Testseek.com have collected 53 expert reviews of the Synology DiskStation DS918+ 4-bay USB3/eSATA and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Synology DiskStation DS918+ 4-bay USB3/eSATA.
June 2018
(88%)
53 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(90%)
983 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
BTRFS filesystem with snapshots available
Supports 4K H.264/H.265 online transcoding
Supports up to two M.2 NVMee 2280 SSD modules without occupying internal drive bays
Great design
Quiet operation
Excellent performance
Dual 4K transcode
DSM is in a league of its own
24/7 reliability
Built-in M.2 NVMe SSD slots
Accessible SODIMM memory slots
Easy to access
Key-locked drive trays
2 channel 4K transcoding
Hardware encryption engine
DiskStation Manager apps that extend functionality
Fairly good performance
Power consumption
DSM OS
Btrfs filesystem support
Two Gigabit Ethernet ports
Two M.2 NVMe 2280 slots
AES-NI hardware encryption engine
Low HDD temperatures
Tool-less installation of HDDs
Support for up to
The editors didn't like
Expensive
No 10 GbE support
Performance could be faster
Pricey
No 10 GbE ports
RAM capped at 8 GB (due to Celeron J3455)
Vampire power (power consumption in standby mode) exceeds 0.5 W
Lacks an HDMI port
Plastic HDD trays are without anti-vibration materials and locks
Cannot skip disk checking during RAID 5 and RAID 6 setup
Synology's 4-bay DS918+ is the latest member of the DS9xx+ family. The DS918+ comes equipped with an Intel Celeron Quad-Core 2.3GHz CPU with an AES-NI hardware encryption engine. Out of the box, this NAS comes equipped with a 4GB DDR3L memory module but i...
In our time with the DS918+, we really grew to appreciate what solid hardware and superb software can do. Both Synology's DSM and hardware have been incrementally improving over the years and its from this solid base that Synology have successfully ventur...
Abstract: I absolutely love reviewing NAS drives – especially the ones that come with its own ecosystem of apps that make your lives easier. Synology is one such company that has done a lot to perfect its app ecosystem for its NAS drives and I am amazed with what t...
BTRFS filesystem with snapshots available, Supports 4K H.264/H.265 online transcoding, Supports up to two M.2 NVMee 2280 SSD modules without occupying internal drive bays
Expensive, No 10 GbE support
The Synology DS918+ and the DS418j DiskStations are very different devices, yet both scored well in our Total NAS rankings, finishing #1 and #3 respectively. The main reason for this is that our benchmarks don't include things that benefit from the 918+'s...
Published: 2017-12-20, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Abstract: A few weeks back, Seagate launched an array of 12TB hard drives targeted a variety of market segments, from desktops to workstations and high-performance Network-Attached Servers. The Seagate Barracuda Pro, IronWolf, and IronWolf Pro are fundamentally sim...
Fairly good performance, Power consumption, DSM OS, Btrfs filesystem support, Two Gigabit Ethernet ports, Two M.2 NVMe 2280 slots, AES-NI hardware encryption engine, Quiet operation, Low HDD temperatures, Tool-less installation of HDDs, Support for up to
Vampire power (power consumption in standby mode) exceeds 0.5 W, Lacks an HDMI port, Plastic HDD trays are without anti-vibration materials and locks, Cannot skip disk checking during RAID 5 and RAID 6 setup, You cannot format an external disk into NTFS (
The Synology DS918+ retails for $549.99. Fairly good performance Power consumption DSM OS Btrfs filesystem support Two Gigabit Ethernet ports Two M.2 NVMe 2280 slots AES-NI hardware encryption engine Quiet operation Low HDD temperatures Tool-less...
Synology has dozens of NAS solutions for every need and budget. For home offices and SMBs, however, the DS918+ easily takes the crown with the almost perfect mix of improved hardware, future-proof expansion slots, the latest DiskStation Manager, and a ple...
Abstract: While most consumers are content with keeping their data strewn across a few hard drives, thumb drives and various cloud services some of us prefer something a little more robust and more importantly, redundant. That's where a RAID (Redundant Array of Ine...
