Copying back the same file from the DS416play to the DS716+ got an average 108 MB/s rate. Copy the file from the DS716+ to the DS416play yielded an average throughput of 132 MB/s. We then copied a 6 GB file back and forth between these NAS three times and took the average speed. Fortunately, the DS416play also shines in that regard.įor our tests, we put in four 1 TB Western Digital Red NAS drives in the DS416play and setup a DS716+ on the other end. While the hardware might be capable enough for 4K transcoding, that doesn't exactly speak of the part where it should perform its best: transferring data, be it raw files or streaming media. exFAT support, however, has to be installed separately from the DSM Package Manager. That said, it supports external drives formatted to almost any popular file system format, including Microsoft's NTFS and Apple's HFS+. The DS416play uses either BTRFS or EXT4 file systems internally, which shouldn't come as a surprise considering DSM is Linux-based. Other than that, all of the action happens inside as well as on the web-based admin interface popularly known as the DiskStation Manager or DSM. Aside from the two hulking fans, you also get two Gigabit LAN ports that can be aggregated for faster data transfer. The other two are located at the back, which is similarly minimal.

The DS416play supports a total of 40 TB of space, 10 TB per drive, though if you opt to use RAID10 you will naturally have only access to half of that.Īside from the cover, the front of the DS416play is pretty bare, with only the four LED lights for the four drives, a power button, and one of three USB 3.0 ports. The drive trays require no tools to set up and support both 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch HDD or SDD drives. It gives you easy access to the four drive bays, which can be removed and replaced at a moment's notice. Here we have Synology's conventional front plate, which is always a pleasure to remove. What the DS416play lacks in looks it makes up for in convenience.

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