I am not an IT or Systems engineer so I am still trying to figure out all of the capabilities this thing supports. It has a lot of business class support but also media, surveillance, backup capabilities that can benefit home owners.

I've read several complaints about the DS918+. A lot of folks on forums mentioned a replacement due to a motherboard failure. I wrote that off as a bad batch that went out (it happens). But my unit, at just over a year old, just had the same thing happen a couple of days ago.

Arrived and nothing set up had to format drives, still learning how to use and what apps & programs to load, Used WD NAS drives before and is simple to use. Some of the apps are really good and are fast connecting, using DS Audio on mobile to listen to music on drive, Plex for tv library is very...

I bought this just looking to store files, but before I knew it I had decomissioned 2 x Raspberry Pi's running on my network as I was running Deluge, Plex, PlexPy and Pi-hole all through the container service "Docker" running on the DS918+. The expandability options are fantastic.

Not the fastest around, but this feature-packed NAS makes a brilliant addition to any home or office

Powerful specs; Great expansion potential; Robust business features

Transfer speeds for multiple files aren't the best; Lacking some media server features

How much performance matters depends on what type of NAS you want. If you're buying for business rather than home, this is the best package, and the same goes if you're more swayed by Synology's Google Drive-like features than Asustor and Qnap's media player skills.

Elegant design; Very quiet; Vast selection of apps

Slightly disappointing raw file-transfer performance

To be honest, its not cheap, but its a lot more than just a NAS. There is so much more this standalone device does, simply calling it a NAS is doing it a disservice. things I'm currently using it for or messing with include the following....

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Today, a large number of people's homes turn into little offices; but sometimes, it doesn't matter if they really do have home offices present. Numerous devices, increased and simultaneous use, as well as complex setups, call for more than just the regular ISP boxes; this is because thousands of...

Our homes are turning into small offices, whether or not they actually have home offices inside. Multiple devices, increased use, and complicated setups now require more than the average box ISPs provide.

Built-in M.2 NVMe SSD slots; Accessible SODIMM memory slots; Easy to access; key-locked drive trays; 2 channel 4K transcoding; hardware encryption engine; DiskStation Manager apps that extend functionality

RAM capped at 8 GB (due to Celeron J3455