DLNA-Certified Media Server. 19W Low Power Consumption. Hassle-free System Installation. Running on Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM). Synology DiskStation DS214se is a budget-friendly two-bay NAS device with the capability to host, share and protect data. Sharing the variety of packages in DSM Package Center, DS214se helps beginners explore the infinite possibilities of Synology NAS.
The new DSM 5.0 is a huge improvement. Unfortunately, right after update, it failed one my HDD. Here is where Synology's ugly side comes in. After 30 minute wait Mr. Support guy comes in and start to rattle off steps without working through the issues. Their support is minimal. The tech reps are absolutely rude and trying to get rid of you asap on phone. After going through the steps in warp speed, he asked me to send the log file and hung up instead of staying with me. After the file do..
I've had the Synology up and running for about 2 months and I'm still not done configuring all the options - there are a lot. But then there is a LOT you can do with this device and Synology software. I probably have a total of 8 hours into it.My advice is to take your time. Accept that it will take a while to configure everything. Decide what's most important to you first and tackle one step at a time.I'm giving this product 4 stars instead of 5 for the followi..
I guess who are reading reviews on this product has gone through these steps:1) You felt you need a NAS2) You felt RAID5 is a bit too much and you do not need an extreme performance nor want to spend $$$3) Still you need at least RAID1 so you do not lose data when a storage failedIn my case, I felt I need a NAS to store my 100GB family pictures which is only growing. It would be less costly than subscribing to cloud storage services and will be faster. And I wanted to try if i..
So, the new basic Synology is out. And unlike what you might expect, its hardware is weaker than one of predecessor, Synology 213j: slower processor (0.8 GHz vs 1.2), half the memory (256 MB vs 512). Not that a big issue, just something you may need to know about. I wanted to use the device as a storage and multimedia server for my music and video collection and I have to admit it doesn't shine in this field.Now some pros and cons I've found during my two week usage experience.PROS:- Comp..
The new DSM 5.0 is a huge improvement. Unfortunately, right after update, it failed one my HDD. Here is where Synology's ugly side comes in. After 30 minute wait Mr. Support guy comes in and start to rattle off steps without working through the issues. Their support is minimal. The tech reps are absolutely rude and trying to get rid of you asap on phone. After going through the steps in warp speed, he asked me to send the log file and hung up instead of staying with me. After the file do..
