Synology DiskStation DS414j

The Synology DS414j may not be the most glamorous of NAS drives, if indeed there is a candidate leader, but it is well-made and packs just enough power to not embarrass itself in basic benchmark tests for its file-serving speed. That it runs the same...

Aimed at home users with tighter budgets, the 4-bay DS414j unit retains an old version chassis and at its core we have the MindSpeed Comcerto 2000 dual-core 1.2GHz ARM processor which is paired with only 512MB of RAM.The product is running DSM 5.0...

The Diskstation DS414j 4-Bay NAS server is just another fine example of what Synology is capable of. The aesthetics of the design are retro and understated, and with the minimal noise created by the device it will be able to disappear in most home or...

However, the DS414j is twice the cost of the ix4-300d. Synology's products carry a premium, and the pricing of the DS414j reflect that. Other than this pricing aspect and a few minor concerns voiced in the previous paragraph, the DS414j turns out to be a stable, reliable and feature-rich model.

The Synology DS414j is a reasonably powerful, cost effective NAS for SOHO use. It's not going to blow the doors off, but for small workgroups that can benefit from all a NAS and Synology's deep bench of DSM tools can offer, it's a great starting point...

Anyone looking to take their first steps into network-attached storage should take Synology's DS414j into serious consideration. Launched to retail with a £258 MSRP, this four-bay box sensibly balances price, performance and functionality to deliver an...

Throughout the Synology product range each other models available can come in one of three variations the first of these is the standard series and this has no indicator after the name giving us a model name such as DS414. The second option, which is...