Synology CS407

A 4 bay bring your own drives system, the Synology CS407 is intended largely to serve as a corporate workgroup station, though the capacity and versatility the model offers also leaves it a good choice for anyone with a home business or who simply has an interest in having a powerful and flexible NAS as their personal data storage solution.  For those looking to save a bit of money, Synology also offers the CS407e, a very similar product with slightly less power but a correspondingly lower pricetag.

The Synology CS407 is powered by a 500 MHz processor and 256 MB of RAM.  While this leaves it a bit lightweight for a corporate workgroup computer, it is still more than capable of handling most loads as long as your data management needs aren't unusually high.

For more information on features and a complete hardware listing, please scroll down.

As with other NAS arrays, the CS407 was designed with RAID in mind, and as such offers a variety of RAID options, supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 5+Spare, and 6, allowing users to select the most suitable RAID option for their own personal needs..

The CS407 also offers an unusually wide variety of built in servers for a variety of purposes, allowing the easy management of various downloading and data storage features such as iTunes, FTP, UPnP AV, Photo sharing, Backup, and Bit Torrent services from a single localized source rather than a wide variety of different third-party applications.

Hardware specifications follow, taken from the official Synology website:

Hardware

• CPU Clock Rate: 500MHz
• Memory: 128MB
• Internal HDD¹: 3.5" SATA(II) X4
• External HDD Interface: USB 2.0 port X2
• Size: 230mm X 168mm X 184mm
• Weight: 2.23kg
• LAN: Gigabit X1
• Fan: X1(80mmX80mm)
• Noise Level:² 26dB(A)
• Power Recovery
• AC Input Power Voltage: 100V to 240V
• Power Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, Single Phase
• Max Capacity (Internal HDD): Up to 4 TB⁸ (See All Supported HDD)
• Max Supported IP Camera: 5⁷ (See All Supported IP Cameras)
• 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: 10,000 feet