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Shopper : Why Did You Choose This?Fred G : recommended by my IT ProfessionalLUIS L : Recommended by my computer technicianMADHUR G : Powerful NAS for small business/home, expandable in the future by adding 5 disk unit, synology is a great company, always reliable productsJOEL M : Suits my need, plus it can handle Virtual Machine/Windows server installation via VMWare. Plus enough speed/RAM for my need.DANIEL D : I have a WD MYcloud EX2 that has been randomly going off line or rebuilding and slowing down. This seems to be a know issue for these WD NAS drives. I wanted something that was more reliable and offered the potential for expand ability.Jonathan R : Most flexible/fast NAS for the price.

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Review Summary

2020-02-16T07:03:11

Rated 5 out of 5

Excellent service and product!

Very happy with the product and the opportunity to acquire it at Adorama

Fred G.

2018-08-27T19:28:30

Rated 5 out of 5

Great solution for our Studio

This Synology unit serves as an offsite home for the data which also lives at the studio. Using Cloud Station ShareSync we are able to keep a separate copy of our most important files stored off-site. Easy to set up and use. So far so good!

JESSE R.

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Synology DiskStation DS718+ Specifications

CPU
  • CPU Model

    Intel Celeron J3455

  • CPU Architecture

    64-bit

  • CPU Frequency

    Quad Core 1.5 GHz burst up to 2.3 GHz

  • Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI)

    Yes

  • Hardware Transcoding Engine

    H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), MPEG-2 and VC-1; maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 30

  • System Memory

    2GB DDR3L

  • Memory Module Pre-installed

    2GB (1 x 2GB)

  • Total Memory Slots

    2

  • Memory Expandable up to

    6GB (2GB + 4 GB)

Storage

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  • Drive Bays

    2

  • Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit

    7

  • Compatible Drive Type

    3.5" SATA HDD
    2.5" SATA HDD
    2.5" SATA SSD

  • Maximum Internal Raw Capacity

    24TB (12TB drive x 2) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)

  • Max Raw Capacity with Expansion Units

    84TB (24TB + 12TB drive x 5) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)

  • Maximum Single Volume Size

    108 TB

  • Hot Swappable Drive

    Yes

External Ports

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  • RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port

    2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)

  • USB 3.0 Port

    3

  • eSATA Port

    1

  • Copy Button

    Yes

File System

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  • Internal Drives

    Btrfs
    EXT4

  • External Drives

    Btrfs
    EXT4
    EXT3
    FAT
    NTFS
    HFS+
    exFAT

  • System Fan

    92mm x 92mm

  • Fan Speed Mode

    Full-Speed Mode
    Cool Mode
    Quiet Mode

  • Brightness adjustable LED indicators

    Yes (Front)

  • Power Recovery

    Yes

  • Noise Level

    18.4 dB(A)

  • Scheduled Power On/Off

    Yes

  • Wake on LAN/WAN

    Yes

  • Power Supply Unit / Adapter

    65W

  • AC Input Power Voltage

    100V to 240V AC

  • Power Frequency

    50/60 Hz, Single Phase

  • Power Consumption

    20.1 W (Access)
    9.1 W (HDD Hibernation)

  • British Thermal Unit

    68.58 BTU/hr (Access)
    31.05 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)

Environment Temperature

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  • Operating Temperature

    5 to 40 deg. C (41 to 104 deg. F)

  • Storage Temperature

    -20 to 60 deg. C (-4 to 140 deg. F)

  • Relative Humidity

    5% to 95% RH

Certification

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  • Certification

    EAC
    VCCI
    CCC
    RCM
    KC
    FCC
    CE
    BSMI

Environment

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  • Environment

    RoHS Compliant

Storage Management

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  • Maximum Internal Volume Number

    512

  • Maximum iSCSI Target Number

    32

  • Maximum iSCSI LUN

    256

  • iSCSI LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX

    Yes

  • SSD Read/Write Cache (White Paper)

    Yes

  • SSD TRIM

    Yes

  • Supported RAID Type

    Synology Hybrid RAID
    Basic
    JBOD
    RAID 0
    RAID 1
    RAID 5 (with Expansion Unit)
    RAID 6 (with Expansion Unit)
    RAID 10 (with Expansion Unit)

  • RAID Migration

    Basic to RAID 1
    Basic to RAID 5 (with Expansion Unit)
    RAID 1 to RAID 5 (with Expansion Unit)
    RAID 5 to RAID 6 (with Expansion Unit)

  • Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs

    Synology Hybrid RAID
    RAID 1
    RAID 5 (with Expansion Unit)
    RAID 6 (with Expansion Unit)

  • Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD

    Synology Hybrid RAID
    RAID 5 (with Expansion Unit)
    RAID 6 (with Expansion Unit)
    JBOD (with Expansion Unit)

  • Global Hot Spare Supported RAID Type

    Synology Hybrid RAID
    RAID 1 (with Expansion Unit)
    RAID 5 (with Expansion Unit)
    RAID 6 (with Expansion Unit)
    RAID 10 (with Expansion Unit)

File Sharing Capacity

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  • Maximum Local User Accounts

    2048

  • Maximum Local Groups

    256

  • Maximum Shared Folder

    512

  • Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks

    8

  • Max Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections

    500

  • Windows Access Control List Integration

    Yes

  • NFS Kerberos Authentication

    Yes

High Availability Manager

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  • High Availability Manager

    Yes

Log Center

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  • Syslog Events per Second

    800

Virtualization

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  • VMware vSphere 6 with VAAI

    Yes

  • Windows Server 2012

    Yes

  • Windows Server 2012 R2

    Yes

  • Citrix Ready

    Yes

  • OpenStack

    Yes

Antivirus by McAfee (Trial)

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  • Antivirus by McAfee (Trial)

    Yes

Central Management System

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  • Central Management System

    Yes

  • Maximum Users

    1500

Cloud Station Server

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  • Max No of Concurrently Connected Devices

    500

  • Max Connected Devices (RAM expansion)

    1500

  • Maximum Number of Synced Files (btrfs)

    1,000,000 / single file reaction time 862 ms

  • Maximum Number of Synced Files (ext4)

    1,000,000 / single file reaction time 351 ms

Document Viewer

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  • Document Viewer

    Yes

Download Station

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  • Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks

    80

  • Maximum Number of Synced Files

    500,000 / single file reaction time 362 ms

  • Max Concurrent Connections (PC Clients)

    450

exFAT Access (optional)

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  • exFAT Access (optional)

    Yes

MailPlus / MailPlus Server

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  • Free Email Accounts

    5 (Licenses required for additional accounts)

  • Recommended MailPlus Client Number

    Up to 90 (Btrfs) / 90 (ext4)

  • Maximum Server Performance

    831,000 (Btrfs) / 966,000 (ext4) emails per day, approx. 25.4GB (Btrfs) / 29.5GB (ext4)

Media Server

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  • DLNA Compliance

    Yes

Moments

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  • Facial recognition

    Yes

  • Subject recognition

    Yes

  • Maximum Users

    1800

Snapshot Replication

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  • Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder

    1024

  • Maximum Snapshots of all Shared Folder

    65536

Surveillance Station

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  • Maximum IP cam (Licenses required)

    40 (including 2 Free License)

  • Total FPS (H.264)

    1200 FPS at 720p (1280x720)
    800 FPS at 1080p (1920x1080)
    350 FPS at 3M (2048x1536)
    280 FPS at 5M (2591x1944)
    170 FPS at 4K (3840x2160)

  • Total FPS (H.265)

    1200 FPS at 720p (1280x720)
    1200 FPS at 1080p (1920x1080)
    600 FPS at 3M (2048x1536)
    480 FPS at 5M (2591x1944)
    200 FPS at 4K (3840x2160)

  • Total FPS (MJPEG)

    450 FPS at 720p (1280x720)
    250 FPS at 1080p (1920x1080)
    200 FPS at 3M (2048x1536)
    100 FPS at 5M (2591x1944)

Video Station

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  • Video Transcoding

    4K Group 1

  • Maximum Transcoding Channel Number

    2 channel, 30 FPS at 4K (4096 x 2160), H.264 (AVC)/H.265 (HEVC) or 2 channel, 30 FPS at 1080p (1920x1080), H.264 (AVC)/H.265 (HEVC)/MPEG-2/VC-1

Virtual Machine Manager

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  • Max Virtual DSM No (Licenses required)

    2 (including 1 Free License)

VPN Server

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  • Maximum Connections

    20

  • Networking Protocols

    CIFS
    AFP
    NFS
    FTP
    WebDAV
    CalDAV
    iSCSI
    Telnet
    SSH
    SNMP
    VPN (PPTP, OpenVPN)

