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4:26 PM on 19 January, 2010

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What kind of noise level does this unit emit? Units such as this are fine if they are tucked away in a cupboard but if not the background levels can be dreadful!

I recently tried a NAS from a different manufacturer only to find that it sounded like a hairdryer.

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Hugo

5:08 PM on 19 January, 2010

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I fount it inaudible over my desktop PC, but YMMV.

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xenos

8:50 PM on 19 January, 2010

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"Where the DS410j really excels is its web interface. Put simply, this is the slickest looking yet also most functional I have seen on any NAS device."

Hugo is this better than QNAP web interface too? Transfer speeds seem fast given the CPU being used, fairly impressed!

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Pbryanw

11:25 PM on 19 January, 2010

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I'm just guessing, but from the looks of it, you can swap out the existing rear fans for quiet versions from Noctua for example. That's if they are a standard fan size.

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james1000

11:25 PM on 19 January, 2010

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Usb 3.0?

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morsch

11:01 AM on 20 January, 2010

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Inaudible over a desktop PC doesn't really cut it, unless you never shut down/standby your PC. Does the device ever shut down the HDDs? Ideally, after a configurable idle timeout? I think that should be a mandatory information in a review, unless that feature is available in all NAS devices these days. With the HDDs shut down or in standby, the whole thing shouldn't draw more than a couple of watts and should be virtually silent.

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sam7

11:58 AM on 20 January, 2010

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Perfect, been looking at getting one of these for a while. Great review

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pandaz123

12:09 PM on 20 January, 2010

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Ive had a DS410j for a few weeks now, i well recommend it. Great product that has proved incredibly useful.

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gagagaga

3:45 PM on 21 January, 2010

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For anyone other than very novice users, these things are still horrendously overpriced. You can get an Intel SS4200 for £135 - add freenas and you have a fully featured NAS for half the price of this. Add Windows Home Server for another £70 and you have a fully featured file server / remote access gateway / PC backup solution. Am I missing something?

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Ed

9:56 AM on 4 February, 2010

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@gagagaga: Yes, the fact that what you describe takes effort and a degree of know how. If you want it to, this will just work straight out the box. Admittedly setting up freenas is very easy but, for instance, when you come across the bittorrent client by default locking down write/delete access to downloaded files, getting things fixed can all of a sudden get rather complicated.

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JerryDunhill

9:57 AM on 4 February, 2010

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The Intel box is cheaper, but it runs on a 250W power supply. One of the huge benefits is the power saving from a unit like this which runs on a very low powered processor but delivers all the performance you need (or get a + model if you need more). Think of the energy saving ;)

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FreakySpook

12:42 AM on 15 March, 2010

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Can anyone tell me how the speeds are over 802.11g?

I'm looking at this after I purchased an Edimax NS-2502 and could only achieve transfer speeds of about 100k/s over wireless but want to make sure it works ok.

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The Synology DiskStation DS410j isn't just feature packed, nor does it just offer great performance. Rather, it does both of these things at an affordable price point and that's certainly worthy of accolade. Read full review

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By Hugo Jobling
Reviewed 19 January 2010
Updated 06 February 2011

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