New 2 drive Synology coming soon DS-209+

[Chuckl]

I think I made my mind up what NAS box will be sitting on my desk shorty.
800 Mhz, 512m of ram, esata port.

Hope you get one as soon as they are released to review.

http://download.synology.com/download/ds/DS209+/DataSheet/Synology_DS209+_Datasheet_enu.pdf

 

[fullroast]

The press release from Synology says the DS209+ is "shipping now". I am curious where did the December date came from? I guess I can wait ...

 

[thiggins]

The press release from Synology says the DS209+ is "shipping now". I am curious where did the December date came from? I guess I can wait ...

The December date came direct from Synology. (Actually, they said "end of November" and experience tells me to pad that a bit.)

 

[Spiken]

It's already available at (the expensive price) 450 euros :
http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00078582.html

 

[fullroast]

Hi Spiken - I'm envious! I will be "patiently" waiting until they are available in the US.

 

[bombay]

It's already available at (the expensive price) 450 euros :
http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00078582.html

holy balls... I hope it's not that expensive come state side.

 

[fullroast]

There is $190 difference between the CS407 and the DS408 at newegg.com, The hardware difference between DS207+ and the DS209+ is essentially the same as the difference between the CS407 and the DS408. The DS207+ at newegg.com is 329.99, which would put the DS209+ at $519.99. I expect the price will be there or a little higher, $539.99 if the list euro price is 399.

 

[thiggins]

holy balls...

Never heard that one before!

 

[bombay]

There is $190 difference between the CS407 and the DS408 at newegg.com, The hardware difference between DS207+ and the DS209+ is essentially the same as the difference between the CS407 and the DS408. The DS207+ at newegg.com is 329.99, which would put the DS209+ at $519.99. I expect the price will be there or a little higher, $539.99 if the list euro price is 399.

I have all the hardware to make a screaming ESX server, yet I'm opting for a small NAS in order to save on electricity.

At $519 for the NAS, that equates to 200 years worth of operational costs for my free server. Sigh.

 

[claykin]

I'm hoping this motiviates Netgear to offer a higher performance Duo and NV+. The Readynas series IMO is the most stable and reliable for real world long term use. While I also like Synology, their boxes will rarely not run for months at a time without the need to reboot for a quirk or crash.

 

[fullroast]

I guess it depends on what you're doing. I have a DS207+ and a DS107+ and neither have ever crashed, on for months.

 

[claykin]

Thats great to know. I don't use any of these NAS boxes for their streaming services or addon services like bittorrent, etc.

If Synology can make a conventional file server that is as robust as a Readynas then I'd definitely consider a 209+ if it tests well.

I guess it depends on what you're doing. I have a DS207+ and a DS107+ and neither have ever crashed, on for months.

 

[ntm1275]

I guess it depends on what you're doing. I have a DS207+ and a DS107+ and neither have ever crashed, on for months.

I agree, I have a 207+ and 106e, both are on 24/7, and have never crashed in the time that I've had them

 

[rhodan]

NS209+ ouahou!

Yesterday I installed a DS209+ received last week.
Performance are impressive >32 kB/s without Jumbo Frame for various kind and size of files.

Ready in 15 minutes with a Raid 1 built with 2 Samsung spinpoint 1TB + 2 hours for the synchronisation of Raid.

The Web GUI of DSM 2.0 is a real pleasure.

Next step, play with a bootstrap and ipkg...

Rhodan