Question 1

It has USB ports. I assume I plug in external HDD and transfer data to the NAS via these USB ports?

Accepted Answer

Basically, yes, assuming you have a fully functioning Synology NAS with internal disc running the latest version of DSM, and if the external HDD is in the correct filesystem format, EXT4, EXT3, FAT, or NTFS.  Start the File Station DSM application, plug the external USB HDD into one of the USB 2 ports, and the USB share volume should appear under the directory list.  Files can then be copied to the internal drive.  At USB 2 speeds.

Question 2

So does it include a hard drive or not? The product info gives conflicting information!

Accepted Answer

The information is confusing. The unfortunate answer is no, there is no hard drive provided. The device will support up to a 5 GB hard drive.

Hope this helps.

Question 3

Can the memory be expanded from the 256 that comes preinstalled? 256 seems pretty low for a NAS system.

Accepted Answer

No the memory is fixed (soldered) to the board. The only thing that can be done is changing the Hard Drive.

Question 4

I wonder if this will be an improvement over ds110j? I have had that for a few years with no issues. Most of my network use is for streaming hi-res music and backing up my home computers

I am debating between this and the ds114.
Thanks in advance for your views.

Accepted Answer

Sorry i meant to say writes at 40-50 MB/s

Question 5

I have a 1TB USB external drive that I use for backups.  Could I use this DS115j with no HDD installed and just use my external drive attached via USB?

Accepted Answer

No, any Synology NAS (regardless of total physical disk capacity) needs at least one drive installed to provide storage space for the Synology operating system.

Question 6

Thank you for the answers guys :-)

What confused me was this part in the specifications list:

Included HDD Capacity
    5TB (1 X 5TB HDD) (The actual capacity will differ according to volume types)?

Accepted Answer

This could just be the max capacity of HDD it will support. I agree it is not worded very well.

If it included a 5 TB HDD, the price would have been much more expensive. I knew it was a typo just from the price.

I really like this NAS a lot.

Question 7

Does this NAS come with 5TB actual hard disk?

Thanks

Accepted Answer

No.  These products typically do not come with hard drives.  This lets you choose the hard drive that you want, based on the capacity that you want.

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