Synology DS214play 2-bay NAS Review

Storage/NAS by stefan @ 2014-03-10

DS214play is one of the latest 2-bay NASes from Synology which has at its core the Intel Evansport CE5535 processor coupled with 1GB of DDR3 RAM; this product is capable of doing on-the-fly Full HD transcoding to DLNA-enabled devices and runs the latest DSM software version.

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A Closer Look Part III

The chassis laterals act as air intake:

 

 

 

Synology has updated the drive trays so 3.5’’ do not need screws for mounting anymore:

 

 

 

 

As with the older versions, the trays have pre-drilled holes for mounting 2.5’’ drives:

 

 

 

The lateral covers can be removed easy by following the instructions:

 

 

 

 

On the sides the trays feature rubber grommets for vibration dampening purposes:

 

 

 

Here are some shots with a 3.5’’ drive installed into the tray:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comment from jmke @ 2014/03/10
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Since the NAS is mainly aimed at home use, we would have liked Synology to include a slightly modified design chassis in order to include a HDMI port in the back but also an IR sensor in the front (remote oriented) for being able to operate XBMC straight on our Full-HD television.
can't agree more with your assessment! this little device can easily be placed near your TV and be your one device, instead of having to rely on an external media player; I think QNAP does do HDMI and XBMC combo.

on a Synology related note, DSM 5.0 was released today!

live demo http://www.synology.com/en-global/products/dsm_livedemo

 

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