Highest attached backup throughput of 109 MB/s was obtained using eSATA and an NTFS formatted drive.īy comparison, Network backup to a DeltaCopy target on our NAS Testbed system was pretty slow at only 35 MB/s.įor a competitive look, I ran NASPT RAID 5 File Copy charts filtered for dual-core Atom processors. But 31 MB/s was the lowest measured in that group. USB 2.0 usually produces results in the mid 20 MB/s range. The 412+ produced some of the highest attached backup throughputs measured to date, especially with the USB 2.0 connection.
Synology drive tray key full#
Since Synology NASes have built-in FAT, EXT3 and EXT4 formatting for external drives, I was able to run a full set of backup tests. So I rated the 412+’ noise as low.Īttached backup tests were run with our new higher performance Startech USB 3.0 eSATA to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station (SATDOCKU3SEF) containing a WD Velociraptor WD3000HLFS 300 GB drive. Fan noise, in the default "Quiet" mode (the other two modes are "Cool" and "Low-Power") was barely audible and there was little idle drive noise in my quiet home office environment. Power consumption measured 55 W with four WD RE4 2 TB 7200 RPM (WD2003FYYS) drives Synology supplied spun up and 18 W when the programmable drive spindown kicked in. Two USB 3.0 ports are provided via an NEC D720200AF USB 3.0 controller. The Silicon Image SiI3132 PCI Express (1x) to 1 Port SATA300 services the rear eSATA port. The two Gigabit Ethernet ports supplied by a pair of Intel WG82574L controllers can be set to aggregation, failover and separate LAN modes. Here is one of their photos of the 412+ main board.
Microchip PIC16F883 8 bit microcontroller You can see photos of the cover, drive tray and construction details in the gallery.ġ28 MB DOM (Samsung K9F1G08U0C & USBest UT165-L46 controller) 2.5" or 3.5" solid state or hard SATA drives are screwed to the trays and the trays themselves are held in place by plastic latching mechanisms. Like the DS1512+, the 412+’ drive trays are plastic, but they can’t be key-locked in place. But it again smacks of design-for-reduced-manufacturing-cost vs. The front cover attachment method using four rubber "packs" and a friction-fit is novel and should be buzz-free.
While this might help to keep cost and vibration-related noise down, it seems a bit chintzy for a ~ $625 NAS designed for business use. Where the DS1512+ comes in a metal case with lockable drive trays, Synology has turned to plastic for all of the 412+’ external construction. Construction-wise, the two are very different animals, however. For them, Synology has its new DS412+, which is positioned one step from the bottom in its "Standard Business" NAS line.Īs noted in the article teaser, you can think of the 412+ as a non-expandable four-bay version of the DS1512+, at least from a hardware architecture point of view. As much as Synology likes its expandable/scalable NAS business, some folks like to save some dough and take their four-bay NASes without the option for adding expensive expansion cabinets.
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