Especificaciones de los Synology DS1517 y DS1517+ en paralelo, de las fichas técnicas oficiales. Las diferencias están resaltadas.
| DS1517 | DS1517+ | |
| CPU | Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314 1.7GHz | Intel Atom C2538 2.4GHz |
| Núcleos / hilos | 4 cores / 4 threads | 4 cores / 4 threads |
| RAM (base) | 2 GB DDR3L | 2 GB DDR3 SO-DIMM |
| RAM (máx.) | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Bahías | 5 | 5 |
| Ampliable a | 10 (2× DX517) | 10 (2×DX517) |
| Ranuras M.2 | 0 | 2 via M2D17 adapter |
| Red | 4× 1GbE RJ-45 | 4×1GbE RJ-45 |
| 10GbE | no | optional |
| Capacidad bruta máx. | 75 TB | 108 TB |
| Intercambio en caliente | yes | yes |
| Formato | Desktop | Desktop |
| Lanzamiento | 2017 | 2017 |
| Consumo | 39.5 W / null | — |
| DSM de lanzamiento | — | — |
Choose the DS1517+ if you want the stronger Intel CPU, higher RAM ceiling, and built-in NVMe M.2 slots for caching; those are the most practical upgrades for SMB use. The DS1517 is the lower-tier Atom model with less headroom, while both are 5-bay units with expansion support and can be upgraded to 10GbE via add-in card. If you care about performance now or future growth, the DS1517+ is the safer buy.