Synology unveils two new NAS servers

TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Network attached storage (NAS) unit maker Synology Inc. launched two new NAS servers, a two-bay DiskStation DS211 and one-bay DS111.

“We are happy with the price to performance ratio of the Synology DS211 and DS111, delivering an average of over 100MB/sec reading speed in a Windows environment, and over 53MB/sec writing, together with a ton of ready-to-use business applications and features, users can get as much value from a single purchase as possible,” said Peter Chen, product manager, Synology Inc.

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The servers are based on Synology DiskStation Manager 3.0 (DSM 3.0), provides a centralized solution to share and back-up data across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. The company claims that data can be backed up to externally attached USB/eSATA drives, rsync-compatible servers, or even to the cloud with Amazon S3.

The Synology DS211 and DS111 can also serve as mail servers, FTP servers, and print servers via simple steps and a few clicks.

The Synology DS211 and DS111 come with 256-bit AES hardware encryption engine.

The Synology DS211 and DS111 are powered by 1.6GHz CPU, 256MB RAM, one Gigabit LAN port, and three USB ports.

The company also claims that the two models can lower power consumption in operation when compared with PCs: DS211 consumes 31.2W, while DS111 consumes only 18.7W. When the HDDs hibernate, their power consumptions are less than 11W.

The Synology DS211 and DS111 are now being shipping globally.