DS713+ provides high-performance & a straightforward approach to data-management & protection, letting you get a head start for your business. Whenever you're ready, upgrade capacity easily by adding an expansion unit. With dual core CPU & Link Aggregation, Synology DS713+ keeps up with the speed of your business with 228.01 MB/sec reading & 145.08 MB/sec writing speed under RAID1 configuration in a Windows environment. DS713+ optimizes your working experience by enabling faster & more efficient data transfers. When backing up to external hard drives, DS713+ comes with Super-Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 ports providing ten times the transfer speed of its predecessor, reducing the time to transfer data to external hard drives. Coming with dual LAN ports with failover & Link Aggregation support, DS713+ ensures continual network service in case of LAN connection failure, avoiding possible disruption occurrences. Link Aggregation with trunking enhances connection speeds beyond the limits of any one single cable or port. DS713+ provides seamless storage solutions for virtualization environments, including VMware, Citrix, & Microsoft Hyper-V. With VMware v Sphere 5 & VAAI integration, DS713+ helps offload specific storage operations & optimizes computation power in VMware environments. Windows ODX support speeds up data manipulation as the data transfer is offloaded. i SCSI also lets SMB users consolidate storage into data center storage arrays while providing hosts with the illusion of locally-attached disks.