DS218+
IBSY-218P
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and elsewhere Compare Synology DiskStation NAS DS218+ 2-Bay (2GB RAM) AND Synology DiskStation NAS DS218+ (10GB) 2-Bay (2GB + 8GB non-Synology RAM) AND Synology DiskStation NAS DS218+ (6GB) 2-Bay (2GB + 4GB Synology RAM) AND Synology DiskStation NAS DS218j 2-Bay (512MB RAM) AND Synology DiskStation NAS DS218play 2-Bay (1GB RAM)
General
Stock code
IBSY-218P
IBSY-218P10
IBSY-218P6
IBSY-218J
IBSY-218PLAY
Brand
Synology
Synology
Synology
Synology
Synology
Series
DiskStation NAS
DiskStation NAS
DiskStation NAS
DiskStation NAS
DiskStation NAS
Model
DS218+
DS218+ (10GB)
DS218+ (6GB)
DS218j
DS218play
Type
2-Bay (2GB RAM)
2-Bay (2GB + 8GB non-Synology RAM)
2-Bay (2GB + 4GB Synology RAM)
2-Bay (512MB RAM)
2-Bay (1GB RAM)
ROHS
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Min Qty
789
789
Date added
04/09/2017
22/02/2018
09/11/2017
11/09/2017
18/09/2017
Information
Form Factor / Drive Height
165x108x233mm
165x108x233mm
165x108x233mm
165x100x225.5mm
165x108x233mm
Platter size
3.5"
3.5"
3.5"
3.5"
3.5"
Platter (alternate)
2.5"
2.5"
2.5"
2.5"
2.5"
RAM/Cache
2GB
10GB
6GB
512MB
1GB
Guarantee
2yr
2yr
2yr
2yr
2yr
Processor
Intel Celeron J3355 dual-core 2GHz, burst up to 2.5GHz
Intel Celeron J3355 dual-core 2GHz, burst up to 2.5GHz
Intel Celeron J3355 dual-core 2GHz, burst up to 2.5GHz
Marvell Armada 385 88F6820 32-bit Dual Core 1.3 GHz
Realtek RTD1296 64-bit Quad Core 1.4 GHz
CPU Mark (cpubenchmark.net)
1325
1325
1325
low
low
Total Drives
2
2
2
2
2
Total Drives (alternate)
2
2
2
2
2
RAID
0:1:
0:1:
0:1:
0:1:
0:1:
RAID Levels
Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
Connections
PORTS SUMMARY
0X eSATA (host)
1X LAN
2X SATA 7-pin Discrete with Power
1X LAN
2X SATA 7-pin Discrete with Power
0X eSATA (host)
1X LAN
2X SATA 7-pin Discrete with Power
1X LAN
2X SATA 7-pin Discrete with Power
0X eSATA (host)
1X LAN
2X SATA 7-pin Discrete with Power
1X LAN
2X SATA 7-pin Discrete with Power
1X LAN
2X SATA 7-pin Discrete with Power
2X USB3 type A (host)
2X SATA 7-pin Discrete with Power
2X USB3 type A (host)
1X LAN
2X SATA 7-pin Discrete with Power
2X USB3 type A (host)
2X SATA 7-pin Discrete with Power
2X USB3 type A (host)
Speed
Speed/RPM
SATA to Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbit/s)
SATA to Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbit/s)
SATA to Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbit/s)
SATA to Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbit/s)
SATA to Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbit/s)
Physical
Weight (kg)
2.5kg
2.5kg
2.5kg
2.5kg
2.2kg
Weight (bare)
1.3kg
1.3kg
1.3kg
880g
870g
Watts
17.23W
17.23W
17.23W
17.48W
16.79W
Colour
Black
Black
Black
White
Black
DS218+
Our Review: 4/5
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 designI absolutely love this new chassis. Robbie on our YouTube channel, when asked to compare it with the DS216+ case, described it as comparing the new Robocop movie with the older one. Much more modern shape and design, a good mix of sharp edges with all the curves in the right places. featuresOn a hardware level, you are going to be hard pushed to find a better 2 bay in this price range. Only the Synology DS718+ gives you better hardware options, but at a price of just £280+ without VAT, this is hard to beat. performanceFeaturing a great J series CPU from intel in Dual Core and 2GB of memory, this unit can perform all of the very latest applications from synology in DSM 6.2 valueSynology have really turned a corner on their NAS series with this upgrade to the DS218+ flagship home two bay NAS. This is a worthy successor to the DS216+II and highly recommended. |
 designStill features that odd removable front panel, instead of lockable trays. featuresJust one LAN port mans that link aggregation is not supported. performanceThat dual core CPU, though an x86 chip that is highly suitable as a plex media server, is just a little underwhelming for creating even a single standalone VM use. valueIf you reduce the size of your hard drives for this NAS by even 1TB each, you can afford the more powerful DS718+. |
General Performance
The DS218+ same as the DS218+ (10GB) and the DS218+ (6GB) and the DS218j and the DS218play is made by Synology. People often choose Synology because of user friendly interface as well as being suited for Mac and Windows based environments. It is relatively easy to set up and use, and those who are new to Network Attached Storage are advised to go for the Synology. Same as the DS218+ (10GB) and the DS218+ (6GB) this box has the Intel Celeron J3355 dual-core 2GHz, burst up to 2.5GHz processor. Another key difference between the DS218+ (10GB) and the DS218+ (6GB) and the DS218j and the DS218play is RAM. DS218+ arrives with 2GB RAM. The DS218+ 2GB RAM compared with DS218+ (10GB) 10GB is clearly weaker.About Connections
There is one LAN port on this box, making it a simple home NAS. Sometimes when your business grows, you might consider getting a box with expansion capabilities. With this box you have all opportunities to do so. You might want to contact one of our tech guys to find out more.About Usage
With two bay unit you are having additional advantages. You may choose your box to be set up as JBOD, RAID0 or RAID1. RAID 0 would be good for non-critical storage of data when you need it to read and written at high speeds. It could give you good performance. Besides you can still access your documents or media files over your private network or even internet. You may install Plex Media Server on this box. Plex lets you easily create a feature rich and practical home media playback system. Some boxes offer real time transcoding functionality. That let you stream your media hustle free, based on your device speed or screen size. Please contact us to find transcoding compatibility list.Price And Warranty
This box comes with 2 year warranty for your peace of mind and long term hardware security.
