TestFreaks recently put up a review of the Synology DiskStation DS213, a two bay NAS device intended primarily for small business use. The TestFreaks review is quite comprehensive, including unboxing and unit detail photos as well as software screenshots. The performance benchmarks against other Synology products are particularly useful, so if you're looking to replace your own aging Synology hardware you might want to the TestFreaks review there to take a look.
According to TestFreaks, Synology appears to have created another high quality (albeit expensive) NAS device: From their conclusion:
Performance wise it improves on its predecessors in terms of speed. What helps separate it from other NAS boxes is the DSM 4.1 interface. Synology has made an easy to use yet powerful GUI that most anyone who has used a Windows, Linux or OS X machine can easily pick up. The Package Center allows the DiskStation DS213 to be tailored to suit the user whether for home or business. Plus, the DS213 uses share-level AES 256-bit encryption, which in the past was only available on Enterprise level servers.
I have yet to come away from a Synology product disappointed and the DiskStation DS21 continues this trend. Its price is the only factor that may scare off potential buyers; although research will show that similarly featured NAS devices will be in the same price range and the feature set of this unit make it a worthwhile investment.
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