Synology NAS DS413j from Amazon Spain

[yrk1969]

If anyone is looking for a good NAS option then you can try Amazon Spain for Synology DS413j. Its is a 4-bay NAS which supports 4TB HDDs and supports almost all HDDs (enterprise/NAS capable or otherwise).

Synology DS413J Diskstation - Amazon.es: Synology

I got one today delivered for about 22k. (It retails for 425$ on Newegg.)

The local comparison is Netgear ReadyNAS 4-bay, about 19k, but its network performance is much lesser than Synology apart from limited HDD compatibility. Though you will get local warranty with Netgear.

 

[Shivam]

I have used Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ (v1 and v2) and Duo models and also the Synology model.
I found the Netgear performances to be better than Synology with Windows 7 and gigabit network even though Synology has better specs. A lot depends on the data being transferred, protocol, network etc...
The 'tested' hard disk list is small with Netgear but a lot more of not tested hard disks work flawlessly.

The offer on Synology is still tempting especially for anyone looking at more than streaming, torrents and backup. What about the customs? Did you pay anything or were you lucky? What if the Synology you ordered had turned out to be not working?

 

[dheerajjotwani]

Synology is a great vfm product. it follows the market leader QNAP and has a well supported forum. Since these are heavy, the price of purchase seems fair... a good option for those who want a ready solution for network based storage with ability to tinker and experiment !

good buy !

 

[yrk1969]

I have used Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ (v1 and v2) and Duo models and also the Synology model.
I found the Netgear performances to be better than Synology with Windows 7 and gigabit network even though Synology has better specs. A lot depends on the data being transferred, protocol, network etc...
The 'tested' hard disk list is small with Netgear but a lot more of not tested hard disks work flawlessly.

The offer on Synology is still tempting especially for anyone looking at more than streaming, torrents and backup. What about the customs? Did you pay anything or were you lucky? What if the Synology you ordered had turned out to be not working?

22k is all inclusive (express shipping + import duties), charged completely by Amazon, so no issues with delivery. It was out of stock so took a week for them to ship, but after that was only 3 days via UPS.

Lets hope it does not break down! For DOA cases, people have mentioned that Amazon supplies you a replacement without hassles.

The reviews I read put Netgear at around 40/60MBps write/read, while Synology was at 50/80MBps. I am getting 50MBps on write as I am copying stuff even though parity check is ongoing, have'nt checked read speed as yet.

If this works out fine, will probably order another one and be done with my storage needs for couple of years.

 

[vizeta]

I checked the price of the same on amazon.es and got estimate of Euro 324 (Rs 23,266/-).

When I tried to order for multiple quantity the per piece price is reduced.

So if all interested buyers order it together to make it single order, some money can be saved.

 

[yesh1th]

did u manage to buy it from amazon spain ? I tried ordering it and got a msg saying it doesnt ship to India!!

Anyways, wanted to know how the product is and if its worth the money ??

 

[yrk1969]

did u manage to buy it from amazon spain ? I tried ordering it and got a msg saying it doesnt ship to India!!

Anyways, wanted to know how the product is and if its worth the money ??

Sadly they are not shipping to India any more. Maybe they realized that they gave me too good a deal.

Anyway try ordering from Amazon US, a couple thousand more. The are shipping to India, though its out of stock now. FYI, I ordered one yesterday.

As far as the product is concerned, its perfect and absolutely worth the money. The only challenge I faced is getting reliable HDDs. I had to return three 3nos WD 3TB HDDs to Flipkart because they did not work/doa.