NAS: Synology DS508

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Once again, Synology offers a particularly nice high end product with good construction, a fine interface, a variety of quality functions and (especially) the high raw performances. The sustained SMB speeds of the DS508 literally blow the competition away. New functions are impressive and the Surveillance Station is very user-friendly. The cherry on the cake is that the evolution from four to five drives only has a limited impact on sound levels and power consumption. Moreover, this last aspect can be optimized with the startup planner. Overall, the DS508 is a success.

However, we think the DS508 could mature a little more. Indeed, we had the impression that Synology didn’t always go all the way in certain areas: the DS508 takes up to 5 drives but does not offer tolerance for a two drive failure or the support for two spare drives; it has two Ethernet ports but these are not 802.3ad compatible; raw speeds are excellent but this NAS still has a weakness in the transfer of small sized files; a startup planner is finally available but has limited capabilities; and finally, NFS management requires specific operations instead of being directly activated in the interface (and it isn't like there were no efforts made in this domain). In short, the DS508 proves to be a bit frustrating and we almost feel like it is a sports car but stuck in third gear.

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