The built-in disk holder of the DS409 was thoughtfully designed, making the DS409 compatible with both 3.5” and 2.5” hard drives. Once 2.5” hard drives are deployed, the smart fan design keeps the DS409’s fan off under normal operation and spinning up at a very low speed only when needed, resulting in reduced power consumption and vibration, together with increased MTBF and shock tolerance.

The award-winning system software, Disk Station Manager 2.1 provides cross platform data sharing, Windows ADS integration, sophisticated FTP server, business mail server, corporate surveillance and flexible storage management. The provision of several backup alternatives, including Encrypted Network Backup, Local Backup and Desktop Backup and RAID 1/5/6 options, safeguard critical business data. The upcoming Disk Station Manager 2.2, will release it’s beta in July with the official release of DSM 2.2 in September, bringing more security and backup features. A built-in firewall secures the DS409 with customizable security rules. Mac users will be able to use Apple Time Machine as a backup application to back up their critical data to the DS409.

Being eco-friendly and feature-rich does not compromise the DS409’s performance. In brief, the DS409 provides users a reliable solution to share and back up data and ensures an optimal price/performance ratio.