Synology DS218 2 Bay NAS Enclosure

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I am seeing so much about the DS220+ and the DS218Play but nothing about the DS218. I have seen the specs for the DS218 are just about the same as the DS218Play but with 2GB memory and a couple other small things and a few features the DS220+ has. And the DS218 appears to have the same case as the DS220+ Minus the eSATA port on the rear. The DS218 is priced between the DS218play & the DS220+. I believe the DS218play will do what I need it to but for the small difference in price would it be worth going one step up to the DS218 for the extra memory and hot-swap drives, etc? I take no responsibilities for any damages or losses resulting from applying the procedures outlined in this post. bit H.265 (HEVC), MPEG-4 Part 2, MPEG-2, VC-1; maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 60

What kind of CPU does my Synology NAS have? What kind of CPU does my Synology NAS have?

RAID 1 ST6000VN0001 6TB HDD, 1GbE LAN port: MTU 1500; connected to 1 client PC via HP 2530-48G switch H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), MPEG-2 and VC-1; maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 30 DS218 and DS218play transcodes 10-bit H.265 (HEVC) 60 frames per second, but DS220+ does at 30 frames per second? AES 256-bit encryption: Encrypt shared folders and network data transmission to keep data from unauthorized access.Yes, DS218 and DS218play have Realtek processor which is made for new generation H265 transcoding. But 60 frames per second videos are not very popular at all. So you think about transcoding- there is no much point having something that transcoded only new generation videos. DS220+ will transcode new generation video files as well as old ones. And it will do it at the most popular frame rate which is 30FPS. DS218 will be weaker option if you want to save money, but still be able to transcode some 4K (no Plex) Review | What can I connect to DS218+? Wireless Speaker Sonos You can actually configure what will copy button on the front panel do. You can set it to automatically copy all data from an external hard drive to your NAS or copy a certain folder from your NAS to attached hard drive. This can speed up the time when you are in a rush. There is no need to use laptop an manually drag and drop folder you wanna copy to/from external drive. Which ones are expandable?

Download Center - DS218 | Synology Inc. Download Center - DS218 | Synology Inc.

It gets even better! If you want some more entertainment and all previously mentioned functions – nVidia TV is a great thing to get. You can use it for playing games and watching movies from your NAS. The greatest thing is – shield TV does video transcoding. So even if you have a cheap NAS with a weak CPU, in a combination of shield TV you can now automatically on the fly change video file size and format for a destination device. It is a great way to reduce network load and let older devices to play video content which normally was not supported on the device. Review | How fast is DS218+? The DiskStation DS220+ is clearly the more powerful NAS here and that shouldn’t come as a surprise since it’s one of the best NAS out there. It’s the later model and comes with better internal components, but the highlight improvement is the Intel Celeron J4025 processor. Synology DiskStation DS220+ is a great upgrade Synology DiskStation DS220+. (Source: NAS Master) If you’re purchasing a NAS right now and have the choice between the Synology DiskStation DS220+ and the older DS218+, I’d recommend going with the newer model every time. While it does cost a little more, it’s vastly superior in every way.

The Intel processor is far better than the Realtek ARM chip, even though it has two fewer cores. The 2GB of DDR4 RAM can now be upgraded to a total of 6GB, though I’ve seen reports of owners being able to push the max RAM further than the official limit.