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
Synology Disk Station DS212J
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Expert reviews and ratings
By techPowerUp!
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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 PC Advisor
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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 Pro
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83
Fine performance and a seemingly never-ending array of talents combine with a superb...
By Bit-tech.net
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88
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 Expert Reviews
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Synology gives and Synology takes away with its latest NAS, but it's still a Best Buy...
By What Hi-Fi?
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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 Kitguru.net
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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 HardwareHeaven
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90
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 Computeractive
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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 GeekZone
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Big data is not only something large enterprise have to deal with. Taken into proportion, the amount of digital content being created and downloaded is, in a certain sense, "big data" for home users and small businesses.With a couple of smartphones. a...
By itreviews.com
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One of the best consumer two-bay NAS enclosures out there – the DS212j has a wonderful range of features for the price, even though it has a modest hardware specification....
By Real World Labs
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The moment you see the j at the end of any Synology NAS you know that you are dealing with the most entry-level unit of that particular line so I can’t say I expected much from the DiskStation DS212j. However after many hours of testing I was...
By Vortez
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It was only yesterday we were looking at the Synology DS212 and today we look to its sibling the DS212j. Whilst it may be designed for home and small office use the DS212j delivers great performance and a plethora of useful features. Though it’s...
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