inputs.text: great performance app ecosystehem great managehement gui - motivation purchasei got ds214 small office business client concerned dropbox would become expensive thehem also needed internal office network shared storage files backups critical systehemsas mentioned main motivation client dropbox cost price service added quickly thehem free dropbox version not give thehem control needed ds214 provided thehem reliable storage cloudstation feature control needed based dropbox usage diskstation ds214 paid less 6 monthsconfigurationi purchased diskless ds214 two 3tb [ [ asinb00d8x0ij4 wd red nas drives ] ] assehembly mounting drives initial setup updating firmware straightforward quick much like previous purchased [ [ asinb00fy6dv3s ds214 non plus model ] ] setup another less dehemanding office previouslythe ds214 configured raid1 array two drives mirroring 3tb available space ds214 dual 1gbps network interfaces used backup bonded pair different networks one time went simple situation used 1 lan portusage experiencecompared internal file storage spread multiple systehems not well organized synology clearly provided significant organizational performance reliability improvehement clientthe managehement interface systehem really really nice use gives feel sense well thought engineered product got no feeling betaware initial setup via wizard straightforward setting ds214 dsm managehement interface breeze adding users setting group mehemberships setting access controls well thought result seamless experience users thank synologyfirmwareapp supportsynology nice nas server app ecosystehem lots options many small businesses big plus keeping options open adding new features synology clear not like 8 core xeon limited power not go crazy make good sense like backup app cloud access app antivirus app printer serving etcover 6 months ds214 place number updates adding fixes new features dsm5 firmware related apps includes clients cloudstation app signs active development lively ecosystehem help confidence synology not orphan product useful lifeexternal backupsbackups nas done nicely usb3 interface suitable usb drive like [ [ asinb00eo3031a wd passport slim 2tb usb 30 ] ] drive data even raid1 backedup copy stored offsite part business continuity planprocess another option backup another synology box network synology clearly thought issueother nas optionspreviously setup [ [ asinb00co0dh6s buffalo linkstation 420 2tb nas ] ] raid1 mode 420 13 price [ [ asinb00co0de0w linkstation 421e diskless ] ] version get pay buffalo no real app ecosystehem much less elegant user interface get pay home budget nas needs buffalo provides good value less half speed synology home meda use might good enoughi setup evaluated [ [ asinb00g4jz2t0 wd ex4 ] ] [ [ asinb00lm6locy seagate nas ] ] servers strengths not really compare synology ds214 performance user interfaceor app ecosystehemconclusionsi comfortable using synology mission critical storage get pay like ds214 lets keep options open confidence inspiring package top notch small business highend home nas device capabilities beyond clients needs today room growwhile many nas vendors tried nice product synology products stood give ds214 5 starsor app ecosystehemconclusionsi comfortable using synology mission critical storage get pay like ds214 lets keep options open confidence inspiring package top notch small business highend home nas device capabilities beyond clients needs today room growwhile many nas vendors tried nice product synology products stood give ds214 5 stars