Synology DiskStation DS918+ - Reviews
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8.6.2020
Had all my media on a HP microserver running Win 2016 with Storage Pools, but having seen the Synology I decided to give it a go. Purchased the device with 4x4TB Seagate Ironwolf drives, but from Scan as they were selling this package for £930 inc delivery, a £70 saving over Amazon. Amazon weren't interested in price matching so lost a sale.NAS is awesome, very fast and quiet and easy to set up. Running plex and docker on it and it can easily serve 4K streams to my LG UHD OLED. Make sure you install download Plex direct from them as the version from Synology is old. I installed an 8GB SODIMM for 12GB total, and this can run 16GB despite being advertised to only support 8GB. I used crucial memory,
15.1.2019
Bought this as a replacement for my aging DS214Play - my choice was either replace the drives in the old one, or buy a bigger one to add more disks. I chose the latter for future-proof, and I don't regret it one bit. The better processor and larger RAM (I extended to 8GB) really make everything faster and smoother.I use it mostly to host and serve my large collection of videos (streaming to a Kodi client installed on an Amazon Fire TV) and this is a great combination.The DSM (Synology OS with a web interface) is really well done and easy to navigate, as well as all the tools provided by Synology (DDNS, auto config, quick connect, WebDAV server, storage analyzer, etc.)And last but not least,
3.6.2020
Excellent fully featured NAS. I also have an older 4 bay Synology NAS but this one is a vast improvement - very responsive when in DSM or one of the client apps. I have added in some extra RAM, because you can, plus a couple of NVME SSDs for read and write caching.The whole thing is so responsive. I semi gave up on my old NAS because all the apps would be so slow and crash a lot of the time and sometimes I couldn't even log in. In the end, I just set it up as an iSCSI volume as that's about all it could handle.Anyway, back to this NAS. I've got it running a couple of HD surveillance cams 24-7, DS Audio, DS Video, PC backups, Drive and probably some other bits! No glitching at all. Great stuff.
20.6.2020
This item is brilliant, the way Synology has designed this product is excellent. With easy access to changeable parts all parts and secure locks physically and even more security features virtually. I have my full trust that Synology will look after this device in years to come. There just wasn’t an alternative product to the spec of a Synology. A stress free way to manage a small to medium sized businesses data on a streamlined IT platform. My only wish is to upgrade from the Celeron processor, Synologys DSM runs very well on it but it can show strain whilst trying todo multiple things at once, such as VM’s etc,
15.11.2017
Great bit of kit. Having been using a Drobo FS for nearly the last 10 years this DS918 is a really excellent upgrade. It's more than just a NAS it has it's own OS which can be extended with plugins like Torrenting, News, Images etc. The mobile apps really make the box a useful bit of kit. I can retire my linux box now and run everything centrally.The box is super quiet, compared to my old Drobo I can't hear the fans at all. It lives in my lounge, the only time i hear it is when I'm moving large amounts of data and the HDDs are writing.
2.7.2019
This is a replacement for a smaller Synology unit I've had for a number of years. The software and interface are solid and easy to use and the devices performance is good. The additional CPU / RAM allows use of 3rd party solutions such as Plex on the system without causing additional load and it's been rock solid since it was installed.Only downside is the price, however Synology need to fund their software development so we keep getting updates and new features, so I guess it's the price we pay.
24.2.2020
A really solid NAS. I've used many NAS storage boxes like these before, buffalo, qnap, even home built ones, and i really feel this gives a solid easy to use experience, the community for synology is really top notch and everyone is willing to help. There are tons of guides on how to do most things that you want done, whether it's being a media server or just a web host. The product does feel slightly cheap as other people have mentioned, but I really think the community makes up for that.
21.7.2019
I highly recommend this NAS due to it's perfomance and function. We use it as a home centralised storage server and backup disk. The Synology active backup for business is a great tool for silently making backups of Windows PCs, it really is fantastic!! We also use this to store all our "family" photos and these are easily accessed through a web interface on any device.No issues and highly recommend if you can splash a bit extra for this high-end model (high-end for household use).
28.5.2019
I bought this as a replacement to my aging self-built storage rig and what a difference this is, its well built, solid software-wise with a good selection of RAID modes including Synology's own SHR raid mode (which is recommended).The amount of software packages are few but are well tested and run very stable, there are of course options to install third party packages too if you want.
3.6.2018
Product was as advertised. However four star to reflect that I have to make arrangement to ensure that I get the specification that was ordered. One of the four drives given to me was below the ordered specification but the team was very helpful to put this right. Still cost me time and effort with no compensation offered ( although I did not asked and grateful it was finally resolved.)
26.6.2018
Really love this product. It is everything I hoped for and more. Not as easy to set up as I once thought it would be, but well worth the time and effort. The download station app works well with transdrone mobile app and I set up an FTP with ease. Plex server works great though it's cumbersome to manually update and I wish it could automatically update instead.
2.7.2018
Arrived and nothing set up had to format drives, still learning how to use and what apps & programs to load, Used WD NAS drives before and is simple to use. Some of the apps are really good and are fast connecting, using DS Audio on mobile to listen to music on drive, Plex for tv library is very good. Overhaul good but needs time to learn how to use
24.9.2018
When my last NAS box started having issues.. "Needed a fan that was discontinued" i knew i was keeping with the same make. I bought this model after reading reviews and i am delighted with it. My last Synology NAS lasted about 10 years and as i said it only needed a fan that they don't make any more. If i get another 10 years i will be delighted.
24.4.2018
The NAS has been in use for two months now and it is so much faster than my old 2412. The 4 bays mean that I could put my old 6TB discs in and add two 10 TB discs. Synologys SHDR Raid implimentation gives over 20TB of user space with no unused space. There is room for expansion of the RAM and Cache. I have not needed either for my use.
26.6.2020
Easy to install and set up. I use it as a NAS storage for by Laptop and PC's backup. It's easy to manage with a very user friendly web based control panel. It integrates perfectly with Windows 10. Quality is very good but it is quite expensive compared to other similar products. However, you certainly get what you paid for.