Synology DS209+ 2-Bay Disk Station

Rob Williams · 02-10-2009, 01:20 AM

Synology has become well-known over the years for producing some of the highest-quality NAS boxes on the planet, some of which we've taken a look at in the past, and the new DS209+ is no exception. Though expensive, it has a huge feature-set and superb performance to back it up, which makes it a good buy for anyone with a fairly lenient budget.

You can read Greg's full look at the DS209+ right here and you can discuss it here!

03-04-2009, 04:07 PM

Personally I own the 'light' version of the 209+ (being the 207+). And this device is already plenty fast and equipped with the same software.
At this moment the NAS is still connected to a 100Mb switch and thus not able to show it's full potention, but a saturated 100Mb connection is already very fast.
But I can imagine that when you're working with several people simultaniously on the NAS, the larger memory and faster processor are welcome. For home use however, the DS 207+ delivers all the speed that you can ask for for about €100 less (€299 in stead of €405)
I love this device.
Oh yeah, the noise produced by the DS 207+ is a bit too loud to my liking, but by replacing the standard fan with the Paps-fan (read all about that at the Synology forums), this problem is solved.

Greg King · 03-04-2009, 06:35 PM

I love the DS207+ and use it every day for backups. I have a pair of WD 1TB "Green" drives (EADS) and it works out beautifully. I can agree with you about the noise made by the fan. It seems to be louder than necessary and good call on he fan. I haven't heard from anyone who has done this. Might give it a go myself.

Merlin · 03-05-2009, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkSynergy

I love the DS207+ and use it every day for backups. I have a pair of WD 1TB "Green" drives (EADS) and it works out beautifully. I can agree with you about the noise made by the fan. It seems to be louder than necessary and good call on he fan. I haven't heard from anyone who has done this. Might give it a go myself.

The DS207 is enough for me, actually I dont notice the fan.

Rob Williams · 03-05-2009, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merlin

The DS207 is enough for me, actually I dont notice the fan.

That's just because you play your games too loud

Glad to hear you like the unit Unregistered!

02-10-2009, 01:20 AM	#1
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03-04-2009, 04:07 PM	#2
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	DS 207+ Personally I own the 'light' version of the 209+ (being the 207+). And this device is already plenty fast and equipped with the same software. At this moment the NAS is still connected to a 100Mb switch and thus not able to show it's full potention, but a saturated 100Mb connection is already very fast. But I can imagine that when you're working with several people simultaniously on the NAS, the larger memory and faster processor are welcome. For home use however, the DS 207+ delivers all the speed that you can ask for for about €100 less (€299 in stead of €405) I love this device. Oh yeah, the noise produced by the DS 207+ is a bit too loud to my liking, but by replacing the standard fan with the Paps-fan (read all about that at the Synology forums), this problem is solved.

03-04-2009, 06:35 PM	#3
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	I love the DS207+ and use it every day for backups. I have a pair of WD 1TB "Green" drives (EADS) and it works out beautifully. I can agree with you about the noise made by the fan. It seems to be louder than necessary and good call on he fan. I haven't heard from anyone who has done this. Might give it a go myself. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

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