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While the Synology DS1010+ we reviewed a few weeks ago is aimed at the medium to high end business sector we feel the DS210+ is going to find its way into many enthusiast homes over the coming months and deservedly so. While it sounds like I am the chairman of the Synology fan club, it really has been difficult to fault their products in recent months, especially with the new multitasking operating system they have released. We have reported issues with several Buffalo NAS products in our labs but the Synology NAS systems are a total pleasure to use and have no painstakingly annoying faults to mention.
The performance of the DS210+ is certainly not lacking, and while write performance is significantly lower than the DS710+ or DS1010+, it is still more than capable of delivering excellent transfer speeds across a correctly configured network.
Internally, the design is very neat, with a simple rack system mounted directly above protected motherboard components. The centrally located fan is perfectly positioned to generate horizontal airflow, across, and between the drives.
Aesthetically, the DS210+ is going to fit into any household as it looks great, doesn't take up much room and won't generate a cacophony of noise in the background. If you run out of storage you are able to connect both USB and eSATA external drives to the controller board which is going to prove a viable future proofing option for many enthusiast users.
The operating system really deserves to be highlighted because it will prove painless for even the most inexperienced of end user. If you can operate a browser then you will be able to easily set up your NAS system without raising your blood pressure. For £300 this really is a solid buy, especially if you demand high performance levels.
KitGuru says: Another winner from Synology.
YAY! thanks for listening to my email Z ! im going to order this nearer christmas when I get my bonus.
Thats an unusual design for opening it isnt it ? no screws/ just pull it ?
They make great NAS systems, ive a much older synology NAS, its not even gigabit, but I need to get my network sorted first. I cant stream 1080p movies even? sucks
one of their better priced models, that 1010+ was not for me :p
I have this at home, its easily a 10/10 product. love it to bits.
Buffalo are cheaper, but they are much slower, I dont need gigabit at home. 100mbit is fine for streaming 1080p movies. I think your network needs fixed Raymond, you chould be able to stream
That operating system is brilliant. My friend has a windows server NAS and its just overly complicated and slow as hell.
Price is spot on, especially as for a bit less you end up with 100mbit lan connections. This should sell well for them.
They need to show CPU temps and other tech data in the panels