DS2411+, DS3611xs, DX1211, RS2211+, RS3411xs, RX1211

[docchris]

my ds2411+ will be here tomorrow - im excited!

[K1LL3M]

my ds2411+ will be here tomorrow - im excited!

Nice, interested to hear your thoughts on the "locking device" of the unit, among other performance info.

[docchris]

yeah, the seems strange when the rs2211+ doesn't have one?

im guessing they are thinking maybe the rs2211+ would live in a server room which is probably lockable anyway (or in a rack/cabinet with a door)

[docchris]

oh and does anyone want to buy an RS2211+ ??

[K1LL3M]

oh and does anyone want to buy an RS2211+ ??

lol.

So why the upgrade from the 22 to the 24? Was it just because of 2 extra drives?

[docchris]

that plus its not actually IN a rack.. it just sitting on a big flat shelf! so a DS would look a lot better there!

i bought the RS when it was released since i never thought they would make a 10+ drive pedestal style - then about a month after i bought my RS the DS started leaking....

so yeah, i've got a perfect condition, 3 month old RS for sale!

[K1LL3M]

I considered changing to the 36, for the extra drives and the fact that pedestals would be easier to on sell (likely as you will find) but I decided against it as I'd already upgrade my existing rack to fit it in anticipation. Plus 34v36 hdds really isn't going to make much difference (~3%) and my purchase of the xs unit meant I don't have to move it on any time soon

[docchris]

I'm not planning on buying a slave unit, the amount of data i have is growing pretty slowly.. the extra 6tb i can get with the 12 disks, compared to my current 10, will probably last me until the time that 4 or 5 tb drives are out.

[K1LL3M]

My data is growing ~200GB/wk atm. The 6 drive unit I had didn't last the time between 2 & 3tb it was supposed too. Hoping XS+1 expansion (22) will see me from 3 to 4 but if not, expansion still available; which depending on the price of 4 or 5tb hdd may be a more economical purchase. (assuming support)

[docchris]

mine is only growing at about 100gb/week - but thats going to slow down in the not too distant future

i dont think it will ever go above about 40TB so i should be fine with the ds2411+ & 4tb drives

[CandymanLUX]

my ds2411+ will be here tomorrow - im excited!

You're in luck I ordered my DS3611xs & DX1211 yesterday and I hope they can keep their availability date of 7/7 in Germany

[docchris]

the lock is actually excellent

all of the metal drive trays have a cut out in them

when you turn the key in the lock a metal bar slides down the center of the unit and it has branches coming off it which lock into the notches on the drive trays and completely stop you from removing any of them.

i moved my 10 disk array from my RS2211+ to DS2411+ (with a little help from harrypotter) and its all running fine now!

[K1LL3M]

Nice work.

I wish they had of implemented some type of locking mechanism on the RS then, even just on the individual trays like Netgear or Qnap do.

Meh, the RS units look sweet in the rack.

[docchris]

the DS looks pretty nice on a shelf, its got a black UPS next to it and a small black windows home sever on top of it

[AUSMUG]

I am just wondering, given that in the past 1 or 2 Synology products had a 5 year warranty rather than 3 years that the majority have, why the DS3611xs & RS3411xs units only have 3 year warranties. I would have thought that given these products are marketed more as enterprise level products that it would be expected that their build quality would be superior. Has Synology actually discovered potential issues during testing that led them to this decision or was it more a matter of by limiting support to 3 years rather than 5 they could deliver at a lower price therefore making the products look more attractive to businesses on a limited budget? I'm sure the products are very good but I would love a definitive answer to this question.