Synology Disk Station DS214
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Synology have been one of the key players in the Network Attached Storage Devices for some time now, and each new DiskStation model is eagerly anticipated. The DS214 is no exception with it first being teased at Computex in June of this year, along...
By Kitguru.net onThis is a simple, fast 2-drive network drive for small studios to keep their projects safe on. The DS214 is Synology’s new two-bay NAS enclosure in its DiskStation range. Shipping without disks, it supports up to 8 TB of storage with a pair of 4 TB...
By Digital Arts Online onSynology's consumer NAS products continue to impress. The DS214's good looks haven't changed, but it delivers strong writing performance, where other lower-cost units do not. But the real draw remains the easy-to-use and configurable DSM 4.3 operating...
By Macworld UK onThe Synology DiskStation DS214 is a marriage of performance, capacity, and affordability. The DS214 allows users to share files across different platforms and access files remotely. While it's cheaper than the more high end "+" version, users also...
By StorageReview onNAS devices are the all-in-one kitchen appliance, the jack of all trades of the home network. They can do one thing, they can do many things, and often you don't even need all of the features. While it's great to own a £350 top-of-the-line model, it...
By uk.hardware.info onToday we are checking out the DS214 and DS214play, both are 2-bay NAS devices from Synology’s latest DSx14 series. The DS214 is designed for small office/home office usage while the DS214play is focused on home multimedia applications. Moreover the...
By Legion Hardware onProduct names and model numbers come in all shapes and sizes. You've got long ones you can't even remember, to very short and concise ones. Fortunately Synology falls in the latter category. The DS114 and DS214 we're looking at today would seem to be...
By uk.hardware.info onA home NAS box is a bit like an iPad - you don't really need one but once you have one, so many things - from backups to photo sharing - are that much easier. Synology's no-nonsense UI and ever-improving hardware are setting the pace in this competitive...
By theregister.co.uk onIt’s crystal clear why Synology remain a dominating force in the NAS storage sector. Whilst at the hardware level subtle changes are made, it is their persistence at the software level that realises the true success.The decision to integrate a...
By vortez.net onAt one time or another I'm sure the majority of people will have lost files, either through negligence, hardware failure or Coca-cola. Never has there been a better time to start looking at home backup solutions but a NAS can be so much more than...
By HardwareHeaven on