Synology USB Station 2 Review

1. Introduction2. Synology USB Station 23. The Diskmanager 3.0 Operating System4. Testing Methodology and Performance5. Acoustics and Power Drain6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

The Synology USB Station 2 is not in the market as a high performance NAS server, if you want cutting edge performance then check out some of the other reviews on Kitguru for units such as the DS210+, DS710+ or DS1010+. This is a low cost product for home or small office environments with a tiny physical footprint and power drain. As such it is hard to find fault, especially as it is capable of streaming 1080p MKV content without a problem. Not only that, but the USB printer sharing capability will surely prove useful in a home or small office environment. We tested this and it worked perfectly fine with our Epson and Canon printers.

The USB Station 2 is silent, and requires only 4 watts of power to operate. If you aren't demanding the highest data transfer speeds but are in the market for a capable, low cost NAS solution with media and printer sharing capabilities then this should surely be top of your shortlist.

Availability should be pretty good now, and we found the best price via Dabs.com for £79.99 – just plug and play some storage and you are ready to rock.

KitGuru says: Yet another winner for Synology.

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