Mine was junk! Tried 3 different drives. System never did start. Downloaded their Synology Assistant, it failed to find the server. I followed instructions carefully, but it just did not work! Returned.

This is a great improvement to my old WD MyBook that is nearing its MTBF time. So many features to play with. I just wish I bought the version with more RAM.

For single user home use this little guy rocks. It's slightly older tech, but my needs do not demand peak performance (Most scheduled tasks are afterhours anyways). I use this to back up a secondary volume in my desktop PC, so even though it is a 1 bay system I still have redundancy.

Cheap - I picked up mine for about $110; Versatile app selection and intuitive interface; OS seems very stable and snappy despite only having a single core 800 MHz proc and 256MB of RAM

3Gbps SATA2 connection; 6Gpbs SATA3 would have been nice, but it is an older model and very (relatively) cheap, this is an acceptable tradeoff for a single user environment; USB 2.0 instead of 3.0; Once again, acceptable tradeoff.

The Synology DS115j is a single-bay NAS drive with a list price of just ￡78. It will take on basic storage tasks, and still perform faster than some more expensive competition. Synology DS115j review.

I bought the DS115 to replace an old NAS unit that stopped working. The hard drive in the old unit was still good so I was able to salvage that for the DS115. The total setup time for the unit was about 45 minutes, including the reformat of the hard drive.

The DS115j is an affordable NAS from Synology, aimed at home users and small office environments. It's a lot simpler than the larger, pricier units sold by the company, since it only supports a single 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard disk and comes with a relatively limited processor and memory.

great NAS for entry level user. Many features

Top-end consumer routers now can write to and read from an attached USB 3.0 drive at over 60 MB/s and 80 MB/s respectively. They also support SMB network sharing, DLNA media serving and some even serve FTP and have built-in Torrent downloaders.

The Synology DS115j has a very simple, yet effective design. The white case blends in well and if you place it up against a white wall, you'll barely notice it. The promised silent operation was offered as well. The fan wasn't audible at all, so all you'll hear is the hard drive.

Price, this is truly a budget oriented device, Software, the DSM system offers you the same options as on all the other Synology devices; and that is a lot, Easy set-up, Good transfer speeds

Not the best at handling encrypted shares

Today we are checking out a new and very affordable single bay NAS product from Synology known as the DiskStation DS115j. This NAS device is ideal for those that want the convenience of network attached storage without the typically high price tag that goes along with it.