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Synology Disk Station DS214 is a feature-rich 2-bay NAS server for workgroups & offices, specifically designed for users who need to share & protect data effectively, while increasing productivity with comprehensive office applications. Synology DS214 is in the best cost/value ratio, but everything else is in the extreme. Synology DS214 delivers outstanding read/write performance, an average over 100 MB/sec writing speed under RAID 1 configuration in a Windows environment, & over 110 MB/sec reading. The built-in floating-point unit enhances the overall capability of the main CPU, & is particularly advantageous in speeding up thumbnail processing, making photo viewing a refreshingly new experience. Designed with both safety & convenience in mind, DS214 contains the brand new tool-less hard drive trays, allowing users to fixate 3.5" hard drives without a screwdriver. Meanwhile, DS214 also supports hot-swappable hard drive trays, enabling instant & risk-free hard disk replacement. External storage access is made fast & easy, with two Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 interfaces in the back, alongside one USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 interface in the front panel for quick access. Running on Synology's award-winning DSM operating system, DS214 shares the rich reservoir of applications available in DSM Package Center. ...

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**DS214: High Performance NAS Server for SMB & SOHO** Synology Disk Station DS214 is a feature-rich 2-bay NAS server for workgroups & offices, specifically designed for users who need to share & protect data effectively, while increasing productivity with comprehensive office applications. Synology DS214 is in the best cost/value ratio, but everything else is in the extreme. Synology DS214 delivers outstanding read/write performance, an average over 100 MB/sec writing speed under RAID 1 configuration in a Windows environment, & over 110 MB/sec reading. The built-in floating-point unit enhances the overall capability of the main CPU, & is particularly advantageous in speeding up thumbnail processing, making photo viewing a refreshingly new experience. Designed with both safety & convenience in mind, DS214 contains the brand new tool-less hard drive trays, allowing users to fixate 3.5" hard drives without a screwdriver. Meanwhile, DS214 also supports hot-swappable hard drive trays, enabling instant & risk-free hard disk replacement. External storage access is made fast & easy, with two Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 interfaces in the back, alongside one USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 interface in the front panel for quick access. Running on Synologys award-winning DSM operating system, DS214 shares the rich reservoir of applications available in DSM Package Center. Synology Disk Station DS214 is a feature-rich 2-bay NAS server for workgroups & offices, specifically designed for users who need to share & protect data effectively, while increasing productivity with comprehensive office applications.
- Dual Core CPU with Floating-Point Unit
- Excellent Reading/ Writing Performance over 100MB/s
- Fastest Encrypted Data Transfer-rate in its Product Sector
- Features Super Speed USB3.0
- Hot-swappable & Tool-Less Hard Drive Tray Design
- Running on Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM) ** Optimal Price/ Performance Ratio** Synology DS214 is in the best cost/value ratio

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**DS214: High Performance NAS Server for SMB & SOHO** Synology Disk Station DS214 is a feature-rich 2-bay NAS server for workgroups & offices, specifically designed for users who need to share & protect data effectively, while increasing productivity with comprehensive office applications. Synology DS214 is in the best cost/value ratio, but everything else is in the extreme. Synology DS214 delivers outstanding read/write performance, an average over 100 MB/sec writing speed under RAID 1 configuration in a Windows environment, & over 110 MB/sec reading. The built-in floating-point unit enhances the overall capability of the main CPU, & is particularly advantageous in speeding up thumbnail processing, making photo viewing a refreshingly new experience. Designed with both safety & convenience in mind, DS214 contains the brand new tool-less hard drive trays, allowing users to fixate 3.5" hard drives without a screwdriver. Meanwhile, DS214 also supports hot-swappable hard drive trays, enabling instant & risk-free hard disk replacement. External storage access is made fast & easy, with two Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 interfaces in the back, alongside one USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 interface in the front panel for quick access. Running on Synology's award-winning DSM operating system, DS214 shares the rich reservoir of applications available in DSM Package Center. Synology® Disk Station DS214 is a feature-rich 2-bay NAS server for workgroups & offices, specifically designed for users who need to share & protect data effectively, while increasing productivity with comprehensive office applications.
- Dual Core CPU with Floating-Point Unit
- Excellent Reading/ Writing Performance over 100MB/s
- Fastest Encrypted Data Transfer-rate in its Product Sector
- Features Super Speed USB3.0
- Hot-swappable & Tool-Less Hard Drive Tray Design
- Running on Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM) ** Optimal Price/ Performance Ratio** Synology DS214 is in the best cost/value ratio

