Comparison of TerraMaster U1-NAS and Synology DiskStation DS216j

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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	TerraMaster U1-NAS (U1-NAS) Remove	Synology DiskStation DS216j (DS216J) Remove	Add a NAS to compare
Launch	2012	2016
Class	Low end	Small office / Home office
Body
Dimensions	206 x 160 x 46 mm	165 x 100 x 225.5 mm
Weight	538 g	880 g
Disks
Disk bays	1 x 3.5" SATA II	2 x 3.5" SATA III
RAID	no	JBOD RAID0 RAID1 Synology Hybrid RAID
SSD support	no	yes
Network
LAN ports	1 x Gigabit Ethernet	1 x Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless	no	yes, with USB dongle
Protocols	AFP CIFS/SMB FTP WEBDAV	AFP CIFS/SMB FTP ISCSI NFS WEBDAV
P2P support	BitTorrent	BitTorrent eMule
Media server	DLNA UPnP iTunes	DLNA UPnP iTunes
Cloud backup	no	Amazon S3 Box Dropbox Google Drive Microsoft OneDrive
Connectivity
USB ports	1 x USB 2.0 device	2 x USB 3.0
eSATA ports	no	no
System
CPU	N5 single-core @ 800 GHz	Marvell Armada 385 88F6820 dual-core @ 1 GHz
RAM	256 MB	512 MB
Flash	8 MB
Operating system	TerraMaster TOS	Synology DSM
Alternative OS
Power
Power supply	12 V / 2 A	12 V / 5 A
Consuption	15 W / 3 W	14.85 W / 6.95 W
Fans	fanless	1 x 92 mm
Noise level		18.2 dB(A)
Features
Specials
Administration
Default IP	DHCP	DHCP
Default username	admin	admin
Default password	admin	[blank]

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