DS218+ (10GB)
General Performance
The DS218+ (10GB) same as the DS218+ and the DS218+ (6GB) and the DS218j and the DS218play is made by Synology. People often choose Synology because of user friendly interface as well as being suited for Mac and Windows based environments. It is relatively easy to set up and use, and those who are new to Network Attached Storage are advised to go for the Synology. Same as the DS218+ and the DS218+ (6GB) this box has the Intel Celeron J3355 dual-core 2GHz, burst up to 2.5GHz processor. Another key difference between the DS218+ and the DS218+ (6GB) and the DS218j and the DS218play is RAM. DS218+ (10GB) arrives with 10GB RAM. Size of 10GB makes DS218+ (10GB) the best regards to RAM capacity.About Connections
There is one LAN port on this box, making it a simple home NAS. Sometimes when your business grows, you might consider getting a box with expansion capabilities. With this box you have all opportunities to do so. You might want to contact one of our tech guys to find out more.About Usage
With two bay unit you are having additional advantages. You may choose your box to be set up as JBOD, RAID0 or RAID1. RAID 0 would be good for non-critical storage of data when you need it to read and written at high speeds. It could give you good performance. Besides you can still access your documents or media files over your private network or even internet. You may install Plex Media Server on this box. Plex lets you easily create a feature rich and practical home media playback system. Some boxes offer real time transcoding functionality. That let you stream your media hustle free, based on your device speed or screen size. Please contact us to find transcoding compatibility list.Price And Warranty
This box comes with 2 year warranty for your peace of mind and long term hardware security.
DS218+ (6GB)
General Performance
The DS218+ (6GB) same as the DS218+ and the DS218+ (10GB) and the DS218j and the DS218play is made by Synology. People often choose Synology because of user friendly interface as well as being suited for Mac and Windows based environments. It is relatively easy to set up and use, and those who are new to Network Attached Storage are advised to go for the Synology. Same as the DS218+ and the DS218+ (10GB) this box has the Intel Celeron J3355 dual-core 2GHz, burst up to 2.5GHz processor. Another key difference between the DS218+ and the DS218+ (10GB) and the DS218j and the DS218play is RAM. DS218+ (6GB) arrives with 6GB RAM. The DS218+ (6GB) 6GB RAM compared with DS218+ (10GB) 10GB is clearly weaker.About Connections
There is one LAN port on this box, making it a simple home NAS. Sometimes when your business grows, you might consider getting a box with expansion capabilities. With this box you have all opportunities to do so. You might want to contact one of our tech guys to find out more.About Usage
With two bay unit you are having additional advantages. You may choose your box to be set up as JBOD, RAID0 or RAID1. RAID 0 would be good for non-critical storage of data when you need it to read and written at high speeds. It could give you good performance. Besides you can still access your documents or media files over your private network or even internet. You may install Plex Media Server on this box. Plex lets you easily create a feature rich and practical home media playback system. Some boxes offer real time transcoding functionality. That let you stream your media hustle free, based on your device speed or screen size. Please contact us to find transcoding compatibility list.Price And Warranty
This box comes with 2 year warranty for your peace of mind and long term hardware security.
