Synology DiskStation DS212j 2-Bay
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14 years ago
Slottting in at the bottom of Synology's two-bay range of NAS devices, the humble DS212j cuts back on connectivity. There's no sign of USB 3, eSATA or hot-swappable drive bays. Instead, Synology delivers a high-performance NAS device at minimal cost.
13 years ago
Behaves like it says. Price matched it to $200 and at that price a good deal - I no longer have to keep a whole machine running 24/7. Performance seems pretty good. The P2P service could be a bit more flexible - you don't get a lot of configuration options compared to PC based clients - but works...
Pros:
- Does what it says it will do
Cons:
- None really
13 years ago
Synology Disk Station DS212j review
The times of noisy, power hungry, hard to manage Network-Attached Storage devices is behind us. And for home users, Synology might have just the right stuff.
13 years ago
Today we are testing the Synology DS212j, an entry level NAS that comes at an attractive price of $199. Even at that price, the NAS is equipped with a huge list of features and offers good power savings potential since it needs only 17.6W in operation.
Pros:
- High price/performance ratioAttains good transfer speeds (for its category)Lots of featuresIntuitive and windowed operating systemAbility to skip disk checking during RAID setupOptional application packages boost functionalityLow energy consumptionErP Lot 6 2010 compliantSmall footprint
Cons:
- No support for hot-swap disksUSB 3.0 is not supportedΝο eSATAShort warrantyCannot format an external disk to NTFSHigh CPU utilization during USB transfers
13 years ago
Synology DS212j review
Its most home-friendly unit is typical of the company's output: it looks a bit utilitarian, but allows easy access to the twin-drive bay for adding SATA hard disks, is a doddle to set up, and serves up your content fuss-free.
Pros:
- Does away with USB sticks
- Streams data throughout your home
Cons:
- Not what you would call stylish
13 years ago
Synology Diskstation DS212j review
Network hard disks, also called network-attached storage (Nas) devices, allow documents, music and video files to be shared between PCs on a home network. The Synology DS212j is a Nas enclosure for which you will need to buy up to two Sata hard disks giving it a maximum capacity of 6TB (with 3TB...
13 years ago
Best Network Attached Storage device on the market
Without a doubt, the Synology media server is the best lightweight and easy to use Network Attached
Pros:
- iTunes streaming - Video streaming - Top notch Operating System - Excellent community support
Cons:
- - Smaller models only hold 1 drive - Doesn'
- t connect wirelessly
- requires wired connection
12 years ago
A sure choice for sharing and backing up files, photos, music and videos
Take a look on your PC and see how many photos, home videos and other recordings you have. Many of these I imagine are the only copies you have. Now, although rare, the hard drive these files are stored on can fail and eventually will. You have now lost all of these memories.
12 years ago
A two-bay network storage device with excellent features and performance
Synology's DiskStation DS212j is a two-bay network attached storage (NAS) device that's aimed at the home and small office markets. It doesn't ship with any hard drives, so you'll have to source one or two of your own 3.5in SATA disks before you can get started.
Pros:
- Performance
- Features
- Was reliable
Cons:
- Hardware felt flimsy
- Can take a while to learn all the features
12 years ago
Great little box
So I got this close to a year ago, and am finally getting around to a review. The box ran great, it filled a ton of roles when I first got it, but it did them all slowly. I was able to put Plex on the box, Sabnzbd, a web server, etc. Everything worked, just at 1/3 the speed of my current network.
Pros:
- Easy to setup Good amount of applications available Can fill many roles
Cons:
- Its not fast on its own
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