Synology
DS218play
DiskStation NAS
2-Bay (1GB RAM)
6TB (2 X 3TB Western Digital WD Red)
WD REDNAS Hard Drive 6TB
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| Stock code | IBSY-218PLAY |
| Quick code | 62549 |
Hard Drives Tested
Enclosure Tested
Firmware Upgraded
RAID Built
After Sales Support Included!
SATA to Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbit/s)
1GB RAM
Realtek RTD1296 64-bit Quad Core 1.4 GHz
2yr Warranty
Description
Description
Our Review:
Synology NAS guide
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Possible RAID options for your Synology 2-bay box are explained below.
Choose your RAID here -> Spanstor Build And Test
If you buy this Synology DiskStation NAS and hard drives we do free build and test for the unit and hard drives. So you can use this device straight out of the box. All free of charge in DS218play price.
Same Day and Next Day Delivery available in UK and fast WorldWide delivery for products in stock.
FREE Business Quotes available for products with specific requirements or quantities. Often cheaper than Amazon.
Synology DS218play Compatible UPS:
APC Smart-UPS SMT750I 750VA 230V, LCD, Tower
APC Smart-UPS SMT1000I 1000VA 230V, LCD, Tower
APC Smart-UPS SMT1500I 1500VA 230V, LCD, Tower
APC Smart-UPS SMT2200I 2200VA 230V, LCD, Tower
APC Smart-UPS SMT3000I 3000VA 230V, LCD, Tower
Synology Compatible cameras:
Wireless 1.3Mega Pixel Single Mode IP-Camera
IP CAMERA WIRELESS 11N 1.3MP H.264/MJPEG/PLUG & VIEW
Wireless 1.3Mega pixel Triple Mode IP Camera with Night vision
WIRELESS 720P DAY & NIGHT IP CAMERA WITH PIR SENSOR AND 2 WAY AUDIO
Wireless Day & Night Pan/Tilt IP Camera
Wireless HD Day/Night Pan/Tilt Cloud Camera with built in Humidity /Temperature Sensor
Wireless HD Outdoor Day/Night Cloud Camera
Synology DS218play DiskStation NAS 6TB 2-Bay (1GB RAM) (2 X 3TB Western Digital WD Red)
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| design | A 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. |
| features | Though 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, |
| performance | In 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! |
| value | This 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 |
| design | It 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 |
| features | As 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. |
| performance | Even 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 |
| value | It may feel a little underwhelming a couple of years down the line once you start using non multimedia applications |
Synology NAS guide
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The Synology DiskStation NAS DS218play 2-Bay (1GB RAM) 6TBis Network Attached NAS Storage device. It features a Realtek RTD1296 64-bit Quad Core 1.4 GHz CPU and with 1GB RAM providing outstanding performance for those looking for a cost effective Network Storage option. This Synology DiskStation NAS DS218play is backed with Synology’s 2yr limited warranty.
Out of the box this NAS can handle 2 x 3.5" hard drives / SSDs, giving it a maximum capacity of 32TB via 16TB drives.Key Features
- Pre-populated with 6TB of storage capacity (includes 2x 3TB Western Digital WD Red HDD)
- RAID Levels: 0:1:
- Realtek RTD1296 64-bit Quad Core 1.4 GHz CPU
- Running on Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM)
- 1GB Random Access Memory (RAM)
- SATA to Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbit/s)
- Arrives with 2yr warranty for enclosure and 3yr warranty for hard drives
Includes Western Digital WD Red 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drives
Combining Synology DiskStation NAS DS218play and 2 Western Digital WD hard disks will provide you with a solid, long term Storage solution.
Combining Synology DiskStation NAS DS218play and 2 Western Digital WD hard drives provide you compact but highly efficient Network-Attached Storage solution. Giving you the ability to share and distribute your media throughout the home and accross the internet, create Apple Time Machine backups, conduct Surveillance tasks and still furnish you with a strong Synchronisation system running in the background.
Vital Statistics (per drive)
- Model Number: WD30EFRX
- Rotation: 5400RPM
- Interface: 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s
- Form factor: 3.5 inch
- Capacity: 3TB
- Cache: 64MB
- Warranty: 3yr
Back of the Synology DiskStation NAS DS218play box (the connections)
- LAN Network Port / Ethernet Port – Giving your Synology storage device to both send, receive and manipulate files over the internet. However that is just the tip of the iceberg. Via the connection of devices such as IP camera, mobile apps and other system tools, you can use multi-purpose applications for homes, small business and enterprises uses.
