Power Consumption

Let us now check on just how much power the DS216play needs in sleep, idle, and, during heavy throughput.

We use a GW Instek GPM-8212 power analyzer for all of our power consumption measurements.

Sleep, Idle and Load

The DS216play will consumer a little over 21 W under heavy throughput, which is very little. As such, you can have the NAS operate around the clock without having to worry about your electricity bill.

Power Consumption in Standby Mode

Vampire power or phantom load is the amount of power a device consumes when switched off but still plugged into the power grid. According to the ErP Lot 6 2013 directive, vampire power should be below 0.5 W.



With the WoL (Wake on Lan) option disabled, the NAS easily meets the ErP Lot 6 2013 directive.

Power Consumption Comparison Graphs