Synology 2GB DS418 4 Bay Desktop NAS Enclosure

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These are all satisfying speeds, for most users. However, the link aggregation did not deliver significant improvements when it comes to the maximum speed you get. Link aggregation is useful when multiple clients want to access data from the NAS at the same time, for load balancing and failover. Many people associate Garmin with watches made for professional runners and fitness geeks. Few know that the company is also doing a lot of work on developing watches that cater to the needs of a larger audience. Their new Garmin... HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro 3 review: Superb audio & noise cancellation! For those craving higher throughput, the dual Gigabit LAN ports can be aggregated together. Multimedia capabilities Synology DiskStation DS418 is 6.5 x 7.8 x 8.7 inches or 166 x 199 x 223 mm in height, width, and depth. It also weighs a little over 5 pounds, or 2.28 kg, without any hard disks inside. Private cloud storage service - you get access to apps for all platforms, and you can create your version of Dropbox or OneDrive.

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The 418play also offers hardware-based AES-NI encryption, and doesn't lose any appreciable performance with it's switched on. Video surveillance - if you have a small business or a private property that needs to monitor several areas with surveillance cameras, you can use the DS418 to store their video footage, and access it whenever it is needed. Four hot swap drive bays make it easy to populate the DS418play with either 3.5” or 2.5” drives. Setup & softwareThough it's compact and unassuming, the DS418play hides a powerful Intel CPU inside. Synology DS418play price & availability The DS418play is typically sold diskless, allowing you to install the specific drives you desire. That said, if you want the latter pre-installed, some retailers do sell this NAS box with drives, but at a rate that's often more expensive than if you did it yourself.

Reviewing Synology DiskStation DS418: Modular and well built! Reviewing Synology DiskStation DS418: Modular and well built!

We tested the Synology DS418play equipped with 2GB of RAM, using 4x Seagate IronWolf Pro HDDs, and running Synology’s hybrid RAID. To emulate a typical network, we tested using a Gigabit Ethernet LAN, with connections running to the NAS, a desktop computer and Hisense smart TV. The Windows 11 taskbar looks good but may not include the icons you want. You may need to pin to the taskbar the apps you use frequently or remove icons for apps or Windows features you don’t use. For example,... How to open any program (or app) with a keyboard shortcut in Windows We are big fans of the DSM platform available for the Synology DiskStation DS418. Setting up this NAS, and configuring it was pleasant and comfortable. The modular software is excellent and easy to use, and the user documentation is good enough to help you when required. How fast is Synology DiskStation DS418 at transferring data? With a full load of four drives, the throughput is mostly limited by the network connection itself. That won't be a problem for most typical users, as even two 4K streams won’t saturate the available bandwidth. That said, for more advanced users, having the option to aggregate the two network ports together is great. We enjoyed testing Synology DiskStation DS418. It is a well built NAS (Network Attached Storage) solution, with top-notch software, and good hardware. It manages to provide solutions for almost all the needs people have when buying a NAS. There is almost nothing that it cannot do. We recommend it to home users, IT professionals, and small businesses that benefit from creating their network attached storage solutions. Unboxing the Synology DiskStation DS418

The Synology NAS operating system is one of our favourites, and it's well laid out and easy to use. While the hardware side is important, having a great user interface makes it much easier to get all the different features set up and working. Synology even has an online demo of its interface so you can try it out before buying at https://demo.synology.com/en-global. The DS418play can run a Plex media server, which is a fantastic way to access your personal media collection. Final verdict