majorsl 20 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Hi all, I'm considering a new Synology, possibly for use with Emby. If you could buy one, which would it be? My environment: -4 users, mix of streaming from Emby with tablets/laptops some direct play with Kodi. -I have lots of x265 content mostly at 1080. -looking at minimum of a 5-bay model (currently my eye is at the 1515+) Thoughts or suggestions? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad0h 8 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Hi @@majorsl, There is a general expectation that some xx17 models should be released "soon", so while I agree that the 1515+ is a good option - I am considering upgrading my old 1812+ to an 1815+ - that possible release is causing me to hold up. At a minimum, it would make the models you are currently considering drop in price - which you can then obviously just put toward better / larger drives. My 2c Regards, Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorsl 20 Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Thank you! Great advice. Drives are not really an issue, I've had 3 Drobo's in use since they first came out. I have a stack of 2TB through 4TB drives. I'm downsizing to just a Drobo 5D for my direct attached storage needs and hope to move to something a little more stand-alone for pure media serving plus a few apps on it that can replace the computers attached to the Gen1 and 2 Drobos. I may just want to see if there are some updated models with a little more processing power for the x265 transcodes where necessary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barat 27 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I think that in the price range of 1515+ you may think about DS916+ and DX213 - it will be then 6-bay and 8GB ram + newer CPU ... or just live with 4HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minos 14 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 dont buy a ..15+ modell now, there is the intel cpu (Intel Atom C2000) bug and synology will not make a recall and is trying to sit it out. there a lot dead ones in the forums. i have only german forum links but i think it dont helps you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorsl 20 Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Thanks for the hints. I might wait to see if there is a newer model of the 1515+. I do want a minimum of 5 bays to start as I'd like to use dual disk redundancy from the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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