs in most tests and first place slots in the file copy ...

Since early 2025, Synology has adopted a bunch of anti-consumer policies that are massive deal-breakers – to the point where ...

If you want to avoid fooling around with overly complex software or settling for simple hardware, the Synology DiskStation DS224+ gets you up and running with a highly capable but straightforward NAS.