We have been reviewing the full range of Synology products all year, and it ends for us on a high. The DiskStation DS211+ has proved to be a low cost, high performance NAS box, targeting both the discerning enthusiast user and small business marketplace.
As with all of their performance range, the DS211+ is able to deliver stunning levels of bandwidth, both when reading and writing data across a gigabit enabled network.
Within the lower end sector compromises are always made, such as a plastic fascia and plastic drive bays, but the build quality leaves us with no concerns. Synology engineering quality is always without fault.
The DiskManager 3.0 Operating System is a joy to use and offers an intuitive, responsive interface with superb multitasking capabilities. Something that no other manufacturer in this sector can offer.
Power consumption is low and noise levels are unobtrustive, ensuring that once the Synology DS211+ is configured it can be left at location, without the need for regular interaction. When this product is released later today, it will be priced around £300 inc vat, which means it is worthy, yet again, of our highest award.
Kitguru says: An excellent all round product with extremely high levels of performance.