Comparison to Amazon Cloud Drive and Dropbox …
After we have seen some features of the Synology Disk Station, we would like to present a brief comparison of the most popular cloud providers and the Synology DS214+ NAS. Of course, all prices and the scope of services provided are without guarantee (as of 10/2015). It is merely intended to show a little comparison to the cloud providers, because there are plenty of other paid and unpaid providers Cloud services such as Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, TelekomCloud, IBM Cloud, ADrive, Cubby, SugarSync, CudaDrive, Copy, Strato HiDrive, 1&1 Cloud Server, etc..
| Amazon Cloud Drive | Unlimited storage of images for Amazon Prime customers (49 Euro per year) 5 GB of storage for Amazon customers without file type restriction Paid (20 GB/8 Euro per year up to 1 TB/400 Euro per year) Limited only by upload/download rate of the client No control over the data (storage location/access) |
| Dropbox | No file type restriction Limited space Free/paid start 2 GB (Advertise as friends) Expandable through actions each subscription 9.99 Euro per month or 99.99 Euro per year (cheaper) memory 1 TB Limited only by upload/download rate of the client No control over the data (storage location/access) |
| Synology DS214+ NAS | No file type restriction Space depending on the used hard drive / up to 12 TB. Flexible Server services, app-based (DLNA, Mail, FTP, etc.) Limited by upload/download rates of client and host. Full control of storage/data/access High cost + current energy costs |
It is expected for users who want to keep personal information safe. So it should be already clear that a NAS Synology DS214+ is a very good alternative to today’s cloud services. Now we come to the practical test, in which we want to determine the performance of Synology DS214+ NAS.
Synology DS214+ NAS Installation and operation …