  • Windows AD Domain Integration

    Domain Users login via Samba/AFP/FTP/File Station

  • HDD Management

    HDD Hibernation
    S.M.A.R.T.
    Dynamic Bad Sector Mapping

  • Security

    FTP over SSL/TLS
    IP Auto-Block
    Firewall
    Encrypted Network Backup over Rsync
    HTTPS Connection

  • Utilities

    Synology Assistant

  • Supported Browsers

    Chrome
    Firefox
    Internet Explorer 10 onwards
    Safari 10 onwards
    Safari (iOS 10 onwards)
    Chrome (Android 6.0 onwards)

Supported Clients

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  • Supported Clients

    Windows 7 and 10
    Mac OS X 10.11 onward

General

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  • Dimensions (HxWxD)

    157 x 103.5 x 232mm (6.18 x 4.07 x 9.13")

  • Weight

    1.74kg (3.84 lbs)

  • UPC Code

    846504002603

11 Accessories for Synology DiskStation DS718+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure, Quad-Core 1.5GHz, 2GB RAM, No HDD

  • All Accessories (11)
  • Cables & Adapters (7)
  • Expansion Unit (1)
  • Switches (1)
  • SSD Drives (1)
  • Tools (1)

About Synology DiskStation DS718+

FEATURED REVIEWS

Excellent service and product!

By Fred G.

Very happy with the product and the opportunity to acquire it at Adorama

Great solution for our Studio

By JESSE R.

This Synology unit serves as an offsite home for the data which also lives at the studio. Using Cloud Station ShareSync we are able to keep a separate copy of our most important files stored off-site. Easy to set up and use. So far so good!

DiskStation DS718+
High performance NAS optimized for intensive workloads.

Flexible scalability meeting growing needs
Powered by a quad-core processor and AES-NI hardware encryption engine, DS718+ delivers excellent file transfer speeds. With the scalability to expand up to 7 drives with Synology Expansion Unit DX517 and the support for real-time 4K/1080p video transcoding, DS718+ is ideal for centralizing data backup and storing ultra-high definition media contents.

Btrfs: Next generation storage efficiency
Btrfs file system introduces the most advanced storage technologies to meet the management needs of modern large scale businesses:

• Flexible Shared Folder/User Quota System provides comprehensive quota control on all user accounts and shared folders
• Snapshot Replication provides schedulable and storage capacity-saving data protection with 1,024 shared folder backups and 65,000 system-wide snapshots
• File or folder level data restoration makes data recovery fast and flexible
• Automatic file self-healing detects and recovers corrupted files without user intervention

Ultimate file management and sharing
File Station is a web-based, fast and secure management tool built to allow easy, drag-and-drop operation without requiring any complex setup on Mac or PC. Advanced search and filtering tools allow for easy organization and sharing of files with just a link. Supports SMB, FTP, AFP, NFS, WebDAV, compatible with any environment.

Synchronize files across your devices
Cloud Station Suite provides real-time data synchronization across all your devices and other Synology NAS. "Intelliversioning" keeps the most important file versions to better utilize storage space.

Real-time collaboration on your private cloud
Office is a collaboration package combining the convenience and usability of public clouds with the data privacy and security guaranteed by private clouds. It allows you to work seamlessly together on documents and spreadsheets in a protected environment.

4K Multimedia Server
Access and stream your 4K media content anytime and anywhere. DS718+ supports 4K H.264/H.265 online transcoding via Video Station and DS video, allowing 4K videos to be converted and played on the fly on other computers, smartphones and media players that originally do not support Ultra HD formats.

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Surveillance Station
Complete surveillance solution for recording, monitoring and management.

Desktop Backup
Simplified backup solution for your Mac, PC and mobile devices.

Hyper Backup
Store multiple backup versions with block-level incremental data backup and cross-version deduplication.

DSM UI
Award-winning operating system with an intuitive user interface and powerful capabilities.

Security
Comprehensive built-in security tools are constantly updated to tackle evolving threats and protect your devices.

All-in-one server
Save additional investment by integrating various network services, web/mail services, management applications into your NAS.

What's in the box:

  • Synology DiskStation DS718+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
  • Accessory Pack
  • AC Power Adapter
  • AC Power Cord
  • 2x RJ-45 LAN Cable
  • Quick Installation Guide
  • Synology 3 Year Warranty