Comparison of Synology DiskStation DS1515+ and Linksys NAS200

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	2008
Class	Small / Medium business	Low end
Body
Dimensions	157 x 248 x 233 mm	170 x 114 x 195 mm
Weight	4.17 kg	893 g
Disks
Disk bays	5 x 3.5" SATA III	2 x 3.5" SATA II
RAID	JBOD RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 RAID6 Synology Hybrid RAID	JBOD RAID0 RAID1
SSD support	yes	no
Network
LAN ports	4 x Gigabit Ethernet	1 x Fast Ethernet
Wireless	yes, with USB dongle	no
Protocols	AFP CIFS/SMB FTP ISCSI NFS WEBDAV	CIFS/SMB FTP
P2P support	BitTorrent	no
Media server	DLNA UPnP iTunes	DLNA UPnP
Cloud backup	Box Dropbox Google Drive Microsoft OneDrive	no
Connectivity
USB ports	4 x USB 3.0	2 x USB 2.0
eSATA ports	2 x eSATA	no
System
CPU	Intel Atom C2538 quad-core @ 2.4 GHz	RDC R3210-G @ 133 MHz
RAM	2 GB (upgradable)	32 MB
Flash		8 MB
Operating system	Synology DSM	Linksys
Alternative OS
Power
Power supply	250 W, internal	12 V / 5 A
Consuption	38.39 W / 21.63 W
Fans	2 x 80 mm	1 x 30 mm
Noise level	22.3 dB(A)
Features
Specials	VMWare Ready Failover and link aggregation DX213/DX513 Expansion Unit
Administration
Default IP	DHCP	DHCP
Default username	admin	admin
Default password	[blank]	admin

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