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
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53 Reviews
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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 DS918+ NAS 5 / 5Disclosure Statement:Synology happy for me to keep, ober $1k of my own drives installed...
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Published: 2018-08-26, Author: David , review by: itwire.com
Abstract: Privately owned network attached storage — or NAS — vendor, Synology, has released its latest DiskStation NAS, the DS 918+, and it's a truly impressive piece of kit, richly augmented by add-on packages.The DS918+ fits into Synology's desktop DiskStation r...
Published: 2018-08-26, Author: David , review by: itwire.com
Abstract: Privately owned network attached storage — or NAS — vendor, Synology, has released its latest DiskStation NAS, the DS 918+, and it's a truly impressive piece of kit, richly augmented by add-on packages.The DS918+ fits into Synology's desktop DiskStation r...
Build quality is always pretty good with the Synology units, the 918+ coming to market as the replacement for the DS916+ offers a similar chassis build with plastics and metal skeleton. We have similar placement for LEDs and front-facing USB 3.0 ports. Th...
Overall, the Synology DS918 + 4 Bay NAS provides excellent performance and we liked that it was quiet the whole time. Synology also allows you to select from the Btrfs and ext4 file systems with the latter offering higher performance while the other featu...
The $799 DS918+ has replaced my much more powerful -- but much less energy efficient -- hardcore gaming PC for mass storage, but that's really the least important thing a NAS can do. For me, the big appeal comes from the fact that the DS918+ makes an extr...
Excellent DSM operating system, Dual M.2 slots for easy SSD caching, Media transcoding with third-party apps, Simple expansion via optional DX517, Comprehensive app store, Three-year warranty
No option to upgrade to 10GbE, Plastic drive trays, Not the quietest
The Synology DS918+ can be either a powerful entry point into the world of NAS, or a meaningful upgrade for anyone making do with a basic single- or dual-bay unit.Armed with a quad-core Intel processor and 4GB of memory, the four-bay server offers up...
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Published: 2018-07-03, Author: Adam , review by: itpro.co.uk
Powerful specs, Great expansion potential, Robust business features
Transfer speeds for multiple files aren't the best, Lacking some media server features
How much performance matters depends on what type of NAS you're looking for. If you're buying for business rather than home, this is one of the best overall packages around, and the same goes if you're more swayed by Synology's Google Drive-like featur...
Published: 2018-01-22, Author: Simon , review by: kitguru.net
DSM OS, Overall performance, NVMe M.2 SSD slots, Expandability options for both storage and memory
Lack of HDMI port, Plastic drive trays, Kitguru says: Synology's DiskStation DS918+ is a powerful 4-bay NAS for the home or office and the addition of the two dedicated M.2 NVMe slots means that should the need arise for faster caching performance, SSD'
A real surprise on the DS918+ is the addition of two M.2 SSD slots in the base of the unit for high speed caching purposes and prehaps an even bigger surprise is what architecture they use as they are NVMe SSD supporting slots.Synology's NAS OS is DiskSta...
