Build quality is always pretty good with the Synology units, the 918+ coming to market as the replacement for the DS916+ offers a similar chassis build with plastics and metal skeleton. We have similar placement for LEDs and front-facing USB 3.0 ports.

Synology's latest 4-bay addition to the Plus series of NAS devices aimed at high performance and data-intensive workloads is the DS918+, a refresh of the DS916+ which launched in 2016 and which we reviewed HERE .

DSM OS; Overall performance; NVMe M.2 SSD slots; Expandability options for both storage and memory

Lack of HDMI port; Plastic drive trays

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

Verdict: Synology's Diskmanager OS makes it very simple for any user to setup servers such as Web, DNS, Email, FTP, Video, Photo and many more. The Synology Diskstation DS918+ network storage barebone server is presently available for a retail price of Rs 79,817 in India.

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...

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