So I have been lurking for well over a year, and think that i am ready to take the plunge, but would like to know what the more experienced members of the forum think about the advantages and disadvantages of the thecus are when compared to the synology.
I realize that you lose eSATA which would be nice, and that it reads at about 2/3 the speed, however it is nearing 3/4 the price and I have been reading about some members having problems with their synology 409's. So I guess it comes down to 3 questions:
1. Has Synology ironed out the flaws that were present in the initial release of this product
2. Would I even be aware of the speed difference between the 2 products streaming at max two HD video files at a time to a mediatank/PC.
2.5 would the addition of extra memory to the thecus narrow the performance gap significantly
3. which is quieter.
I realize that you lose eSATA which would be nice, and that it reads at about 2/3 the speed, however it is nearing 3/4 the price and I have been reading about some members having problems with their synology 409's. So I guess it comes down to 3 questions:
1. Has Synology ironed out the flaws that were present in the initial release of this product
2. Would I even be aware of the speed difference between the 2 products streaming at max two HD video files at a time to a mediatank/PC.
2.5 would the addition of extra memory to the thecus narrow the performance gap significantly
3. which is quieter.