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June 2011
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The editors liked
Tons of built-in features Simple setup
Administration and use Solid hardware
Well-built
Small footprint Energy efficient and quite operation Simple no-touch backup solution Very impressive read/write speeds with all services (even configured as a m
Great software features
Supports 3TB drives
No second ethernet jack
Stellar NFS performance
Great control panel
Expandable via eSATA
Price – performance ratio great
SD card slot for quick backups
The editors didn't like
Higher cost than other desktop devices due to replaceable configuration and hardware (you get what you pay for) Automatic Router configuration list is short
Most of the port forwarding required manual setup Special thanks to Synology for allowing me
Tons of built-in features Simple setup, administration and use Solid hardware, well-built, small footprint Energy efficient and quite operation Simple no-touch backup solution Very impressive read/write speeds with all services (even configured as a m
Higher cost than other desktop devices due to replaceable configuration and hardware (you get what you pay for) Automatic Router configuration list is short, most of the port forwarding required manual setup Special thanks to Synology for allowing me
Published: 2011-09-21, Author: Jon , review by: techworld.com
The DS211+ is a fast NAS box with a vast array of features, but it's pricey, retailing for around £300. Cheaper, slower versions such as the plain 211 or 211j will be a better deal for the average user on an average network who doesn't need top perfor...
The DS211+ costs around £100 more than the DS211j, and this is before you add the price of hard disks. However, the DS211+ is quieter, has better cooling and is significantly faster across the board. If you're using 100Mbps Ethernet or powerline adaptors...
Stellar NFS performance, Great control panel, Expandable via eSATA, Price – performance ratio great, SD card slot for quick backups
Front panel is easy access to drives, and is not securable
Kudos to Synology for a product which — with environment variability — nearly matches the marketing claims. In the NFS test, I saw just short of the 108 MB/s read and 55 MB/s write the company claims using hard drives that are a few months old. Additio...
Abstract: Synology is one of the rapidly rising players in the SMB (Small to Medium Businesses) / SOHO (Small Office & Home Office) NAS market. This market is a highly competitive one with many players like QNAP, Thecus, Netgear, Drobo, LaCie, Seagate and West...
Includes SD card reader. Great user interface. Highly featured
Front door isn't hinged in any way
Synology's DS211+ is perfectly suited as a home NAS. Its performance is acceptable, and its features many. If you're looking for a backup solution for your home, this is definitely one to add to the list....
Includes SD card reader, Great user interface, Highly featured
Front door isn't hinged in any way
Synology's DS211+ is perfectly suited as a home NAS. Its performance is acceptable, and its features many. If you're looking for a backup solution for your home, this is definitely one to add to the list.
The Synology DiskStation DS211+ is a fast NAS box with a vast array of features, but it's pricey, retailing for around £300 for 500GB, up to around £550 for 6TB. Cheaper, slower versions such as the plain 211 or 211j will be a better deal for the avera...
We have been reviewing the full range of Synology products all year, and it ends for us on a high. The DiskStation DS211+ has proved to be a low cost, high performance NAS box, targeting both the discerning enthusiast user and small business marketplace.A...
