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Synology 8 Bay DiskStation DS1821+ (Diskless), 8-bay; 4gb ddr4
‎Synology
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9.8
Product rating
Product features
10
Online Popularity
10
Customer Positive Reviews
9.8
Customer Negative Reviews
0.2
Top Positive Reviews
Great, reliable, fast. Recommend ~$250 in upgrades to maximize performance.
Top tier
My new media server
By far the best Synology I have owned so far...
Great little nas box+
Top Negative Reviews
An OK NAS but Not a High Performer
Product Highlights:
Size:8-bay; 4GB DDR4 Â |Â Style:DS1821+
Synology DiskStation DS1821+ is a powerful 8-bay network-attached-storage solution designed to store and protect missioncritical data. Designed to tackle increasing amounts of unstructured data, the low-noise, desktop form-factor of the DS1821+ is built for both SOHO and SMB environments. With performance over 110K or 177% higher, 4K random read IOPS than its predecessor, the DS1821+ is fast, with ample room for scalability.
Accelerated Performance - 177% higher 4K random read IOPS and 76% faster sequential write speeds compared to its predecessor
Maximize Performance - Turbocharge HDD arrays by 20x or more without occupying drive bays using dual built-in M.2 slots for NVMe SSD cache
Expansion Made Easy - Scale-up on-demand to 18 drives with two DX517 expansion units
Includes Everything to Protect Your Data - Back up critical data to and from public clouds, Windows PCs and servers, virtual machines, and data on the NAS with Synology Active Backup suite, Hyper Backup, and Snapshot Replication
Ready for 10GbE - Add in a 10GbE SFP+ or RJ-45 NIC to instantly increase network bandwidth based on your existing infrastructure
Brand : ‎Synology
Series : ‎DS1821+
Item model number : ‎DS1821+
Hardware Platform : ‎PC
Item Weight : ‎17.7 pounds
Product Dimensions : ‎18.2 x 14.4 x 12.5 inches
Item Dimensions LxWxH : ‎18.2 x 14.4 x 12.5 inches
Excellent for Mac Time Machine backups, and media serving
DS220+ a really wicked screaming cool NAS!
A great Plex server and NAS all in one
Top Negative Reviews
Multimedia features not so great..
QC Issues
very disappointing
Latch broke on first use, but everything else is good
Great NAS limited by NICs
Product Highlights:
Featured dual 1GbE LAN ports to support network failover, and with Link Aggregation enabled, DS220+ provides over 225 MB/s sequential read and 192 MB/s sequential write throughput. Data can be further protected with RAID 1 disk mirroring to prevent sudden drive failure.
Intel dual-core processor with AES-NI hardware encryption engine; 2 GB DDR4 memory (expandable up to 6 GB)
Access, share, and sync your data easily across different operating systems and devices.
Average 15% performance boost to photo indexing and other computing-intensive operations, as well as database response time.
By default, two camera licenses are installed; extra licenses can be purchased (CLP1, CLP4, or CLP8)
Brand : ‎Synology
Series : ‎DS220+
Item model number : ‎DS220+
Item Weight : ‎2.86 pounds
Product Dimensions : ‎6.5 x 4.25 x 9.14 inches
Item Dimensions LxWxH : ‎6.5 x 4.25 x 9.14 inches
Great Product / Fantastic Support Site and Support Representatives
Very Happy
Top Negative Reviews
Overpriced
Read the fine print!
I really wanted to like this NAS
Good NAS Device but very poor customer support
DS418 not as quiet as I was hoping
Product Highlights:
Size:4-bay; 2GB DDR4 Â |Â Style:DS418
Synology Disk Station DS418 is a high-performance and versatile 4-bay NAS, specifically designed for offices and home users to effectively manage, protect, and share data. Its new 64-bit quad-core processor supports volume management of large-capacity storage and 10-bit 4K H.265 video transcoding to enrich multimedia entertainment. Synology DS418 is backed by Synology's 2-year limited warranty.Power Frequency : 50/60 Hz, Single Phase
Sequential throughput performance at over 226 MB/s reading and 170 MB/s writing
Dual 1GbE ports with failover and Link Aggregation support
4K 10-bit H.265 video transcoding on the fly
Over 40TB raw single volume capacity. Operating Temperature - 5°C to 40°C (40°F to 104°F)
Storage Temperature -20 degree Celsius to 60 degree Celsius (-5 degree Fahrenheit to 140 degree Fahrenheit)
Brand : ‎Synology
Series : ‎DS418
Item model number : ‎DS418
Hardware Platform : ‎Mac
Item Weight : ‎5.03 pounds
Product Dimensions : ‎8.78 x 7.83 x 6.54 inches
Item Dimensions LxWxH : ‎8.78 x 7.83 x 6.54 inches