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Synology Cube Station CS407 NAS
Page 7 of 7 When it comes down to buying a NAS, you are looking at the bare system and its features--not the drives. Stylish looks are nice, although not necessary. I found that the Cube Station did provide all the features I would expect out of a NAS device. File sharing was smooth and reliable. I had no problems streaming media files off the device to computers. If you are looking at a straight file server, then any box will do; there are many manufacturers out there who do just as good of a job with the basics. They may have slightly faster units or even slower units, but either way, the selection is there. The question comes down to “What does Synology offer that others don’t?”. It's all the features. Even though other manufacturers share a few of the extras, it's things like the addition of the Photo Station and the Web Station that push it ahead of the curve. If you have pictures to share with family, the Photo Station should do a good job of appeasing them; I know it worked for me. The price of the Cube Station CS-407 is around $615 for the diskless version which means you are on your own for hard drives. This price is right on par with many other units of this quality for their diskless models. Besides, hard drive prices are falling at almost a daily rate. Really, you just need to ask yourself if the additional features are something you would be interested in. If so, you should give Synology a closer look. Pros Small footprint and quality design Photo Station Web Station Data Replicator II Cons FTP is a little inadequate Backup software issues Some security shortcomings Loud RAID 5
Page 1: Introduction & Features
Page 2: First Looks & Setup Page 3: PhotoStation, Download Service & Backup Service Page 4: Web Station, FTP Service, iTunes Server & Active Directory Services Page 5: Testing Page 6: Quality Check Page 7: Conclusion
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