SYNOLOGY DISKSTATION DS411J NETWORK STARAGE AREA

      The DiskStation DS411j is a NAS device geared towards home and small office users. Although somewhat bulky, it has a solid, attractive metal design. Installation of drives is simple and the two 80mm fans at the rear offer sufficient cooling. It has space for four 3.5-inch drives. There are also two USB 2.0 ports at the back for additional storage drives. The DS411j supports a wide range of RAID configurations, so you can setup all the drives for performance or for reliability. The DS411j is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and 128 MB of DDR2 RAM. Most the features lie in the browser-based firmware and software. User and user groups can be created, and quotas and permissions can be set. Windows file sharing and FTP access are also present. For home users, support for iTunes and DLNA should make media streaming easy. For SoHo users, there’s support for backups across a number of devices and network drives. Home users will find plenty of P2P services. At a street price of Rs 25,000 (MRP Rs 34,000), the DS411j isn’t cheap, but it is the ideal solution for those looking for performance and data storage.
Verdict: A solid NAS device for SoHo users looking for a good storage solution.
For: Stylish design, sturdy build, great features for SoHo and home user.
 Against: Expensive, few software packages.

SPECIFICATION
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Dimensions (WxHxD): 184 x 168 x 230 mm;
Weight: 2.23 kg; Hard drive slots: 4; USB 2.0 ports: 2;
Ethernet: 1x Gigabit.