With the Synology DiskStation DS119j, you get plenty of user-friendly apps that let you back up your data and more. It can act as a media server to play music, view videos, and access your photos from almost any device, and it can serve mail and web pages, manage your surveillance camera system, and...

Reasonably priced; Solid performance; Easy to install; Sleek design; Nice selection of apps

One-drive capacity; No RAID options; Hard drive not included

A new Synology NAS box provides users with personal data access.

Single-bay NASes make up a very small part of the NAS market. Looking at our NAS charts and filtering for a single drive, you'll only find three products including the latest entry, the Synology DS119j.

Very easy to set up and operate as a first time user of online storage.

Synol ogy's entry-level single drive NAS, the DiskStation DS115j, has been soldiering on for quite some time but now a new entry-level single disk model has arrived, the DiskStation DS119j. It sports an updated 64-bit processor, has a hardware encryption engine built in and costs less than £100.

DSM OS; Hardware encryption; Well priced

Single disk offers no data protection

The Synology DS119j NAS is a perfect entry level product to customers looking to create their own cloud storage, manage their files and multimedia content and have the ability to access them from anywhere.

Easy to set up; QuickConnect; Small form factor; Excellent interface and apps

Doesn't come with a HDD

Synology has been a household name when it comes to NAS products. For the uninitiated, NAS or Network Attached Storage is a small always-on computer generally used as cloud storage for backing up personal computers and serving files to devices in the local network.

Most NAS drives are expensive, but you don't have to pay top dollar if your needs are basic. The Synology DS119j is designed specifically to cater to people buying their first NAS. Read our review to find out if it's right for you.

No longer considered solely business devices, network-attached storage (NAS) drives offer a convenient way for home users to store things like photos, videos, and music and access them from anywhere. But not everybody needs an expensive multi-bay device with various RAID options. If you're looking for a simple, one-drive storage solution, the Synology DiskStation DS119j ($99.99) is reasonably priced and can be pressed into service as a cloud server, a media server, and a security camera surveillance station. It's also easy to install and manage. However, you'll have to provide your own hard drive, and more important, you can't configure it for RAID protection. For that, you'll need a pricier multi-drive NAS like the Synology DiskStation DS218j. Robust App Support The DS119j looks nearly identical to the DS218j ($247.00 at Newegg) that we reviewed earlier this year. The only difference is that it's a one-drive device (the DS218j holds two drives) and is therefore thinner. The en...

The Synology DiskStation DS119j is a one-drive personal NAS device that's a good performer and offers a generous selection of apps.

Reasonably priced; Solid performance; Easy to install; Sleek design; Nice selection of apps

One-drive capacity; No RAID options; Hard drive not included