Pros
- Wide variety of built-in features
- Great performance
Cons
- Expensive
At A Glance
Synology's nonexpandable, two-bay consumer NAS box is fast and has a useful, feature-packed operating system.
Manufacturer’s Description
Synology DiskStation DS212+ offers a high-performance, secure, and full-featured network attached storage solution that helps small and medium-sized businesses centralize backup, protect critical assets and share files quickly and efficiently.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | DS212PLUS |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 2.0 |
| Raid type |
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| Drive size | 2000.0 GB |
| Drive type | NAS |
| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| Available Interfaces |
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| USB 3 | Yes |
| Serial ATA | eSATA |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| General Features | |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
| Case | |
| Internal Drive Bays | 2 |
Performance
| Ethernet Performance - PCWorld | |
|---|---|
| Write 10GB Folder | 46.1 MB per second |
| Read 10GB File | 108.7 MB per second |
| Write 10GB File | 61.9 MB per second |
| Read 10GB Folder | 48.3 MB per second |
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