DS213j: Synology renews its NAS first prize - Clubic - Clubic

Synology has formalized yesterday the renewal in France of one of its NAS first prize. The new DS213j succeeds DS212j and brings mainly in increased throughputs.

On the aesthetic plan, the DS213j is perfectly identical to its predecessor

The new Synology DS213j boasts transfer rates of 100MB / s read (from the NAS to other devices) and 70 MB / s write, against respectively 90 and 50 MB / s for its predecessor.

do this, the DS213j barters the chip Marvell Armada 300 for Armada 370. It does always embarks only one heart of ARM CPU, but it features this time of a calculation unit floating comma, which accelerates many calculations, for data transfer but also and especially for many functions annexes. This SoC does is moreover longer associated with 256 MB RAM DDR2, but to 512 MB of DDR3. One finds by elsewhere a single Ethernet Gigabit and two USB 2.0 ports port, but still no USB 3.0.

Note port for conclude that the two hard drives Serial ATA at 3.5 inch format as can shelter this NAS now based on rubber washers. These absorb vibrations and significantly reduce noise emissions.

Operating with the latest version of famous firmware house, the DiskStation Manager 4.2 (DSM 4.2), the Synology DS213j is available now in France and worldwide to the public price of 150 euros HT, either 180 euros TTC.