Synology DS509+

The latest in Synology's line of five drive NAS bays, the Synology DS509+ is a bring your own drive array featuring Synology's normal high end features list and strong performance.  As with other Synology products marked with a "+", the DS509+ is intended largely for corporate use.  Powered by a 1.06 GHz CPU and a full GB of RAM, the DS509+ certainly doesn't lack power, reputedly reaching transfer speeds of up to the high 30's while writing and mid 50's while reading.

For more details on performance and features, please scroll down.

Like most five bay drives, the DS509+ offers a wide variety of RAID options, including RAID 0/1/5/6, and RAID 5+Spare support. Hot-swapping is also supported for most modes, allowing individual drives to be replaced if they burn out or if the owner wants to increase storage capacity without any downtime.

As is customary with Synology devices, the 509+ comes with a wide variety of features, shipping with their full Disk Station Manager 2.1.  Based off of an AJAX Management UI, DSM 2.1 is simple to use and includes many useful applications, including basic features like user access and storage management devices, multimedia solutions such as a Bit Torrent manager and iTunes server, mail and printer servers, and a variety of secure file sharing and transfer options.

Hardware specifications follow:

Hardware

• CPU Clock Rate: 1.06GHz
• Memory: 1GB
• Internal HDD¹: 3.5" SATA(II) X5
• External HDD Interface: USB 2.0 port X2, eSATA port X1
• Size: 203mm X 242mm X 177mm
• Weight: 4.75kg
• LAN: Gigabit X2
• Fan: X2(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 10TB⁸ (See All Supported HDD)
• Max Supported IP Camera: 10⁷ (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