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Kevin Purdy
Ars Technica
“Dropbox is not backup. A portable hard drive is not backup. Real backup, experienced people have told me, starts with the 3‑2‑1 rule: three copies, two types of storage (or devices), and one copy is remote.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Easy Setup
- Automatic Backup
- Good Value
- Pre‑installed 4 TB drive
- No subscription needed
- Syncs with cloud services
Points of Contention
- Limited Advanced Features
- No RAID support
- Not expandable
- No app library
- Middling file transfer performance
Professional Reviews
3 reviews from 3 critics80
John R. Delaney
PCMag
“The excellent Synology BeeStation doesn't have the deep feature set of a typical NAS device, but it's easy to use and can help you replace subscription-based cloud storage in a snap.”
70
Mark Pickavance
TechRadar
“Synology has convinced itself that a simpler NAS in the form of the BeeStation is what people want. A logic that ignores that most users will want DLNA, UPnP, and SMB by default and that Synology’s own DS120j with a 4TB NAS drive are cheaper and a much more flexible option.”