The DS211 represents Synology's attempt at bringing performance and storage to home and small business users on a budget. It will host 2 drives and provide you with great network storage at a smaller price-tag than you would expect.

Synology's NAS OS - DSM 3.0 delivers a powerful interface that, as you have briefly seen from this review brings some fantastic features. The interface is very much web 2.0 and the emphasis with DSM 3.0 is that you can engage in multi-tasking without performance taking a hit. Performance and power consumption were very pleasing from the DS211 for its size and cost.



Features like the DS Audio which I previously showed in this article are innovative to say the least. I was able to sync my HTC Desire with the DS211 and so long as I was in WiFi range I could stream music directly from the NAS to my phone in just a few button pressed thanks to the DS Audio phone app. What this means is, provided you have an Android / iPhone ready device you can stream files from the NAS anywhere in your home. Fantastic!

Priced at £229.45 Inc. VAT the DS211 is an affordable NAS unit with lots of features thanks to DSM 3.0.