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Synology Disk Station DS214play is a two-bay NAS designed to serve as your ultimate Media Center. Optimized for multimedia processing, DS214play aims to fulfill increasing need for high-quality photo, music & video streaming, while keeping all other aspects of NAS uncompromised.
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- Features Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0
- DLNA Ready Media Server
- Screwless Drive Bay Design & Hot-swappable Support
- Running on Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM) ** Ultimate Media Center** Synology DS214play is a ready media server specifically designed for users to enjoy maximized fun on their NAS device. DS214play comes with dual core CPU & 1GB RAM, aligning it with top-class consumer NAS today, delivering an average 111MB/sec reading & 101MB/sec writing speed under RAID 1 configuration in a Windows environment. The built-in floating-point unit not only enhances the overall capability of the main CPU but shows particular advantage in speeding up thumbnail processing, making photo viewing on DS214play a refreshingly new experience. Featuring 1080p Full HD video transcoding, DS214play satisfies enthusiasts requirement for on-demand high-quality video streaming. Running on Synologys award-winning DSM operating system, DS214play shares the rich reservoir of applications available in DSM Package Center. ** Personal Multimedia Bank** With DS214play you can easily manage your multimedia contents & share them across Windows, Mac, & Linux platforms. Photo Stations intuitive design means that you can effortlessly organize photos into customized categories, smart albums & blog posts, & link them to social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter, Plurk & Picasa within a few clicks. Audio Station comes with built-in lyrics plugin, Internet radio, & support for DLNA, Air Play, & Bluetooth speakers for quality pla

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Synology DS214 PLAY 2-Bay Desktop NAS

Synology® DiskStation DS214play is a two-bay NAS designed to serve as your ultimate Media Center. Optimized for multimedia processing, DS214play aims to fulfill increasing need for high-quality photo, music and video streaming, while keeping all other aspects of NAS uncompromised. - 1080p Full HD Video Transcoding on the Fly - Dual Core CPU Powered by Floating-Point Unit - 111 MB/s Reading, 101 MB/s Writing - Features SuperSpeed USB 3.0 - DLNA® Ready Media Server - Screwless Drive Bay Design and Hot-swappable Support - Running on Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) **Ultimate Media Center** Synology DS214play is a ready media server specifically designed for users to enjoy maximized fun on their NAS device. DS214play comes with dual core CPU and 1GB RAM, aligning it with top-class
consumer NAS today, delivering an average 111MB/sec reading and 101MB/sec writing speed under RAID 1 configuration in a Windows® environment. The built-in floating-point unit not only enhances the overall capability of the main CPU but shows particular advantage in speeding up thumbnail processing, making photo viewing on DS214play a refreshingly new experience. Featuring 1080p Full HD video transcoding, DS214play satisfies enthusiasts' requirement for on-demand high-quality video streaming. Running on Synology's award-winning DSM operating system, DS214play shares the rich reservoir of applications available in DSM Package Center. **Personal Multimedia Bank** With DS214play you can easily manage your multimedia contents and share them across Windows, Mac®, and Linux® platforms.
Photo Station's intuitive design allows you to effortlessly organize photos into customized categories, smart albums and blog posts, and link them to social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter, Plurk and Picasa within a few clicks. Audio Station comes with built-in lyrics plugin, Internet radio, and support for DLNA, AirPlay®, and Bluetooth speakers for quality pla

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Synology® Disk Station DS214play is a two-bay NAS designed to serve as your ultimate Media Center. Optimized for multimedia processing, DS214play aims to fulfill increasing need for high-quality photo, music & video streaming, while keeping all other aspects of NAS uncompromised.
- 1080p Full HD Video Transcoding on the Fly
- Dual Core CPU Powered by Floating-Point Unit
- 111 MB/s Reading, 101 MB/s Writing
- Features Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0
- DLNA® Ready Media Server
- Screwless Drive Bay Design & Hot-swappable Support
- Running on Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM) ** Ultimate Media Center** Synology DS214play is a ready media server specifically designed for users to enjoy maximized fun on their NAS device. DS214play comes with dual core CPU & 1GB RAM, aligning it with top-class consumer NAS today, delivering an average 111MB/sec reading & 101MB/sec writing speed under RAID 1 configuration in a Windows® environment. The built-in floating-point unit not only enhances the overall capability of the main CPU but shows particular advantage in speeding up thumbnail processing, making photo viewing on DS214play a refreshingly new experience. Featuring 1080p Full HD video transcoding, DS214play satisfies enthusiasts' requirement for on-demand high-quality video streaming. Running on Synology's award-winning DSM operating system, DS214play shares the rich reservoir of applications available in DSM Package Center. ** Personal Multimedia Bank** With DS214play you can easily manage your multimedia contents & share them across Windows, Mac®, & Linux® platforms. Photo Station's intuitive design means that you can effortlessly organize photos into customized categories, smart albums & blog posts, & link them to social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter, Plurk & Picasa within a few clicks. Audio Station comes with built-in lyrics plugin, Internet radio, & support for DLNA, Air Play®, & Bluetooth speakers for quality pla

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