Have a wonderful Synology DS212J NAS that I was using as a music server in a RAID 1 configuration so that I wouldn't lose any of my ripped CD collection. Worked PERFECTLY all these years, and I just upgraded to a DS214 model as I found a really good deal on that. After the upgrade (mainly as the new NAS has a more powerful CPU for video transcoding) - there's almost no difference as a Squeezebox server. Highly recommended!
The Synology web user interface is a treat, and the company has made a great product that is a pleasure to use. I set it up to email me monthly reports on the HDD disk health, which it has, as well as emailing me whenever there was a power outage, or any other unexpected events - has absolutely never let me down. Has great apps on Android to interface with it - check it out at the Google Play Store (just search for Synology and look for DS Audio, DS File, etc.).
Looking $105, firm + shipping (should be $10 - $15 for most of the US).
Reviews from Newegg:
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Quick start from Synology:
http://global.download.synology.com...kStation/12-year/DS212j/Syno_QIG_2bay_enu.pdf
Datasheet:
http://global.download.synology.com...ear/DS212j/Synology_DS212j_Data_Sheet_enu.pdf
Lots of official reviews online - I'll let you find them so there's no cherry-picking involved. 🙂
Can be picked up locally in Los Angeles.
Cheers,
Tal
Some specs:
1.2 GHz processor
256 MB memory
Volume Management
- Synology Hybrid RAID
- Max Volume #: 256
- Max iSCSI Target #: 10
- Max iSCSI LUN #: 10
- Volume Type: Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
- RAID Migration: from Basic to RAID 1
- Expand RAID 1 with Larger Hard Drives
Management
- DSM Upgrade
- DSM mobile
- Email Notification
- SMS Notification
- Customized User Quota
- DDNS Support
- PPPoE
- Resource Monitor
- UPS Management
- UPnP Router Suppor
- Scheduled Power On/Off
- Custom Management UI HTTP/HTTPS Ports
HDD Management
- HDD Hibernation
- S.M.A.R.T.
- Dynamic Bad Sector Mapping
The Synology web user interface is a treat, and the company has made a great product that is a pleasure to use. I set it up to email me monthly reports on the HDD disk health, which it has, as well as emailing me whenever there was a power outage, or any other unexpected events - has absolutely never let me down. Has great apps on Android to interface with it - check it out at the Google Play Store (just search for Synology and look for DS Audio, DS File, etc.).
Looking $105, firm + shipping (should be $10 - $15 for most of the US).
Reviews from Newegg:
Computer Parts, Laptops, Electronics, and More - Newegg.com show contact info
Quick start from Synology:
http://global.download.synology.com...kStation/12-year/DS212j/Syno_QIG_2bay_enu.pdf
Datasheet:
http://global.download.synology.com...ear/DS212j/Synology_DS212j_Data_Sheet_enu.pdf
Lots of official reviews online - I'll let you find them so there's no cherry-picking involved. 🙂
Can be picked up locally in Los Angeles.
Cheers,
Tal
Some specs:
1.2 GHz processor
256 MB memory
Volume Management
- Synology Hybrid RAID
- Max Volume #: 256
- Max iSCSI Target #: 10
- Max iSCSI LUN #: 10
- Volume Type: Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
- RAID Migration: from Basic to RAID 1
- Expand RAID 1 with Larger Hard Drives
Management
- DSM Upgrade
- DSM mobile
- Email Notification
- SMS Notification
- Customized User Quota
- DDNS Support
- PPPoE
- Resource Monitor
- UPS Management
- UPnP Router Suppor
- Scheduled Power On/Off
- Custom Management UI HTTP/HTTPS Ports
HDD Management
- HDD Hibernation
- S.M.A.R.T.
- Dynamic Bad Sector Mapping