Testseek.com have collected 45 expert reviews of the Synology DiskStation DS412+ and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Synology DiskStation DS412+.
July 2012
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The editors liked
Many features
Quiet for a fourbay NAS
Very fast attached backup via USB 3.0 & eSATA
Bloody fast—able to saturate a gigabit Ethernet pipe with four disks
And probably with some head room still left
Small and quiet
Outstanding GUI
Healthy ecosystem of official and unofficial software to extend functionality
The Synology DiskStation DS412+ offers fast performance
A vast number of features
And an excellent user interface
Good price compared to the competition
Strong CPU (for a NAS)
Support for four
Hot-swap
Disks
Lots of features
Intuitive and windowed operating system
High transfer speeds
Dual Gigabit Ethernet NICs
USB 3.0 compatibility
Ability to skip disk che
2 Ethernet cable included
Really Fast and Quiet
DSM 5.0
Lots of packages to install
The editors didn't like
Mostly plastic construction
No way around it
This device is expensive
Getting the most out of the NAS with mods requires some familiarity with the command line
DiskStation DS412+ comes with just one IP camera license
Making it very expensive for a surveillance system
And it takes a relatively long time to generate thumbnails for photos
HDD trays are not numbered
Plastic casing
Only one SO-DIMM slot and it is hard to reach
Cannot format an external disk to NTFS
Not ErP Lot 6 compliant
Not compatible with all USB 3.0 external cases/disks
Short warranty
Expensive
Final Words
If you are looking for a fast and quiet NAS with tons of options and the ability to contain 4 drives
Then the DS412+ is really something to consider. Ok it is pretty expensive but you also get something in return. I also really
The DS412+ NAS from Synology has a lot of similarities on the exterior when comparing it with the previously reviewed DS212 model, but this stops here; the product is dedicated to Small and Medium Business, so the manufacturer saw fit to remove the fr...
Abstract: Both QNAP and Synology provided us with a unit from their high-end SMB NAS lineup. In this review we will be comparing both units both on hardware performance as software functionality. Synology’s key features: 205.68 MB/sec Reading, 182.66 MB/sec Wri...
This is a really tough position to be in and I don't envy anyone trying to make a decision on which product to purchase in this price range. On one side you have the Thecus N4800 which is packed with more features than anything else in its class. The...
Synology's four-bay DiskStation DS412+ has everything you could possibly want in a network storage device: it's expandable, fast, and has a variety of apps that are genuinely useful. Its premium price means it's best suited to a small business or serio...
The Synology DiskStation DS412+ offers fast performance, a vast number of features, and an excellent user interface
DiskStation DS412+ comes with just one IP camera license, making it very expensive for a surveillance system, and it takes a relatively long time to generate thumbnails for photos
Synology DiskStation DS412+ makes an excellent NAS server for advanced home and small-office networks....
Abstract: Synology has its DS412+ and Thecus has its N4800. Both are four-bay NAS servers equipped with Intel’s Atom D2700 processor. But does Intel's latest low-power platform help these appliances outperform their predecessors, which were armed with Atom D525?...
Hemos de reconocer que sentimos cierta debilidad por los servidores NAS de Synology. Cada vez que ponemos las manos en uno de ellos y lo analizamos detenidamente nos sorprendemos por diversos motivos, aunque el principal es la tremenda funcionalidad qu...
El excelente DSM 4.0 sigue dando un buen resultado, Con 4 bahías para discos SATA, Conexiones de todo tipo, incluida una doble USB 3.0, Doble boca LAN
La tapa frontal podría ser de bisagra, y no extraíble,
En realidad, el NAS DS412+ no incluye mejora alguna en cuanto al firmware, como hemos podido ver, razón por la cual hemos decidido hacer hincapié en aspectos no vistos hasta ahora del DSM. Sin embargo, su hardware es más potente que modelos anteriore...
Abstract: Capables d'héberger toutes les données et de les partager, ces machines ont tout pour remplacer nos ancestraux serveurs domestiques encombrants et énergivores.Depuis des années, les fabricants ont parfaitement compris les besoins des utilisateurs en simpl...
Abstract: Vingt et un NAS sont passés dans notre laboratoire en à peine une année pour subir plus de mille mesures et notre enthousiasme pour les supports de stockage réseau ne tarit pas A chaque modèle, nous avons découvert des appareils toujours mieux conçus, p
