I would to hear the neat features not available on synology ....... just for comparison sake ofcourse ....
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To start with below are some of the features which are not available on entry to mid level Synology NAS -
1) HDMI port (You can use this NAS as HTPC too)
2) 1.2 Ghz Dual Core Atom Processor (greatly increases NAS performance)
3) 1GB RAM (Synology has 512MB ram on their entry level NAS)
4) 2 USB 3.0 ports (Not available on Synology)
5) Infrared receiver built in for remote (Not available on Synology)
6) Asustor app store has all the important and more apps which are available on synology. (what is a use of this good hardware if don't have apps to use it
7) This NAS has hot swap bay (Synology doesn't have Hot Swap bay on their entry level NAS's or you can also say they don't qualify as Hot swap bay "ease of use")
So you get all these advantages at the same price of synology, that's how i got sold
for details please refer this link Asustor
Just to clarify above comparison was with only entry to mid level Synology NAS's.
, I am techie and I love to poke, and I am also poking in to this Asustor NAS territory by reading a lot online, which I always do. It IS a nice NAS for what I have read till now. Will come up with an Actual feature difference.mmm not quite as most of the "features" you mentioned are Hardware related and does not constitute as features, and come on..... infrared for remote is not something I would back upon a product...
none the less USB 3 is the only hardware addition I miss as such. Other wise there is no performance hit when it comes to single or dual core.
dont worry not here to bash
And dont even start on app store, synology app store is one of the most comprehensive app store plus high 3rd part app availability ....
lastly Synology NAS DOES support HOT swapping even the basic DS213 ....
No Bashing taken..
When you get good hardware at same amount of money so that accounts to a good thing in my book.
I didn't say Asustor's app store is better than Synology. I researched and found that most of the software's one uses on NAS are available on Asustor app store thoes including Couchpotato, SABnzbd, Sickbeard which accounts as a 3rd party apps for Synology.
XBMC/Boxee is also available in Asustor app store which BTW is not available in Synology.
, which officially usually becomes a no no for most products.
there is a difference between "good" and "enough", hardware on synology is top notch and ofcouse good enough (the j series) to run 4 HDD in any RAID config and that is what counts in my book ....
Couchpotato, SABnzbd, Sickbeard are available as third part apps and they works perfectly. Reason synology did not or might not have include them in official app store is coz all these apps instigate piracy, as their prime purpose is to be able to download using Usenet servers ....
BUT as a third party apps, they work up to perfection.
XBMC is a stand alone product and is always advisable to run on a separate machine, (which is why we build an HTPC) and as we see in forums most of us do ....
that's a lot of saving too.nope you dont have to open the box .... who said that. you just open the lid at the back and pull out the HDD, and this is for only for J series I am talking about, which is specifically meant for only Home users, the non J series and the + series and all above that have that front loading system .....
I cannot argue on the price , I agree, but you get what you pay and Synology is one of the premium HOME NAS company and is always at the top of almost all review online.
But that does not make Asustor a low ball .....
In that sense the ReadyNAS 102 RN10200 is even more cheap than Asustor.
On Snapdeal its even more cheap
Netgear 102 has its own worth and value for money ...
. just kidding.I cannot argue on the price , I agree, but you get what you pay and Synology is one of the premium HOME NAS company and is always at the top of almost all review online.
But that does not make Asustor a low ball .....
In that sense the ReadyNAS 102 RN10200 is even more cheap than Asustor.
On Snapdeal its even more cheap
Netgear 102 has its own worth and value for money ...
