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Synology has an wide range of products in its portfolio of network-attached storage appliances. Given a budget of several thousands pounds, you can now find a Synology RackStations with 10 disk bays and a server-class processor. (Read all NAS drive review...
Synology has made headlines with its new cut-price DS115j, and its recommended retail price of just £78. The performance has also been cut, along with useful features like USB 3.0, but if you need these the DS114 is still in the range for around £140. And...
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The DS115j is an affordable NAS from Synology, aimed at home users and small office environments. It's a lot simpler than the larger, pricier units sold by the company, since it only supports a single 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard disk and comes with a relati...
Great value, Slick design, Expandable, easy, to, use software...
Slight cost cutting in some areas, Low, powered CPU limits software, Better performance can be had from larger NAS units...
Given what you get for your money, I'd happily live with the few negative aspects of the DS115j. Granted, it's not the most powerful NAS money can buy, and while it offers a truckload of features, traditional network file sharing is still the bread and b...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated: 2015-02-06 19:48:15
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The DS115j is an affordable NAS from Synology, aimed at home users and small office environments. It's a lot simpler than the larger, pricier units sold by the company, since it only supports a single 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch hard disk and comes with a relati...
Great value, Slick design, Expandable, easytouse software...
Slight cost cutting in some areas, Lowpowered CPU limits software, Better performance can be had from larger NAS units...
We liked With the extendable software, the DS115j can be used as a basic network server, capable of a vast number of functions such as file downloads, DNS, web hosting and so on. Many other devices do this too, of course, but the intuitive DiskStation Man...
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When we're talking network attached storage in our own homes, it isn't everyone that needs a large server with 4, 6 or 8 bays. Sometimes one bay is enough, if the features and functions still match. We're also seeing a hard drive size that keeps growing w...
Price, this is truly a budget oriented device, Software, the DSM system offers you the same options as on all the other Synology devices; and that is a lot, Easy set-up, Good transfer speeds...
Not the best at handling encrypted shares, Neutral, no eSATA port...
PricingThe Synology DS115j is truly a budget device with its MSPR of just £78 before tax. The NAS is widely available and at the time of writing you can get it for £86.80 at Amazon UK and £81.06 at Scan. In the US it can be found at Newegg for $157.99 and...
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What is the Synology DS115j? The DS115j is Synology's new entry level single bay NAS which is designed to take on the hugely popular WD My Cloud . Like the My Cloud it aims to be compact and quiet for living room friendly operation and provide a personal...
Incredible performance for the price bracket, Slick, intuive setup and user interface, Good value for money, Quiet operation...
Single bay NAS lack data redundancy, No USB 3.0 ports, Plain design...
While we always have some reservations about recommending single bay NAS due to their lack of data redundancy there is no doubt that the Synology DS115j sets a new benchmark for the budget NAS sector. It may not have the looks of main rival the WD My Clou...
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Over the past few years Synology have packed their product catalogue with a wide range of NAS devices. From single bay models up through enterprise solutions they offer something for pretty much every consumer. That in itself is great but what they are al...
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