Synology DS713+ NAS and DX213 Expansion Unit Review

1. Introduction2. Synology DS713+ NAS3. Synology DX213 Expansion Unit4. Synology DS713+ NAS (Super High Res Gallery)5. Synology DX213 Expansion Unit (Super High Res Gallery)6. The DiskManager Operating System7. Testing Methodology and Raid 0 Performance (single link)8. ieee 802.3ad dynamic link aggregation performance9. Acoustics, Power Consumption and Temperatures10. Closing Thoughts11. View All Pages

Today we are looking at one of the latest 2012 performance units from Synology, the DS713+. This NAS system can be further enhanced with the cost effective partnering expansion units, and we join the DS713+ up with the DX213, which supports an additional two drives.

Synology's DS713+ looks to be a capable performer on paper with internal support for two hard drives. The company rate the NAS with maximum speeds of 202.3 MB/s read and 135.84 MB/s write. They include a dual core processor and USB 3.0 ports with dual-LAN fallover and Link Aggregation Support. The unit natively supports 8TB internally (2x4TB).

Product Overview:

• 202.3 MB/sec Reading, 135.84 MB/sec Writing Speed.
• Dual Core CPU & Super-Speed USB 3.0 Ports.
• Dual-LAN Failover and Link Aggregation Support.
• Hassle-free Scalability Up to 7 Drives With Synology DX513.
• Extensive Surveillance With 20 HD IP Camera Capacity.
• VMware^® with VAAI support, Citrix^®, Microsoft^® Hyper-V^® compliant.
• Easy-to-Use Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM).

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