外置硬盘驱动器是一种新型的电脑外设配件，它是在目前这种大容量存储需求日益旺盛的前提下发展起来的，而且随着电脑与外设的链接多样化，快速化的发展，外置硬盘驱动器的功能已经不再局限于存储数据。
规格和测试数据
| Hardware | |
| DS-106e | |
| Internal HDD | 3.5” SATA X 1 |
| External HDD | USB, eSATA |
| USB 2.0 port | X 3 |
| Size (mm) | 181 X 212 X 60 |
| Weight | 0.5kg |
| LAN | Gigabit X1 |
| Power | 100V to 240V AC |
| eSATA port | X1 |
| UPS over USB 2.0 | Yes |
| Fan | X1 |
| Networking | |
| DS-106e | |
| CIFS | Yes |
| Apple Talk | Yes |
| FTP | Yes |
| File System | |
| DS-106e | |
| EXT3 | Yes |
| FAT (only for external disk) | Yes |
| File Sharing | |
| Max User Accounts | 128 |
| Max Groups | 64 |
| Max Shared Folder | 100 |
| Max Concurrent Connections | 32 |
| Applications | |
| DS-106e | |
| Photo Station | Yes |
| Web Station | Yes |
| Download Station | Yes |
| Multimedia Server (UPnP) | Yes |
| PHP/MySQL | Yes |
| Backup Solution | |
| DS-106e | |
| Network Backup | Yes |
| Local Backup | Yes |
| PC Backup (DRII) | Yes |
| USB Copy | Yes |
| Management | |
| DS-106e | |
| User Quota | Yes |
| Firmware upgrade | Yes |
| Web based management | Yes |
| UPS Management | Yes |
| Internal HDD Hibernation | Yes |
| Email alert message | Yes |
| Agency Certification | |
| DS-106e | |
| FCC Class B | Yes |
| CE | Yes |
| Printer Support (Supported Printer List) | |
| DS-106e | |
| LPR | Yes |
| CIFS | Yes |
| AppleTalk | Yes |
| Supported Clients | |
| DS-106e | |
| Windows 98 onward | Yes |
| Mac OS9 | Yes |
| Mac OSX | Yes |
| Language | |
| DS-106e | |
| English | Yes |
| Germany | Yes |
| French | Yes |
| Italian | Yes |
| Spanish | Yes |
| Korean | Yes |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes |
与今天我们介绍的这款DS-106e进行对比的是它的兄弟产品DS-106j，两者的区别主要在于DS-106e支持仅SATA硬盘，DS-106j仅支持PATA硬盘并且没有eSATA接口，另外在配置方面后者也没有内置风扇提供散热帮助。目前，这款美国Synology公司出品的DS-106e已经可以在中关村地区买到，有需要的朋友们不妨去转转。