Synology DiskStation 4-Bay 12TB (4 x 3TB) Network Attached Storage (NAS) (DS413 4300)

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Price: $1,399.99    

Product Feature

• CPU Frequency: 1.067 GHz
• Memory: 1 GB DDR3, Maximum Internal Capacity: 16TB
• System Fan: 92 mm X 92 mm X 2
• Interface: 2 x USB 3.0 Port, 1x USB 2.0 port, 1 x eSATA Port, 1 x RJ-45 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Port , 1x Gigabit LAN,
• Noise Level: 19.4 dBA

Product Description

Synology DS413 Feature rich 4 bay NAS Server for Workgroups and Offices.

Synology DiskStation 4-Bay 12TB (4 x 3TB) Network Attached Storage (NAS) (DS413 4300) Review

This is more of a public service announcement than anything, but I figured this was a good place to mention it.

Looking at the features on the surface the DS413 seems like a good deal, and for *many* people it is. However if you plan on using this for your media hub, specifically streaming using the Plex software you're out of luck!

I purchased this model thinking that most Synology NAS units in this configuration (4 bay) were more or less the same, turns out they are far from it!

The DS413 Uses a Freescale Power PC (PPC) processor
The DS412+ Uses an Intel Atom (x86) Processor

What this is means is that development for 3rd party plugins will be very limited and people just don't develop things for the PPC. Since the 412+ is x86 compatibile there is a huge development base and porting applications to it is very easy, and already has a very mature base.

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Case and point is the Plex software, if you read this page the developers themselves state that they have no plans on creating a PPC compatible version of Plex since it's very time/cost prohibitive!

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And they definitely are not the only developers out there that feel this way..

So, it's not that the DS413 is BAD, it'll function quite well, but if you really want to add new/cool features to your NAS not supplied by Synology you're stuck! In the long run you'll be much better served spending the additional $150 now and getting a DS412+

I have an unopened DS413 that I got today which is going back tomorrow when my DS412+ shows up!

My pain is your gain!

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