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Unlike many other companies, Synology doesn't artificially cripple their models depending on their cost for the most part. The j series model has all the same features from file sharing, video sharing, IP camera recording, etc. The two things which change between the series are the CPU/RAM and external ports.
As a j series model the DS413j has only the basic 2x USB 2.0 ports and a 1.6 GHz ARM-based CPU. Moving up the line you start to get things like eSATA, USB 3.0 and SD card readers. The highest end models have either PowerPC (Freescale) or Intel Atom CPUs. Do you need the faster CPU? If you're just using it for file serving, etc. No. You probably don't. If you're going to use the NAS for either photo viewing or video transcoding - yeah, you might want to spend the extra money as the lack of a floating point unit makes image thumbnail generation really slow on the ARM CPUs and some transcoding packages are only available for the x86 Atom chips.
As for the ARM chip and 512 MB of RAM in this model, it's pretty easy to max out the processor doing a couple things at once, but it doesn't really slow things down. Under normal use you won't notice it. The RAM is rarely full past 40% or so.
The Good:
-Supports many RAID types (0, 1, 5, 6, JBOD, Synology's own RAID, 10, etc).
-DSM has a great interface and tons of features.
-Very quiet, cool and well built.
-Great iOS support. Can view cameras, photos, videos, files, system info via apps.
-DSM supports USB wi-fi, digital TV dongles*, printers, hard drives.
The Not So Good:
-*The DTV dongles supported are NOT compatible in the US/Canada. Overseas only.
-External hard drives can't be added to a RAID or shared normally.
-HFS/HFS+ drives are STILL not supported!
-Synology charges a lot of money for additional cameras past 1 (around $60 a camera!).
The good news about the bad stuff is most of it can be added/fixed with software updates.
UPDATE:
I've had it for a little while now and still no problems. The more I use the iOS apps, the more I find they're pretty limited (I haven't tried the photo/video/music ones), but the administration one is quite lame - it's basically a system info. Even the mobile web interface is pretty much a list of settings with no way to change them.
The DS413 is now listed on Amazon for a less than $100 difference. In hindsight I would probably have gotten the DS413 over the DS413j. Why? Double the memory - although it is rarely used in my day-to-day tasks, I suspect it is the main limiting factor when new OS updates come out. I wouldn't be surprised if the extra $100 gets you one for version than the j (getting cut off at DSM 7.0 instead of 6.0 or whatever).
One thing I did notice, however, is the blue power LED is -insanely- bright. It might as well be a flashlight!
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| Price: | $379.99 |
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Synology Budget-friendly 4-bay Nas Server For Small Offices And Home Users Overview
Synology DS413J Budget-friendly 4-Bay NAS Server for Small Offices and Home Users
Synology Budget-friendly 4-bay Nas Server For Small Offices And Home Users Feature
- CPU: 1.6GHz w/ Hardware Encrypted Engine
- RAM Size: 512MB DDR3
- Internal HDD: 4x 3.5" or 2.5" SATA2
- Max Internal Capacity: 16TB (4x 4TB HDD)
- External HDD Interface: 2x USB 2.0 Ports
- LAN: 1x Gigabit
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Synology Budget-friendly 4-bay Nas Server For Small Offices And Home Users Detail
- Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 7.2 x 9 inches ; 4.9 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 8.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- ASIN: B008U69LC4
- Item model number: DS413J
