Synology Disk Station 1-Bay (Diskless) Network Attached Storage DS109j (White)
From Synology America Corp
Synology Disk Station DS109j is designed to provide users with a cost-effective solution for easy file storage and backup. Packed with the Synology Disk Station Manager 2.1, it delivers ease of use and variety of features. Furthermore, the optional Synology 2.5” Disk Holder provides an easy way for users to deploy a 2.5” hard drive on the DS109j, bringing the library quietness, power saving, and higher reliability for the DS109j. Synology Download Station 2 functions as a 24x7 BitTorrent, FTP, HTTP, eMule, and NZB download center. The newly-integrated eMule download engine allows search-n-download capability with a web-browser without installing additional desktop applications. Synology Audio Station supports music, Internet radio stations, and iPod playback with connected USB speakers. An optional direction-free Synology Remote allows you to freely enjoy your music. Web-streaming mode allows your music to be shared with multiple users over the Internet. UPnP support allows users to stream multimedia files with an UPnP Digital Media Adapter (DMA) on a stereo system or a TV-set. Sony PS3 and Microsoft Xbox360 are also supported. iTunes Server is an easy way to share music to other iTunes clients over the network. Password protection prevents unauthorized sharing. USBCopy provides a plug-n-save solution to store data. With just one touch on the Copy button, it quickly backs up the data on an USB storage device to the pre-defined location on the Synology Disk Station. Synology Data Replicator 3 allows Windows users to back up desktop data to the Synology Disk Station. Immediate, Sync, and Scheduled Backup are fully-supported. The Network Recycle Bin ensures all deleted files are recoverable from the recycle bin. Synology Photo Station 3 simplifies photo, video, and blog sharing over the Internet. Customized themes and various selections are available for personalization. The Cooliris support delivers a dazzling 3D photo browsing effect.
- Size: 0 TB
- Brand: Synology
- Model: DS109j
- Dimensions: 9.75" h x 9.00" w x 5.50" l, 4.00 pounds
DS109j - Best NAS box for $100 price range!
When shopping around, I wanted to invest about $100 in NAS box since this was my first true NAS experience. I came up on this Synology DS109j model. I probably landed on the best $100 investment I've ever made. Keep in mind there is a Synology DS109 model with a higher processer / RAM to provide you with higher transfer rates with the base product being exactly the same.
Before I begin listing all the features with this unit, let me start with the User Interface (UI). The first thing that blew me away was the UI of this product. The UI is written in AJAX, which is the latest and greatest with web design / content. It almost feels like you are running a standalone PC application over any internet browser.
Now on to the features:
FTP - First of a kind server with built in SSL technology to transfer data securely.
SAMBA - Works seamlessly with PS3 and XBOX 360. Used to watch High Def content, with no hi-cups in streaming.
DNLA - Stream media content to DNLA compatible sources. Used with my Samsung 52" LCD TV.
Web Server - PHP, MySQL, and Apache are built in. Can act as a web hosting server.
Windows Shared Drive - All computers in my house can access the drive via Windows Explorer.
iTunes Server - Can share your music to your iPod, iTouch, iPhones etc.
Print Server - Can share up to 2 printers throughout your entire network.
Folder access restrictions - Can set level of usage for each user or group.
There is just way too many features to list!! I can keep going on and on. [...].
I hope this was helpful to you! Thanks for reading.
Server killer for small office.
Can easily replace your outdated small office server (or home server) for most purposes. Anything that it cannot do can easily be done in the cloud. Powerful server, yet tiny and requires minimal power and MINIMAL MAINTENANCE.
Synology NAS devices offer a wealth of options, more than most NAS devices.
