What Is The Best Synology 4 Bay NAS – DS918+ Vs DS418play Vs DS418 Vs DS418j

Buying your first Network Attached Storage (NAS) device can be a remarkably daunting task! Even for the most technologically knowledgable, a NAS is a very different kind of device than most of the hardware in your environment. At its heart, it is just a computer (like most things are when you break them down to the basics) that is built for a specific task. However, there are numerous elements of a NAS (such as it always being ON, the constant remote accessibility and focus on storage primarily) that set it apart from most other devices, and this si where a lot of people get a bit intimidated by it. There is always the option of using cloud services, such as DropBox, Google Drive, OneDrive and more, but these are often paid monthly subscription services, involve your data being shared across other services and (most worrying of all) leaves your precious data in a position to be used for analytics without your knowledge OR open to hacking because of the sheer size of the target. Add to this the fact that in most cases, a severed connection to the internet means a severed connection to your data, and the appeal of moving away from 3rd party cloud and on to a NAS is pretty clear. The industry of NAS has been in constant growth for over 30 years, with big players like HP, Dell and IBM steadily losing the home and SMB market to the likes of Synology, QNAP and more. The brand diversity in the field of NAS servers has continued to grow right up until 2021, with the benefit that the way you can interact with your data, what NAS devices can do and the price point of this technology being exceedingly affordable (with fully featured solutions WITH storage media arriving as low as £200). So, today I want to talk about what NAS is, what a NAS can do, and which NAS Brand you should consider buying in 2021.

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[TerminatorFiles]

Skip to 4:14 if you want to know what is different.

[Rushtechsupport]

Exactly what I've been trying to find. Thanks!

[obsesivegamer]

why would I want my nas to do encoding/Plex, I have the DS416J and i just use it as a netowkr drive and run PLEX on a i7 based pc.

[GadgetsGarageAU]

Awesome Fast Information Packed Review. You're a legend. Thanks mate!

[MannyOnePointFour]

Best NAS video I have seen. You have helped me so much. Thank you! Liked and sub’d.

[scottjohnson]

Thank you for the most-informative review! much appreciated.

[jazzypenguin]

Is it worth the extra money the DS418 instead if the 418J when it will be used for storage data and play videos around my LAN?

[mavchb]

Thank you for the comparisson that I could not find anywhere else. Is there any difference in how long Synology will provide Software support? or canb you install other OS's on some of them?

[nope]

You're talking about these things like they're gaming desktop, All I want is reliable storage, I would trade 80% of these features for a 5th bay.

It would be great if you could talk more about the actual use-case of VMs (on IMO lame ass hardware) or what use-case benefit from SSD caching.

[djshineboy]

Nice video, very informative. But you mention that both the 418play and the 918+ can run virtual machines. According the Synology website the virtual machine manager (and Docker) is only available on the 918+. Can you confirm that it also runs on the 418play despite being supported by Synology ?

[SimonNewbound]

Please do you have a link or model number for the unofficial Crucial Memory 2 x 8 for DS918+ ?

[enochthestud]

so i'm really new to this. Can i use the Nas to create a centralized file space for music and movies that i can access outside of the home, so i don't have to store all my music on my phone? is that what we can do with NAS?

[GregMalinao]

very helpful video. thanks for the useful information

[JennyGavinWear]

Horrible company with dreadful support. Avoid.