I think that most of us buy a NAS because we don't want to deal with configuring a file server for DLNA streaming, etc. We'd rather have an appliance that's compact, quiet, stable, and nearly ready to go out of the box.
So while hardware bumps are appreciated, software can be equally if not more important. Is there a new DSM around the corner?
I thought the Linux kernel 3 or something includes support for btrfs, and that Synology's DSM is based on Linux kernel 3. I could be totally wrong though. But if I'm not, the introduction of a checksummed filesystem would be the biggest news to me.
Making dual core NAS more accessible is a very nice benefit actually since I also use mine as a Web/FTP server in addition to my file vault/media server.
What I really want to see is the 413 and 413+ though. The new power saving tech they talked about for those 4 bay models will be a nice benefit. Did they include that in the 213s as well?
Has anyone evaluated security on this NAS or experienced a security issue? I'd like to know what issues they've had and what was done/can be done to overcome the risk!
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Pandamonium - Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - link
I think that most of us buy a NAS because we don't want to deal with configuring a file server for DLNA streaming, etc. We'd rather have an appliance that's compact, quiet, stable, and nearly ready to go out of the box.So while hardware bumps are appreciated, software can be equally if not more important. Is there a new DSM around the corner?
I thought the Linux kernel 3 or something includes support for btrfs, and that Synology's DSM is based on Linux kernel 3. I could be totally wrong though. But if I'm not, the introduction of a checksummed filesystem would be the biggest news to me.
Ikefu - Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - link
Making dual core NAS more accessible is a very nice benefit actually since I also use mine as a Web/FTP server in addition to my file vault/media server.What I really want to see is the 413 and 413+ though. The new power saving tech they talked about for those 4 bay models will be a nice benefit. Did they include that in the 213s as well?
mactenchi - Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - link
Any news about a DS213j model?Spiderman3 - Thursday, December 13, 2012 - link
What would be the marketing angle...or point of a DS212J?douglaswilliams - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
Do these things have an option to turn off the disks after x minutes of inactivity? Maybe that is a standard feature of a NAS?xxsk8er101xx - Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - link
Yes it does. It even has a timer to turn off plugged in hard drives as well."Do these things have an option to turn off the disks after x minutes of inactivity? Maybe that is a standard feature of a NAS?"
os2buddy - Sunday, September 2, 2012 - link
It would appear that the DS213 specs is very similar to the "older" DS212+ ......ganeshts - Monday, September 17, 2012 - link
Would make sense, right? Bringing the features of the + version at a non-+ price point..abye - Monday, April 22, 2013 - link
Has anyone evaluated security on this NAS or experienced a security issue? I'd like to know what issues they've had and what was done/can be done to overcome the risk!