X86 vs X64

[officeboy 0]

I did search, but maybe I missed something.

 

Are there any feature differences from the DS3612xs(64-bit) to the DS214play (X86) I know the 3612 is a few years old hardware, and the DSX14plays have some special encoding features. Are all features available in any version, just enabled by hardware ability? Are there any plans to move the 64bit version to the new DS3615xs?

[XPEH 58]

Hardware comparing is irrelevant since you are not buying any and building your own.

Software (DSM) is the same with drivers compiled to accommodate specific architecture or hardware.

[holybabel 0]

Hi,

 

ds214play can handle 2 drives, the ds3612xs can handle up to 12 drives.

 

So if you want to handle more than 2 drives you must use the ds3612xs software.

[XPEH 58]

Hi,

 

ds214play can handle 2 drives, the ds3612xs can handle up to 12 drives.Up to 36 drives in single volume with SATA extenders.

 

So if you want to handle more than 2 drives you must use the ds3612xs software.

[Werter 0]

Hi,

 

ds214play can handle 2 drives, the ds3612xs can handle up to 12 drives.Up to 36 drives in single volume with SATA extenders.

 

What sata extenders is there that i can use to get 36 disks? What name of extender and what modellnumber?

[XPEH 58]

They are listed on the official Synology site.