Question 1

Hi, do you have the 213+?  My IT guy recommends the +.

Thanks,

Stew

Accepted Answer

I just have the 213 not the +. This is my second Synology. I had the 110 and still do but it was slow on the interface. Slower processor. The interface they use now in the Synologys is nice. If you need to add functionality usually it just a download by clicking an icon from a list. If you are using this for cameras it only comes with 1 camera license. You have to purchase the licenses. I use mine to store photos and  music and have a web site on mine. I did use my old 110 for someone to transfer over a gig of photos from another location and it was slow. Haven't tried this on the 213. The hard drives are easy to install. They have a plastic carriage which you screw the hard drive to and then slide it in the unit. Also you can set up different users and what they can do read/write and which folders. I looked around at alot of units and what I was finding was that others had problems with the interfaces even though they may have been slightly faster. I do own another nas used as back up but I would have to lean towards synology just not on their lower end units such as 110. If you do set this up with a web site, either have a static internet ip address or sign up with someone like dns and not GoDaddy. Dns in cooperation with your router can keep track of your internet ip whereas the later can not. It's also not that expensive.

Question 2

Does the DS213 offer a web browser that connects to the internet so I can stream movies & TV content?

Accepted Answer

I'm not sure exactly what you're asking, but...

Synology DiskStation manager allows you to install and configure a lot of different applications that run on the DS213. These include multimedia servers (stream media stored on the DiskStation) and download managers (download media from the Internet to the DiskStation.)

See the Synology website, YouTube, etc

Question 3

I want to put 2 large drives and mirror them for redundancy.
I want to be able to use those drives over USB3.0 and the network simultaneously. Can this do that?'

Use case: It's gonna sit on the network as a share for stuff... but when I need to do a huge transfer / sync / backup, etc, I'd like to connect up via usb 3.0 and just rip through the drive.

thanks,
Jason

Accepted Answer

Hi,
I have the same unit with two 3 TB drives running Raid 1. It is connected to a wireless router and I have another unit holds two 3 TB drives running Raid 1 with only a 3.0 USB port pluged into the DS213. The other 3.0 USB port is free for loading and copying files. This unit works great. I am also able to connect to it wirelessly with my IPAD with the Synology APP.

Good Luck,

Jerry

Question 4

I am looking for an NAS that I can connect 2-4 PC's for network data backup and then load movies on it to wirelessly stream them to my wireless network home theater receiver.  Will this do the trick?  Also nowhere in the specs does it mention the HDD interface: SATA II or SATA III?  Thanks

Accepted Answer

I can't post the link to Synology's website, but under tech specs for this unit it states sata III & II support.

I don't see any reason this unit won't meet your requirements.  Most of the online reviews extol its speed, so should be able to handle a handful of PCs without issue.  There are several recent reviews out there if googled.

I use it for iTunes and iPhoto libraries as well as movie streaming to an htpc running in raid 1 with 2 3tb enterprise class hd's.  I've had no issues with the unit.  I really like the user interface, and there are a number of bells and whistles  included in the software.

Question 5

I lost the power adapter to my DS213 and the Synology web site doesn't provide any details about its replacement.  Could anyone check their adapter and send me any serial numbers of specs from it?  I think it might be the commonly available PA3467U-1ACA (19V, 65W, 5.5mm tip) but I don't have any way of checking.  Thanks a ton in advance,  Alex

Accepted Answer

Mine came with a power adapter from "EDAC Power Elec."

Model EA10721A-120
12 volt DC output

Hope that helps.

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