DS218j
Our Review: 4/5
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designThe familiar Synology Chassis |
General Performance
The DS218j same as the DS218+ and the DS218+ (10GB) and the DS218+ (6GB) and the DS218play is made by Synology. People often choose Synology because of user friendly interface as well as being suited for Mac and Windows based environments. It is relatively easy to set up and use, and those who are new to Network Attached Storage are advised to go for the Synology. Unlike the DS218+ and the DS218+ (10GB) and the DS218+ (6GB) and the DS218play this box has the Marvell Armada 385 88F6820 32-bit Dual Core 1.3 GHz processor. Another key difference between the DS218+ and the DS218+ (10GB) and the DS218+ (6GB) and the DS218play is RAM. DS218j arrives with 512MB RAM. It has 512MB RAM which is enough for home environments to do very simple tasks. The DS218j 512MB RAM compared with DS218+ (10GB) 10GB is clearly weaker.About Connections
There is one LAN port on this box, making it a simple home NAS. Two USB3 ports on this Synology is offering you up to 5Gb/s transfer speeds of external devices. It is fast enough to get your files through fairly quickly with this speed and make backing up with an external drive or Apple Time Machine a quick and easy process. Sometimes when your business grows, you might consider getting a box with expansion capabilities. With this box you have all opportunities to do so. You might want to contact one of our tech guys to find out more.About Usage
With two bay unit you are having additional advantages. You may choose your box to be set up as JBOD, RAID0 or RAID1. RAID 0 would be good for non-critical storage of data when you need it to read and written at high speeds. It could give you good performance. Besides you can still access your documents or media files over your private network or even internet. You may install Plex Media Server on this box. Plex lets you easily create a feature rich and practical home media playback system. Some boxes offer real time transcoding functionality. That let you stream your media hustle free, based on your device speed or screen size. Please contact us to find transcoding compatibility list.Price And Warranty
This box comes with 2 year warranty for your peace of mind and long term hardware security.
DS218play
Our Review: 4/5
Price ex.VAT:£181.00
Price inc.VAT:£217.20
Price inc.VAT:£217.20
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7.00 |
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8.00 |
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7.00 |
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8.00 |
designA classic, compact Synology case, the DS218PLAY is a good balance of loq power consumption, low noise and easy to put down on a shelf or in a cupboard and never think of again. featuresThough it is mainly geared towards multimedia use (4K, 1080p, DLNA, etc), unlike previous Synology PLAY series NAS, this unit has a better access and ability to run applications that are more business or file based - also the CPU used is efficient and powerful enough to be able to multitask very well indeed, performanceIn multimedia use, this device performs very, very well indeed. It also provides standard levels of performance on other network attached storage applications. It does what it says on the tin! valueThis IS a good NAS. If you need a compact and capable NAS server from Synology that will let you house and access your entire multimedia collection, the DS218PLAY will do the job, as well as provide additional support for everything from Apple Time Machine, to 3rd party cloud migration, file servers, download servers and support a website. It may not make teh top 5 NAS of the year, but it would get into the top 15 |
designIt is a shame that that Synology did not use a hotswap chassis with trays, or even the modern 2017/18 casing that is being used in the DS218 series. Also, Synology have yet to re-introduce the SD Card slot that was present on the DS214PLAY back in 2013/14 - such a shame featuresAs mentioned, it is a much better performance threshold than the DS216PLAY, however, the price is still close enough to the DS218+ that for spending just a little more you can get a significantly more powerful NAS. Disappointing that PLEX has not yet released supported plex app. performanceEven though this is a multimedia tasked NAS, Synology still have yet to introduce common multimedia demands like HDMI support and Audio out ports - features like this would push it easily into the front for MANY users and would also result in converting many QNAP NAS users valueIt may feel a little underwhelming a couple of years down the line once you start using non multimedia applications |
General Performance
The DS218play same as the DS218+ and the DS218+ (10GB) and the DS218+ (6GB) and the DS218j is made by Synology. People often choose Synology because of user friendly interface as well as being suited for Mac and Windows based environments. It is relatively easy to set up and use, and those who are new to Network Attached Storage are advised to go for the Synology. Unlike the DS218+ and the DS218+ (10GB) and the DS218+ (6GB) and the DS218j this box has the Realtek RTD1296 64-bit Quad Core 1.4 GHz processor. With its 64bit processor, this box should have no trouble transcoding your videos up to 1080P via the native MANUFACTURER apps. Another key difference between the DS218+ and the DS218+ (10GB) and the DS218+ (6GB) and the DS218j is RAM. DS218play arrives with 1GB RAM. The DS218play 1GB RAM compared with DS218+ (10GB) 10GB is clearly weaker.About Connections
There is one LAN port on this box, making it a simple home NAS. Two USB3 ports on this Synology is offering you up to 5Gb/s transfer speeds of external devices. It is fast enough to get your files through fairly quickly with this speed and make backing up with an external drive or Apple Time Machine a quick and easy process. Sometimes when your business grows, you might consider getting a box with expansion capabilities. With this box you have all opportunities to do so. You might want to contact one of our tech guys to find out more.About Usage
With two bay unit you are having additional advantages. You may choose your box to be set up as JBOD, RAID0 or RAID1. RAID 0 would be good for non-critical storage of data when you need it to read and written at high speeds. It could give you good performance. Besides you can still access your documents or media files over your private network or even internet.Price And Warranty
This box comes with 2 year warranty for your peace of mind and long term hardware security. This is the most expensive box with the price tag £181.00.
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