after I first had a device of Buffallo and my data would have been almost lost, I've gained this Synology Station six months ago. A mistake one should not succumb to this machine: RAID 1 has nothing to do with data security, but only with availability. Crashes the software RAID on the NAS, not all data is gone. If the RAID forgets where the data is, it does have RAID 1 still everything duplicated but only still Bitmüll. The mirroring of data helps only when a disk dies. Then you can just keep working and shove ne new disc. To avoid this you have to make backups. Synology makes very good backups to an external drive. She runs at the scheduled time high, secure, send an e-mail about the success and then moves down again. Important information I safe so: On mobile computers, which I run in the house, I always work on directories of the NAS drive. These directories I make "available offline" under XP. Once I'm in the net again, the data sync. Once a week I make an automatic backup of all important data on an external drive, which depends directly on the NAS. So it does not reflect data that would easily obtainable again and secures the areas that are irretrievable. The NAS works well with the Sony Playstation 3. With the iPhone or camera to take pictures and save them from anywhere in the world on the NAS in order for the rest of the family, the images then can see on your TV via PS3, is very nice .... The settings are not rocket science. The surface easy to operate. The power scheme you should use necessarily because even 10 watts Stanby expected throughout the year will cost money. Postscript: By connecting its USB printer directly to the NAS, you can also use the Apple AIR Print function!
