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Super network attached storage with Synology DiskStation DS211j

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Amongst the Network Attached Storage devices that you find in the market, Synology DiskStation DS211j is one of the most power-packed NAS with intuitive features at an affordable price. It is a ground breaking product that has immense potential for using it in the mainstream industries.

Features:

Supports two hard drives: With a slight change from its earlier version, Synology DiskStation DS211j now supports only two hard drives instead of four. This has brought down its size and form to a considerable extent, thereby saving space. It comes at a reduced size of 161x88x218mm and 1Kg in weight, excluding the drives. This makes it very convenient to fit it even in a small space and storage space is no longer a hindrance to this NAS device.

Cost-effective Price-The price of the Synology DiskStation DS211j has been dramatically reduced by 40% of its earlier price. This makes it an extremely affordable Network Attached Storage and can be easily adopted by even small offices.

Supports Gigabit Ethernet: This is a boon for multimedia users as the new Synology DiskStation DS211j is DLNA and UPnP compliant.

Audio Station: This enables quick and easy streaming of Internet radio stations. It also has an in-built iTunes server and a Download Station for files such as Bit Torrent, FTP, HTTP. eMUle and NZB download client which does not require a PC.

Disk Station Manager: This feature deals with all the important backups and allows daily, monthly and weekly PC backups. It fully supports Apple’s Time Machine and Outlook emails. With the new version even Android and iOS apps can now be accessed. It also has a DS camera that enables remote monitoring of a compatible IP camera connected to the network.

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Good Read Speed: The Ds211j satisfies you with its great speed in moving files and folders. While a 5 GB folder can be transferred with a speed of 35.1MB/sec, smaller folders take a little longer with a read speed of only 24.2MB/sec.

Specs:

• 1.2 GHZ Marvell CPU

• 128 MB DDR2 RAM

• JBOD Support

• RAID1 and RAID 0 Arrays

• iSCSI Support

• 2 Rear USB supports

High points:

The DS211j has a substantially upgraded CPU. The cost has dramatically come down to 40% of its earlier version. The size has been reduced too, thereby saving space. The read speed and write speed are more than satisfactory for moving files and folders. It comes with a web-based intuitive interface and is easy to set up. It even supports multitasking similar to any operating system.

Low points:

The DS211j is less slick. To cut costs cheaper plastics have been used that may need careful handling. It lacks in read speed for encrypting data. Performance is just competent and not extra ordinary.

Price:

The DS211j approximately costs you £159.99 in UK and $223.99 in the US.

Final Thoughts

All in all, the Synology DiskStation DS211j is the right choice of an NAS device if you are looking for a fully featured NAS which is at the same time extremely affordable. While the look and build could be improved, it surely fulfills all your other requirements quite satisfactorily. It is a definite improvement on the DS210j proving to be faster, easy to use, compact and cost effective.

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