Synology Reveals DiskStation DS213j

Synology, Inc. launched the DiskStation DS213j, a budget-friendly 2-bay NAS server dedicated to backup and data sharing for home and small office.

"With advanced hardware integration the DS213j is designed to work as an efficient private cloud for home and small office users, letting them access their stored data with ease," said Chad Jiang, product manager of Synology.

DS213j delivers read and write speeds of over 100MB/sec and 70MB/sec respectively. With such capabilities, file transfers have become an easy task allowing you to share a Blu-ray quality video in less than 3 minutes. The built-in Floating-Point Unit (FPU) CPU and 512MB of RAM further enhance the performance of intensive applications, such as thumbnail creation and multitasking ensuring the user has the optimum experience.

Designed with energy efficiency in mind, it consumes 3.65 watts when hard drives enter hibernation mode and no more than 20 watts under operation. Support for Wake on LAN/WAN and multiple scheduled power on/off further reduce power consumption and operating cost. DS213j is also engineered for noise and vibration reduction, featuring side ventilation openings and rubber washers on hard drive holders.

The DS213j runs on DiskStation Manager (DSM) 4.2 to enhance user-productivity and simplify their tasks, all on a sleek user interface optimised for multitasking. DS212j, the predecessor of DS213j, has received numerous media recognitions worldwide, including the Tech Accessory of the Year award from Stuff, U.K.

DS213j is shipping.