Synology DiskStation DS1621+ 6-Bay NAS Enclosure

If you need serious storage that can grow with you, this 6-bay NAS gives you room to start small and expand up to 16 drives as your data grows. It runs on a fast AMD Ryzen processor with 4GB of ECC RAM (upgradeable to 32GB) and has two M.2 NVMe slots for caching, so you get snappy performance for backups, file access, or hosting virtual machines. With built-in apps for file sharing, syncing, and team collaboration, plus support for up to 40 IP cameras, it’s great for both work and home setups. You also get advanced backup tools, RAID support, and the flexibility to add 10GbE networking when you’re ready.

Highlights:

• 6 drive bays for 2.5 or 3.5 inch SATA drives
• Expandable up to 16 bays with two DX517 units
• AMD Ryzen quad-core 2.2 GHz processor
• 4 GB ECC DDR4 RAM upgradeable to 32 GB
• Two M.2 2280 NVMe slots for SSD cache
• Up to 2323 MB/s read and 1434 MB/s write speeds
• Four Gigabit Ethernet ports with link aggregation
• Supports RAID 0 1 5 6 10 and Synology Hybrid RAID
• Includes Snapshot Replication and Hyper Backup
• Runs Synology DiskStation Manager operating system
• Supports up to 40 IP cameras for surveillance
• Compatible with Windows macOS Linux Android and iOS