[Cobbydaler]

Originally Posted by Stuart

The Synology scores major points by having a relatively fast CPU (1.2GHz), but it's not easy to compare with the LG as LG don't specify a CPU..

The Faster CPU means that it's more likely to be able to handle more users without any noticable drop in speed.

1.2Ghz may not sound a lot (when PCs are 2, 3 and even 4 Ghz), but bear in mind that the NAS is likely to be running a Linux clone (Linux, for all it's faults, is more resource efficient that Windows) and not likely to be running a virus checker.

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

It isn't, if you look at the review for the Synology you'll see it has an 800Mhz ARM processor too, and can serve up data at over 400mbps, far faster than your network or laptop could probably handle (wirelessly anyway).

As Stuart reckons it's 1.2Ghz?