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The Synology Diskstation DS411j arrives in a plain, yet stylishly designed white box with the key features on the front.
The unit is protected between strong styrofoam pieces and is wrapped inside a felt protective cover.
The bundle contains a lan cable, mounting screws, installation software disc, literature and power adapter.
The DS411j is finished in a cream and grey colour scheme which is very retro looking. The front panel shows power and LAN status, as well as hard drive activity.
On the rear is a gigabit Lan connection, dual USB 2.0 ports and power connector.
The sides have an engraved ‘synology' logo on the chassis which helps raise the visual appearance of the product.
The rear of the chassis can be opened by removing four thumbscrews. The fans are attached to this panel and it drops to reveal the four drive trays. These drive trays are plastic and reasonably strong – while we would like them to be metal, at this competitive price point it is understandable that some costs need to be cut.
Inside, the motherboard is attached to a daughtercard with the four sata power and data connectors. The 1.2ghz processor is paired with 128MB of DDR800. The NAS weighs 2.23kg and is 169mm x 184mm x 230mm in size.
The trays can accept 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch drives and they are mounted by four screws, which are supplied. The trays then slide between the runner lines and they slot into the sata headers. It is a simple procedure and works well. Once all the drives are installed, the chassis can be sealed again.
That is one hell of a price. very good indeed.
Well this is quite spectacular. quad drive capacity for under 300 quid? never thought id see this. normally reserved for the high end market. speeds aren’t incredible, but I wouldn’t expect that for this cost.
Unusual design idea with the rear dropping, but the thumbscrews is quite inventive. not really very secure mind you, but for home or small office, its ideal.
I will be picking this up shortly, loads of future proofing with this unit.
They seem to be bringing out some new products for the mainstream which is good to see. their high end stuff is lustful, but its way over the odds for most people, so this makes sense to me. very good pricing.
“We averaged around 36 mb/s”
No you didn’t, mb = millibit, so 36mb/s would be a million times slower than the actual result obtained.
You averaged 36 MB/s. I expect Mb/MB/mb mixups in the general press but not in-depth tech reviews.
Apply your inner capslock. Makes you look less of an idiot.
Good review, very glad to see the system board photo confirming that the ram is un-upgradeable.
It is an OK unit, but not much room to grow by the limited and un-upgradeable ram