- USB 3.0 – The newer and faster evolution of Universal Serial Bus, USB 3.0, can transfer data at up to 5Gb per second. Now becoming commonplace, you can transfer data between devices such as external hard-drives and flash storage keys. In more advanced, larger devices you are able to connect peripherals such as mice and keyboards to the enclosure, however we highly recommend contacting the manufacturers website here for more details on connectivity and compatibility
Free Synology DiskStation NAS SpanStor Build & Test
You can have JBOD,RAID 0,RAID 1,SHR set up on Synology DiskStation NAS DS218play. We offer our completely free and highly recommended SpanStor build service for your Synology 2-bay enclosure. We ensure that your Synology box and Western Digital WD drives are in perfect working order before we send it out, at no additional cost. That's not all. We can install the latest Synology firmware or even construct a custom build from the ground up! Depending on the nature and complexity of the setup you request, this can take from a few minutes to a few hours, all done here at SPAN, thereby saving you time and money.Possible RAID options for your Synology 2-bay box are explained below.
Synology DiskStation NAS DS218play RAID options
- JBOD- is a cost-effective network storage solution. If you have a lot of temporarily data to store, JBODs are an economical solution. Mind that the data is not critical or you have an effective backup scheme in place. JBOD is either a single or number of disks which are grouped together and presented to the Operating System as a single volume, called 'Spanning'. If you lose a single disk in the JBOD then you possibly will lose data, as the concept of a JBOD does not include not fault tolerance.
- RAID 0 is ideal for non-critical storage of data that have to be read/written at a high speed, such as on a video editing station or an image retouching. RAID 0 offers great performance, both in read and write operations. All storage capacity is used, there is no overhead.
- RAID 1 (mirrored drive) is ideal for critical storage, like accounting systems. It is also suitable for small servers in which only two data drives will be used (disc mirroring). It offers excellent read speed and a write-speed that is comparable to that of a single drive. In case a drive fails, data do not have to be rebuild, they just have to be copied to the replacement drive (mirroring hdd ). It can be used as back up mirror.
- Synology Hybrid RAID can combine different sized hard drives to create a storage volume. When sufficient hard drives are included, SHR allows for 1- or 2-disk redundancy.
Choose your RAID here -> Spanstor Build And Test
If you buy this Synology DiskStation NAS and hard drives we do free build and test for the unit and hard drives. So you can use this device straight out of the box. All free of charge in DS218play price.
Same Day and Next Day Delivery available in UK and fast WorldWide delivery for products in stock.
FREE Business Quotes available for products with specific requirements or quantities. Often cheaper than Amazon.
Synology DS218play DiskStation NAS RAM / Card upgrade options
Synology DS218play Compatible UPS:
APC Smart-UPS SMT750I 750VA 230V, LCD, TowerAPC Smart-UPS SMT1000I 1000VA 230V, LCD, TowerAPC Smart-UPS SMT1500I 1500VA 230V, LCD, TowerAPC Smart-UPS SMT2200I 2200VA 230V, LCD, TowerAPC Smart-UPS SMT3000I 3000VA 230V, LCD, TowerSynology Compatible cameras:
Wireless 1.3Mega Pixel Single Mode IP-CameraIP CAMERA WIRELESS 11N 1.3MP H.264/MJPEG/PLUG & VIEWWireless 1.3Mega pixel Triple Mode IP Camera with Night visionWIRELESS 720P DAY & NIGHT IP CAMERA WITH PIR SENSOR AND 2 WAY AUDIOWireless Day & Night Pan/Tilt IP CameraWireless HD Day/Night Pan/Tilt Cloud Camera with built in Humidity /Temperature SensorWireless HD Outdoor Day/Night Cloud CameraSpecifications
Specifications
General
| Stock code | IBSY-218PLAY |
| Brand | Synology |
| Series | DiskStation NAS |
| Model | DS218play |
| Type | 2-Bay (1GB RAM) |
| ROHS | Y |
| Date added | 18/09/2017 |
DS218play Spec Information
| Form Factor / Drive Height | 165x108x233mm |
| Platter size | 3.5" |
| Platter (alternate) | 2.5" |
| RAM/Cache | 1GB |
| Guarantee | 2yr |
| Processor | Realtek RTD1296 64-bit Quad Core 1.4 GHz |
| CPU Mark (cpubenchmark.net) | low |
| Total Drives | 2 |
| Total Drives (alternate) | 2 |
| RAID | 0:1: |
| RAID Levels | Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1 |
DS218play Spec Connections
| sub- connection | I/E | Quantity | |
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| LAN | LAN | External | 1 |
| SATA | SATA 7-pin Discrete with Power | Internal | 2 |
| USB3 | USB3 type A (host) | External | 2 |
Software
DS218play Speed
| Speed/RPM | SATA to Gigabit Ethernet (1,000 Mbit/s) |
Physical
| Colour | Black |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2kg |
| Weight (bare) | 870g |
| Watts | 16.79W |
| External Length (mm) | 300cm |
| External Width (mm) | 250cm |
| External Height (mm) | 200cm |
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