With the burgeoning and the developing demands for the need for robust, expandable and sophisticated network storage devices the Synology Disk Station DS710+ achieves a major feet in terms of fast throughputs, sophisticated and intuitive web interfaces.
Specifications
| Features |
Description |
| 1. Device Type | NAS server |
| 2. Host connectivity | Gigabit Ethernet |
| 3. Max supported storage | 4 TB |
| 4. Installed devices/ Modules Qty | 2 (max) |
| 5. Dimensions | 4.1in*6.2in*9.1in |
| 3.7 lbs | |
| 6. Processors installed | 1*Intel Atom D410 1.6 GHz |
| 7. RAM installed | 1GB |
| 8. Storage controller type | RAID |
| 9. Controller Interface Type | Serial ATA-300 |
| 10. Data Transfer Rate | 300 MBps |
| 11. Supported Devices | Hard drive, Disk array (RAID) |
| 12. RAID Level | RAID 1, JBOD, RAID 0 |
| 13. Hard drive Type | Hot-swap-2.5”/ 3.5” shared |
| 14. Networking Type | Network adapter |
| 15. Data Link Protocol | Gigabit Ethernet |
| 16. Network /Transport Protocol | Apple Talk, FTP, PPPoE |
| 17. Remote Management Protocol | HTTPS, SSH, Telnet |
| 18. Network Services Compatibility | HTTPS, |
| Microsoft CIFS, | |
| Apple File Protocol (AFP), | |
| Network File System (NFS), | |
| FTP | |
| 19. Features | iTunes server, Samba support, Print server |
| 20. Expansion Bays | 2(total)/2(free)* hot-swap-2.5”/3.5” shared |
| 21. Interfaces | 1 x eSATA – 7 pin external Serial ATA, |
| 3 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 pin USB Type A, | |
| 1 x Ethernet 1000Base-T – RJ-45 | |
| 22. Power | AC 120/230 V |
| 23. OS required | Microsoft Windows 2000 or later, Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later, Linux |
| 24. Sound emission | 33 dBa |
Features
The Synology Disk Station is the first Network storage device that is based on 3.5” hard drive providing easy storage access. Removing and installing the hard drives is easy than the Synology DS209+, accessing the bays from behind.
The storage can be expanded to up to seven hard drive bays by installing the DX510 expansion enclosure that costs another $500. The DX510 is bulky than the DS710+ and connected via the eSATA port. Disregarding the expansion the DS710+ works wonders as a dual bay network storage device.
The DS710+ has three USB ports, apart from the eSATA port, two in the back and one in the front. The one in the front can be used to backup data completely into the hard drives. The ports can be used to connect external hard drives or printers.
The Disk Station DS710+ comes both with and without storage. The hard drives can be set up in RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. When connected with the DX510, the DS710+ supports other RAID configurations and also Synology’s Hybrid RAID providing support for hard drives of different capacities.
The initial setup is quite easy if you have a little knowledge of the network storage devices. The NAS server comes with an application called the “Synology Assistant” guiding you through the setup, although not very efficient. Unlike the setup application, the Web interface is a state of the art. Upon its launch all the features and operation are well organized and listed.
The Synology DS710+ network storage device packs several advanced features like support for Windows Active directory services. The NAS server provides clean file sharing across multiple platforms including Mac, Linux and Windows. It has several application stations that include surveillance station, Download station, File station and photo station.
The Surveillance station provides support for 16 IP cameras although only one camera license is included and for the rest its $49 per license. The surveillance feature is sophisticated and allows viewing several images and records them. The Download station allows downloading from authenticated web sites and also supports BitTorrent client.
Cost
The Synology Disk Station DS710+ costs about $499 USD.
Review
The Synology Disk Station DS710+ network storage device offers great and fast throughputs in both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. The server scored 321.8 Mbps for write test and 322.7 Mbps for Read test. The NAS server functioned very quietly and remained pretty cool during peak operations.
