Conclusion –
Synology’s DS1513+ is a nicely designed and build piece of hardware. It brings a few very solid features to the table that are missing from this particular segment of the market. By including 4 Gigabit ports on the DS1513+ Synology is giving you the option to have both speed and redundancy. You do not have to make the choice between one or the other like you do on traditional two-port NAS devices. This is sure to fill in a need at the upper end of the business market where companies are looking to combine price, performance and uptime. By adding in the option for High Availability, Redundant network connections and exceptional expandability they are building a winning combination in the DS1513+. From a design and build standpoint the DS1513+ is one of the better products we have worked with. Now it we get to dive into the performance and see if the DS1513+ can keep up. In addition to our normal testing we also will be performing specific HA tests and including the second DS1513+ that Synology sent to us just for this purpose. It is going to be fun to try all of the features out to see what works and what does not. We can’t wait to get into this so we can bring our findings to you.

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