Synology DS1513+ 5-Bay NAS Review

Synology DSM 5.0 & Power Consumption

I’ve come quite accustomed to Synology’s Disk Station Manager user interface over the last year or so and recently they introduced DSM5.0, the latest take on their management system. Whilst the same basic layout and management environment is on offer, the theme that is used has been given a facelift, offering up a brighter UI that is more pleasing to the eye. This is not to say that the focus has all been put on aesthetics, it just made the panel less daunting to the first time user.

Power Consumption

Power consumption is a big thing these days and even at enterprise server levels, business are looking for solutions that are more and more eco-friendly, resulting in a lower power bill. At 45W under full load, for a 5-bay unit the DS1513+ is hardly power-hungry, we also have to consider that this is with a set of enterprise level drives that are built more for performance rather than low power.