Synology managed to make an impressive NAS enclosure, swapping Intel for an AMD processor. AMD is making gains across the board with more affordable desktop processors, as well as more expensive offerings. The company is also competing again in the notebook market, but there's a segment we've overlooked, and that's network-attached storage enclosures. It turns out, AMD is also making processors for NAS, and Synology just released one.

The new DiskStation DS1621+ isn't powered by Intel, but AMD instead. What does this mean for average NAS use, and does this switch make the DS16212+ an automatic contender for best NAS for home or best NAS for Plex? This review will run you through our findings so you can see if it's what you need in an enclosure.