A few months ago I was given a DS218j from Synology to review and I’ll admit I waited some time before setting it all up, mainly because I was a little intimidated. When I first received the Synology delivery at my home, I did wonder what on earth this two-person household was going to use it for? Since then I’ve wondered – what can’t I use it for?

But let’s start at the beginning, like a good review should.

Synology was started nine years ago in 2000. The company centers around something called Network Attached Storage...