Synology DS710+ Unboxing
I’m using a WD NetCenter for my home storage needs since about 3.5 years. This unit is not only very slow but it also has a very basic feature-set. It’s not possible to reorganize your data (move files around, rename shares etc) via the web interface. There’s no console access possible either.
Hence a decent NAS was on my wishlist for some time already. The needs/nice-to-haves I had in mind were:
- 2 or 4 disk model: I want to use RAID (on top of regular backups) to better protect my data, so 2 hard disks is a minimum. A 4 disk unit might be more future proof.
- Capacity: The NetCenter unit has only 500Gb, but data is growing steadily as the Misses likes to play around with Adobe Photoshop and Premiere. I’ll start with recuperating 2x 1Tb disk I have sitting in another machine. I can upgrade to 2x 2Tb later if needed.
- Network: gigabit
- Budget: not unlimited ;-)
- Full-featured management tools
- Some form of Download manager
- Better performance
- Energy saving features e.g. hibernation, WOL etc…
- ISCI
When Synology published the official press release on the DS710+ last week it was time to treat myself on a late, it’s February after all, new years present. It went quite fast actually:
- 11/02 – Press release
- 15/02 – Noticed the device in a trusted web shop as “out of stock”. Signed up to be notified by e-mail notification when the device is in stock.
- 16/02 – “In stock” e-mail notification. Ordered about half an hour before the deadline for next day delivery.
- 17/02 – Package arrived about 14(!) hours later
Last but not least, the unboxing pics;
I did look into QNAP too as they have a similar unit, Ts-259 Pro-Turbo, but went for Synology because the communtity seems lager in our region and the features match a tiny bit better with my needs. For those interested; both manufacturers have demo environment of their management tools online:
- http://demo.synology.com:5000 (Account=”admin”, Password=”synology”)
- http://www.qnap.com/liveDemo.asp (Account=”qnap”, Password=”qnap”)
Update 2010-03-06: If I wetted your appetite with the pics above, proceed to Overclock3d.net for some detailed shots of the internals of Synology’s DS710+
Koen Vermoesen
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Hi Koen ,
I’m in the same position as you and have to make the same decision as you.
Tell me , what makes the difference for you between the Qnap and the Synology ?
Where are you from , because you speak of region ?
I’m from Belgium.
thanks for the answer
Lu
Hi Lu,
As implied, there are only minor differences between Qnap and Synology. It was also a close call for me. The reasons why I chose Synology are:
I’m from Belgium too, as you might have guest from the “.be” TLD.
Regards,
Koen
Hallo Koen ,
Ik veronderstel dat je wel nederlands spreekt.
Mag ik vragen waar heeft U de synology 710+ besteld en welke schijven zitten erin ?
mvg
Lu Wouters
Inderdaad,
Besteld via http://www.memoryshop.be. Niet de goedkoopste webshop maar wel professionele werking.
De schijven zijn gerecupeeerde, dateren van juli 2008, Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB. Geen problemen mee ondervonden.
Koen
Beste Koen,
Heb je ervaring met de DS710+ i.c.m. Squeezebox Server ?
Zo ja, werkt hibernation ofwel de standby functie van de hd’s nog als je SB server hebt ingeschakeld ?
Hey Michiel,
Je postte een comment tijdens mijn vakantie. Bijgevolg zat die nogal onderaan met lijstje “to read/treat”. Ik zelf geen ervaring met squeezebox server, gebruik namelijk de ingebouwde itunes server/audiostation.
Ik kan enkel suggeren deze topic op GoT te doorzoeken.
mvg,
Koen