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April 27, 2007
Dual Drive File, Media & Web Network Server
A Review of the Synology Disk Station model DS-207
Sans Digital is distributing the Synology Disk Station DS-207 ($479 MSRP) in the USA. It supports up to two 3.5" SATA hard drives that can be configured as JBOD, RAID 0 or as a RAID 1 mirror configuration. The DS-207 includes a Freescale model MPC8241 266 MHz RISC processor with 64MB of memory, three USB 2.0 ports, gigabit ethernet and a 60mm cooling fan. The Disk Station DS-207 provides file sharing services for Mac OS X, OS 9 and Windows computers. In addition, it can also be configured as a Web server, FTP server, iTunes server and a Photo server. The Disk Station DS-207 supports the UPnP multimedia protocol which allows devices that support this standard to stream audio and video files from the DS-207. The three USB ports located on the DS-207 can be used for printer sharing, adding storage or backing up data. The small foot print, low energy usage and large feature set provided by the Synology Disk Station makes it an ideal solution for expanding the functionality of office and home computer networks.
System Requirements
Supports Mac OS X, OS 9 and Windows computers.
Requires up to two 3.5 SATA hard drives.
Supports RAID 0, 1 and JBOD.
Requires an ethernet network.
Supports CIFS, AFP and FTP.
128 maximum user accounts.
32 maximum concurrent connections (SAMBA, FTP, AFP)
SMTP support for email notification.
The Synology Disk Station DS-207 provides a high quality solution for adding streaming multimedia support, file service, photo sharing and web site capabilities to any computer network with minimal power consumption. The small size, quiet operation and the outstanding web configuration tool provided with the Disk Station DS-207 make it a pleasure to use. Music lovers will appreciate the built-in Disk Station DS-207 iTunes sharing feature. With a DS-207 installed on the network, there is no need to keep large music libraries on each computer. Just copy the music to the Disk Station DS-207 and it will stream the audio selections to all of the iTunes users on the network. The Photo Station 2 software also provides an excellent interface for sharing photos over the network using a web browser. The wide range of services provided by the Disk Station DS-207 will enhance any office or home computer network.
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Contact Information:Sans Digital
10038 Pioneer Blvd.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: (800) 980-1988
Fax: (562) 949-3328
http://www.sansdigital.com
sales@sansdigital.com
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