Synology Disk Station DS212J

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 11 expert reviews

Excellent:

9
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Performance Levels.
92mm Exhaust Fan.
DSM 3.2.

Cons:

Extra IP Cam Licenses Required For Use With More Than 1.
No SATA III Support.

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Last revision on September 19, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Performance Levels
92mm Exhaust Fan
DSM 3.2
Gigabit Ethernet
Silent
Affordable

Reviewers Didn't Like

Extra IP Cam Licenses Required For Use With More Than 1
No SATA III Support

Expert reviews and ratings

100

A brilliant NAS and a brilliant cloud server – brilliant all round, really ...

By Stuff on October 01, 2012

The Synology DS212j is a NAS server which addresses budget oriented users or small offices, that don't need four-bays or even larger NAS boxes, and can live without RAID 5, 6 or 10 arrays. It may not have hot-swap disks, USB 3.0 support or an eSATA...

By techPowerUp! on July 18, 2012

With Synology's DiskStation DS212j, you're buying much more than a NAS device; you're buying an entire storage solution! Through its comprehensive software and extra packages, you can use this two-bay NAS not just for back-ups, but also for...

By PC Advisor on May 21, 2012

Fine performance and a seemingly never-ending array of talents combine with a superb...

By PC Pro on May 10, 2012

Given that Audio Station can now play music through USB speakers attached to the DiskStation, the lack of a front USB port means that you've only got two left. These could quite easily be taken up for a wi-fi dongle or, seeing as there's no SD...

By Bit-tech.net on May 04, 2012

100

Synology gives and Synology takes away with its latest NAS, but it's still a Best Buy...

By Expert Reviews on February 02, 2012

100

We’ve long been fans of Synology’s networked media devices, yet they’ve always missed out on that fifth star. There were always a couple of tricky gaps in the otherwise easy set-up process. But not now.What makes the Synology range so...

By What Hi-Fi? on January 12, 2012

Today Synology launch their latest NAS system, the DS212j. This NAS is the budget friendly ‘entry level’ consumer model and over the years has proven to be one of the biggest selling NAS systems in the United Kingdom.The DS212j can support...

By Kitguru.net on November 10, 2011

Starting with the build quality and design of the DiskStation DS212j we have a unit which exceeded our expectations of a lower cost model in the Synology range. The main casing feels solid and fits together well. Inside the drives slide into place...

By HardwareHeaven on January 01, 2006

Network hard disks, also called network-attached storage (Nas) devices, allow documents, music and video files to be shared between PCs on a home network. The Synology DS212j is a Nas enclosure for which you will need to buy up to two Sata hard disks...

By Computeractive on December 05, 2012

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