The side of the DS411j has an engraved Synology insignia, each side of this NAS incidentally are identical. I like the colour and design of the DS411j it looks very sleek and will surely bring style to the office it is placed in.



The front panel of the DS411j has a series of LEDs for Status, LAN, and up to 4 x HDDs. These LEDs will give you a basic indication of activity. Right in the middle is the power button which cannot be missed. The front panel here feels very smooth and I love the contours, especially of the power button. Very nice work. Above this interface we have the ventilation holes, there are some at the bottom of the DS411j too.



Spinning the DS411j round to the back we can see that there are 2 perforated mesh panels with dual 70mm PWM fans attached. Beneath this we have a range of functionality available: (left to right) DC In (For use with the power pack provided), Gigabit LAN, 2 X USB 2.0 ports and a hard reset button. Next to this we have the MAC and serial numbers should you need to use for technical support.





To get inside the DS411j we have to removed 4 thumbscrews, when these thumbscrews have been removed the back of the NAS unit drops down to reveal access inside the DS411j. Here we can clearly see the attached dual 70mm pwm fans as well as 4 x HDD racks. Within these racks are frames for attaching up to 4 x 3.5" or 2.5" SATA II HDDs.



Attaching a drive to any of the provided frames is very easy. All you have to do is simply slide the HDD into the frame, and attach screws to secure the drive in place.



Taking a closer look inside the NAS we can see the PCB and components. Our DS411j actually comes with the following specifications:

• CPU Frequency: 1.2GHz
• Hardware Encryption Engine
• Memory: DDR2 128MB
• Max Internal Capacity: 12TB (4x 3TB hard drives)

Inside there are 4 x SATA connections to line up with each rack. The drive simply moves along the rack and plugs directly into these connections.