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Synology Disk Station DS412+ - Speedy Four-Bay NAS

3/16/2013 11:40:09 AM

Hard drives are now down to pre-Thailand flood prices, with higher capacity options than ever before. And if you’ve been maxing out your new fiber Internet connection, you’re going to need somewhere to store all the stuff you’ve downloaded. What better place to put everything than in a NAS like the Synology Disk Station DS412+?

The drives can be kept from view with a snap-on plastic cover.

The drives can be kept from view with a Snap-On plastic cover.

The DS412+ is a four-bay NAS that has a straightforward procedure for installing hard drives: Simply unlatch the drive racks, screw the drives on, and re-insert the racks into the NAS. Oddly enough, Synology opted to use plastic for the drive racks. The drives can be kept from view with a Snap-On plastic cover.

Internally, Synology outfits the NAS with a decent selection of hardware. Powering the DS412+ is a dual-core Intel Atom D2700 processor, as well as 1GB of DDR3 memory. Like most of Synology’s higher-end NAS solutions, you can upgrade the memory to a maximum of 3GB.

Powering the DS412+ is a dual-core Intel Atom D2700 processor, as well as 1GB of DDR3 memory

Powering the DS412+ is a dual-core Intel Atom D2700 processor, as well as 1GB of DDR3 memory

In terms of connectivity, you get three USB ports to connect additional storage or other devices such as printers. There’s one USB 2.0 port up front, and a pair of USB 3.0 ports at the rear. You also get a pair of Gigabit Ethernet ports, complete with support for aggregation, failover, and separate LAN modes. Last but not least, there’s an eSATA port for even more external storage.

The DS412+ is powered by an external power brick, which helps keep heat levels within the NAS lower.

There’s one USB 2.0 port up front, and a pair of USB 3.0 ports at the rear.

There’s one USB 2.0 port up front, and a pair of USB 3.0 ports at the rear.

We tested the DS412+ with a quartet of 2TB Seagate hard drives configured in RAID 5. With the Intel NAS Performance Toolkit, HD Video playback and record scored 56.4MB/s and 111.6MB/s respectively. The content creation and office productivity portions scored 9.4MB/s and 24.4MB/s each. File copies to and from the box averaged 118.4MB/s and 65.4MB/s respectively, while directory copies to and from averaged 10.1MB/s and 11.1MB/s respectively. In the NAS Performance Tester benchmark, we also recorded average read and write speeds of 63.6MB/s and 109.2MB/s respectively, with a 1TB test file.

It’s clear that the DS412+ is far from a slouch when it comes to raw performance. It would have been better to see a more solid construction for some parts (drive racks and snap-on cover) instead of plastic. On the other hand, it was quite silent during operation, even with four drives going at full tilt. If you can overlook those deficiencies though, the DS412+ is for all intents and purposes a very capable NAS.

Specifications

§  CPU Frequency: Dual Core 2.13GHz

§  Floating Point

§  Memory: DDR3 1GB

§  Internal HDD/SSD: 3.5" or 2.5" SATA(II) X4 (Hard drive not included)

§  Max Internal Capacity: 16TB (4 X 4TB HDD) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)

§  Hot Swappable HDD

§  External HDD Interface: USB 3.0 Port X 2, USB 2.0 Port X 1, eSATA Port X 1

§  Size (HxWxD): 165 X 203 X 233.2 mm

§  Weight: 2.03Kg

§  LAN: Gigabit X 2

§  Link Aggregation

§  Wake on LAN/WAN

§  System Fan: 92x92mm X2

§  Wireless Support (dongle)

§  Noise Level: 19.3 dB(A)

§  Power Recovery

§  AC Input Power Voltag: 100V to 240V AC

§  Power Frequency: 50/60 Hz, Single Phase

§  Power Consumption: 44W (Access); 15W (HDD Hibernation);

§  Operating Temperature: 5°C to 35°C (40°F to 95°F)

§  Storage Temperature: -10°C to 70°C (15°F to 155°F)

§  Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% RH

§  Maximum Operating Altitude: 6,500 feet

§  Certification: FCC Class B, CE Class B, BSMI Class B

§  Warranty: 2 Years

 

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