QNAP TS-559 Pro II vs Synology DS1512+

[Chri5tian]

Hi,

I ordered TS-559 Pro II earlier today and just saw that Synology has launched DS1512+

TS-559 Pro II: CPU 1,8 GHz,SATA III
DS1512+: CPU 2,14 GHz, SATA II, and claims 194.48 MB/sec Writing and 202.20 MB/sec Reading, which is pretty good.

I haven't found any reviews on the synology yet, but are those speeds realistic? Another question, how far are we from being able to utilize sata III?

I've owned a Synology DS710+ and loved it, but I would like try a QNAP nas but not if the Synology is vastly superior. Would you cancel the order and buy the Synology instead?

Any thoughts?

 

[fido_one]

DS1512+: CPU 2,14 GHz, SATA II, and claims 194.48 MB/sec Writing and 202.20 MB/sec Reading, which is pretty good.

That's for link aggregation performance, so half that if you're talking about a home network. If you've got multiple devices slamming the NAS/iSCSI than link aggregation comes into play, but really, you'll need to be in a business atmosphere with lots of servers hitting it or running VMWare/Citrix. Someone check me if I'm wrong here, my link aggregation knowledge is rusty. Ready yourself for a 10Gig switch/NIC system and 10Gig NAS if you really want higher speeds at anything that isn't hitting enterprise levels (nothing for SoHo prices on that).

That being said, I like the DS1512+, seems to be a bit more future proof, though QNAP just released their news on their equivalent NASes:

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas/nas-news/31704-qnap-announces-cedar-trail-nas-lineup

I'm kind of waffling between the DS1812+ and the DS1512+ but given the expansion bays will probably go for the DS1512+ and an expansion bay if I really need the storage down the road.