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It has been a busy few weeks in the world of high-capacity NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices, seeing launches from the likes of LaCie, Netgear and Thecus. Taiwan-based Synology has joined the party with its Disk Station DS209+, a solution that b...
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Product Code: DS-209+ The Synology Disk Station DS209+ is a two-bay media-serving network-attached storage device that offers speedy performance. The Synology Disk Station DS209+ has lots of benefits: compact, two-bay design; user-accessible drives;...
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The Synology Disk Station DS209+ offers speedy performance, remote sharing and tons of features. However, it can be somewhat difficult to configure, and the drives not user-accessible. Jon L Jacobi & Melissa J Perenson...
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Synology's ds209+ is one of the dearest NAS devices on test and it's also the only one that isn't available with drives preinstalled. Extricate the ds209+ from its packaging and there isn't much of a clue as to why it's so very expensive. The chassis i...
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Expensive, but the ds209+ is very fast - NAS to aspire to...
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zdnet.co.uk Updated: 2011-10-04 08:56:19
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Although its expensive and requires networking experience to use, the Synology DS209+ offers excellent throughput and nearly all the features youre likely to need in a small-business NAS server.
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Very fast throughput, Loads of features, Robust and intuitive web interface, RAID 1 and RAID 0 support, Great expandability...
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Requires some networking knowhow to use and take advantage of the advanced features, Surveillance Station supports only one camera out of the box, ESATA port located on the front, Requires a tool to install hard drives, Expensive...
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Although its expensive and requires networking experience to use, the Synology DS209+ offers excellent throughput and nearly all the features youre likely to need in a small-business NAS server...
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itpro.co.uk Updated: 2011-10-04 08:56:27
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The DS209+ is an impressive NAS with a long list of generally well-implemented and useful features. However, since it doesn’t come fitted with any disks, we wish its price were lower. We’re also disappointed to see that the chassis is almost identical...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated: 2011-10-04 08:56:40
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Storage products are often seen as boring PC peripherals, but we could hardly wait until Synologys new DS209+ arrived from Taiwan; on paper, this new two-bay NAS enclosure is the fastest around. One of the disadvantages of most NAS drives is their...
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Synology’s ds209+ is one of the most expensive NAS devices on test and it’s also the only one that isn’t available with drives preinstalled. Extricate the ds209+ from its packaging and there isn’t much of a clue as to why it’s so very expensive.The cha...
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Expensive, but the ds209+ is very fast – the NAS to aspire to...
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pcworld.co.nz Updated: 2011-11-14 03:14:39
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This month sees Synology release an updated version of the excellent DS 207 (reviewed September 2007) network attached storage device called the DS209+.Out of the box the unit looks all but identical to the older model and colour is the only differenc...
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Zdnet.com.au Updated: 2011-11-14 03:14:43
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Last years Synology DS107+ impressed us with its vast amount of features, great expandability and top-notch user interface. The DS209+ impressed us even more by offering all that plus RAID configurations and unprecedented throughput speed. The unit un...
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Very fast throughput, Loads of features, Robust and intuitive web interface, RAID 1 and RAID 0 support, Great expandability...
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Requires some networking knowhow to use and take advantage of the advanced features, Surveillance Station supports only one camera out of the box, eSATA port located on the front, Requires a tool to install hard drives, Expensive...
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Although its expensive and requires networking experience to use, the Synology DS209+ offers excellent throughput and nearly all the features youre likely to need in a small-business NAS server.
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NameThis month sees Synology release an updated version of the excellent DS 207 (reviewed September 2007) network attached storage device called the DS209+.Out of the box the unit looks all but identical to the older model and colour is the only differenc...
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