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The Synology DS214 is a stylish looking device, much like its predecessor the DS213.
We have always liked Synologys' approach to adding their logo to the device by turning it into an air vent.
The front of the device has a highly reflective surface and features a range of lights and buttons on the right-hand side.
At the top of the device we find 4 LED's, one each for; Status, Lan, Disk 1 and Disk 2. Whereas on the lower part of the device we find a USB 2.0 port, a reset button and the power button.
The back of the device features a large fan intake, 2 USB 3.0 ports, a Kensington locking bracket and the power socket.
The bottom of the device features several air intake vents and four rubber feet to ensure enough cool air passes over the HDD's.
Removing the front of the device gives access to the two HDD's trays, which slide in and out of place.
Each tray features two screw-less clips which will hold the drive in place – or, you can use the provided screws for a more secure fit.
I think Synology Hybrid Raid is in this configuration the same as RAID 1, it does not add anything extra. Synology Hybrid Raid is handy three disks or more, if not all the disks have the same capacity. If you have for instance two disks of 1 TB and two of 2 TB than you would have raid array of three times 1 TB (minus the spare disk). 1 TB of the 2 TB disks would not be used. With Synology Hybrid Raid you can create a extra RAID 1 array of this room.