Synology DiskStation 2-Bay (Diskless) Network Attached Storage DS209+ (Black)

by Synology

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 9.5 x 10.5 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001IH8QLO
• Item model number: DS209+
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Ultra high performance, 2-bay NAS Server, Gigabit LAN port and Windows ADS Authentication for Small Businesses and Corporations. DS209+ is designed with RAID 1 protection, as well as Windows ADS authentication, USB printer sharing, dynamic website hosting, and data backup. DS209+ keeps business data available 24/7.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent media server, June 30, 2009

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Kenneth M. Flock "KMFlock" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Synology DiskStation 2-Bay (Diskless) Network Attached Storage DS209+ (Black) (Personal Computers)

Purchased this unit without hard drives installed. Purchased two Western Digital (Green) 2TB drives and installed. Very easy to do, good instructions included if needed. I purchased this unit to use as a media server for video, music, and pictures. I use the 209+ to store some high definition video for play back also. The unit is fast enough to serve high definition video via wired home (gigabit) network. This NAS comes with a lot of other software to use as web server, print server . . I have not used. Price is now lower than when I purchased. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a fast quality media server.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Synology Rules, August 17, 2009

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K. Klein (Ligonier, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Synology DiskStation 2-Bay (Diskless) Network Attached Storage DS209+ (Black) (Personal Computers)

This is the second Synology unit I've owned. I bought this unit to replace an older ds106e, which had the fan break and fry the hard-drive.

Why am I happy when the older equipment failed?

-First, because the older unit ran non-stop for 3+ years.

-Second, because their most recent firmware updates continue to be updated for the older unit.

-Third, because I contacted Synology to get a replacement fan, and they only charged 10 dollars for the fan and had it shipped within hours of first contact. I plan to replace the fan and hard-drive and sell the older unit on ebay.

-Last, the older units are going for 70% of the original purchase price on ebay, so they hold their value well.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great choice for storage, February 5, 2011

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kc2kth (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Synology DiskStation 2-Bay (Diskless) Network Attached Storage DS209+ (Black) (Personal Computers)

I equipped mine with a pair of 1TB hard drives. Using the Synology software I present this unit to my Macbooks around the house as a TIme Capsule and allow Time Machine to back up from multiple Macbooks to this one device. Web based software is simple to use and updates to the software install quickly and with minimal interaction.