We have taken a look at a handful of Synology brand network attached storage (NAS) servers over the past five years and each one has left us quite impressed with the features, performance, and ease of use. The samples reviewed to date have covered a variety of configurations best suited for home or small office use, and this article will cover one of their latest offerings that fits in the same general category. The DS414j is a 4-bay device capable of providing up to 20TB of storage (4x 5TB drives) on your network via a Gigabit network connection. While touted as being a budget friendly offering, the DS414j is advertised as offering plenty of the features that users expect in a NAS server, as well as plenty of the convenient extras that Synology is known to offer.



Before taking a look at the sample provided for review, let's take a look at some of the published information found on the DS414j official product page on the Synology website...

Feature and Specifications:

Synology® DiskStation DS414j is a budget-friendly 4-bay NAS server specifically designed for small offices and home users to effectively manage, protect and share data. Equipped with comprehensive add-on applications, DS414j serves as your all-in-one network storage server for fun and for productivity.

» The First Synology j to Feature Dual Core CPU with Floating-Point Unit
» The First Synology j to Feature USB 3.0
» Over 112.28 MB/s Reading, 80.38 MB/s Writing
» Only 8.5W in HDD Hibernation
» Runs on Synology DiskStation Manager

CPU:
» CPU Model: MindSpeed Comcerto 2000
» CPU Frequency: Dual Core 1.2 GHz
» Floating Point: Yes
» Hardware Encryption Engine: Yes

Memory:
» System Memory: 512 MB DDR3

Storage:
» Drive Bay(s): 4
» Compatible Drive Type:
   » 3.5" SATA(III) / SATA(II) HDD
   » 2.5" SATA(III) / SATA(II) HDD
   » 2.5" SATA(III) / SATA(II) SSD
» Max. Internal Capacity: 20 TB (5 TB HDD X 4) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)

External Ports:
» USB 2.0 Port: 1
» USB 3.0 Port: 1

File System:
» Internal Drives: EXT4
» External Drives:
   » EXT4
   » EXT3
   » FAT
   » NTFS
   » HFS+ (Read Only, with max. volume size 2TB)

Appearance:
» Size (Height X Width X Depth): 184 mm X 168 mm X 230 mm
» Weight: 2.21 kg

Others:

» LAN Number (RJ45): Gigabit X 1
» Wake on LAN/WAN: Yes
» System Fan: 80 mm X 80 mm X 2 pcs
» Wireless Support (dongle): Yes
» Noise Level: 18.9 dB(A)
» Power Recovery: Yes
» Scheduled Power On/Off: Yes
» Power Supply Unit / Adapter: 90W
» AC Input Power Voltage: 100V to 240V AC
» Power Frequency: 50/60 HZ, Single Phase
» Power Consumption:
   » 36.7W (Access)
   » 8.5W (HDD Hibernation)
» Temperature:
   » Operating Temperature: 5°C to 35°C (40°F to 95°F)
   » Storage Temperature: -10°C to 70°C (15°F to 155°F)
   » Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% RH
   » Maximum Operating Altitude: 6500 feet
» Certification:
   » FCC Class B
   » CE Class B
   » BSMI Class B
» Warranty: 2 Years