First Impressions: Synology DS212j
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:43 pm
Really quick writeup for anyone else looking into a NAS.
I managed to pick one of these up on a crazy clearance sale today ($89!). Installation is quite straight forward. Pop off the cover, install your drives, replace the cover, plug in cables, power on. Run the setup software from Synology and follow the instructions.
I'm not going to go over a lot of the features of the device, since you can find those reviews elsewhere. From what I've seen so far, the features you'll read about elsewhere all work as advertised and without any major hiccups.
As for the sound and noise of this device - it will be as quiet as the drives you put inside of it. The stock fan is nearly inaudible, and only really noticeable if you are within 2-3 ft of the NAS. I have two WD 2TB Green drives in my DS212j, and I cannot hear the seek noises when copying files to the device. The NAS is sitting on a bookshelf about 10 ft away from me while I'm writing this and I haven't noticed it yet.
Feel free to ask questions!
I managed to pick one of these up on a crazy clearance sale today ($89!). Installation is quite straight forward. Pop off the cover, install your drives, replace the cover, plug in cables, power on. Run the setup software from Synology and follow the instructions.
I'm not going to go over a lot of the features of the device, since you can find those reviews elsewhere. From what I've seen so far, the features you'll read about elsewhere all work as advertised and without any major hiccups.
As for the sound and noise of this device - it will be as quiet as the drives you put inside of it. The stock fan is nearly inaudible, and only really noticeable if you are within 2-3 ft of the NAS. I have two WD 2TB Green drives in my DS212j, and I cannot hear the seek noises when copying files to the device. The NAS is sitting on a bookshelf about 10 ft away from me while I'm writing this and I haven't noticed it yet.
Feel free to ask questions!