I benchmarked the three options, and found the following performance, in mbps (mega-bits per second). One of the good things about these Synology NAS units is that they really aren't complicated to set up. The DS620slim shares the same standard setup process as other Synology servers with these simple steps.

We're as guilty as anyone of getting excited about shiny new gear and features, but let's not lose sight of the gear we already have by our side.I really don't see the point in these smaller NAS systems when they don't take advantage of the speed potential that an SSD based configuration could offer. Keeping a NAS drive cool is one of the most important parts to maintaining speed and efficiency see, as heat can easily result in hardware functioning slower and opening the door to potential hardware damage in raised temperatures.

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Another really awesome feature that comes with the DS620slim is the extra layer of backup that it is capable of providing. Additionally, it is worth highlighting that the device allows you to use SSD media as raw fast-acting storage that allows the DS620slim to take advantage of that massive throughput internally, or you can use a combination of hard drives for raw storage and 1 to 2 SSDs for caching – providing you with with the best of both worlds of affordable storage and SSD speed performance gains. Finally, for free advice about your setup, j ust leave a message in the comments below here at NASCompares. This could for instance be a mail server, databases and other similar things that consistently use data. The point of this locking mechanism is probably more so to ensure that none of the drives are disconnected by accident than for security reasons.