Built as a budget- and user-friendly single-bay NAS for storing, sharing, and protecting personal data, the DiskStation DS120j 1-Bay NAS Enclosure from Synology offers a variety of applications, allowing beginners to explore to convenient functionality of a Synology NAS. It is equipped with one drive bay that is capable of natively supporting 3.5″ hard drives, as well as 2.5″ hard drives and SSDs via an adapter. Using its single drive bay, this NAS will allow you to store and share a large number of files, including videos, music, photos, and documents with up to 512 user accounts.
The DS120j runs on Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) OS, which is a browser-based operating system which helps to simplify managing your Synology NAS. Its CPU is an 800 MHz Marvell Armada 3720 Dual-Core and its 512MB of DDR3 RAM allows frequently-used files and applications to be quickly accessed. The NAS is capable of achieving sequential read speeds of over 112 MB/s and sequential write speeds of over 106 MB/s. Also featured are two USB 2.0 Type-A ports which allows it to be connected to your Windows or Mac system, and network connectivity is achieved via the integrated Gigabit Ethernet port, allowing your stored data to be shared with users throughout the network. Data may also be made remotely available through the free iOS and Android applications.
The DS120j is engineered to be energy efficient. Not only does it offer a 60 x 60mm fan to help keep the system running cool at all times, it also supports numerous scheduled power on / off cycles and hard drive hibernation to further minimize power consumption and operation expenses.
The Synology DiskStation DS120j 1-Bay NAS Enclosure operates on 100-240 VAC at 50/60 Hz and includes an accessory pack, an AC power adapter, and an RJ45 LAN cable. It is protected by a limited 2-year warranty.