Comparison of Synology DiskStation DS1515+ and Drobo 5N

The side-by-side comparison of the devices’ specifications. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting NAS.

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Launch	2015	2016
Class	Small / Medium business	Small office / Home office
Dimensions	157 x 248 x 233 mm	150.3 x 185.4 x 262.3 mm
Weight	4.17 kg	3.9 kg
Disks
Disk bays	5 x 3.5" SATA III	5 x 3.5" SATA III
RAID	JBOD RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 RAID6 Synology Hybrid RAID	BeyondRAID
SSD support	yes	yes

Network
LAN ports	4 x Gigabit Ethernet	1 x Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless	yes, with USB dongle	no
Protocols	AFP CIFS/SMB FTP ISCSI NFS WEBDAV	AFP CIFS/SMB
P2P support	BitTorrent	no
Media server	DLNA UPnP iTunes	no
Cloud backup	Box Dropbox Google Drive Microsoft OneDrive	no
Connectivity
USB ports	4 x USB 3.0	no
eSATA ports	2 x eSATA	no
System
CPU	Intel Atom C2538 quad-core @ 2.4 GHz	Marvell Armada XP MV78460 quad-core @ 1.2 GHz
RAM	2 GB (upgradable)	1 GB DDR3
Flash		128 MB
Operating system	Synology DSM	Drobo
Alternative OS
Power
Power supply	250 W, internal	12 V / 12.5 A
Consuption	38.39 W / 21.63 W
Fans	2 x 80 mm	1 x 120 mm
Noise level	22.3 dB(A)	< 30.4 dB(A)
Features
Specials	VMWare Ready Failover and link aggregation DX213/DX513 Expansion Unit	1 x mSATA port
Administration
Default IP	DHCP
Default username	admin
Default password	[blank]

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