Synology RS2818RP+ 16bay NAS Rack Station (Diskless)

The RS1219 was purchased to replace an RS810 RX410 combo that I previously owned. I've had the RS810 RX410 combo since mid-2011, and it's always been incredibly dependable. br>br>I backed up my settings and critical data, swapped the drives over, and it was up and running in no time. When I first started, I received notification that my drive configuration had changed, so I reconfigured the volume in Storage Manager, let DSM update the settings, and I was good to go. br>br>All of my settings were transferred without issue; there were a couple of apps that were outdated and no longer supported on the new rack station, but nothing that I used regularly. br>br>I went ahead and added the 16 GB RAM upgrade, and the Rack Station now runs like a champ. br>br>I have a total of 25 Western Digital 4 TB drives installed. There is a total of four terabytes of usable storage. Spending the money on enterprise drives is well worth it; they are designed specifically for this type of workload. br>br>Overall, it's a fantastic product that I'm very pleased with.

Desmond Morrow

| Apr 16, 2021

For a variety of reasons, Asustor NAS is a commercial-grade NAS. The old NAS could only handle up to 8 TB of storage, cloud synchronization was overly complicated and unreliable, the OS and UI were bad, and it couldn't be mounted on a rack. it goes on and on br>br>I ordered the Synology RS2418RP server, as well as a 16 GB RAM kit (D4EC-RAM-16GB-RAM-16GB-RAM-16GB-RAM-16GB-RAM-16GB-RAM-16GB-RAM-16GB-RAM-16GB-RAM-16GB-RAM-16GB-RAM 2400- 16G), as well as eight ST16000NM001G 16TB drives. Because our network can only handle 1 Gbps, I didn't order the optional 10 Gbps NIC. It also has four LAN ports, each with its own MAC address and IP address that can be assigned. br>br>Despite the fact that the order arrived late in the day, I was able to get it up and running in about 40 minutes - consisting of un- Putting the box together, adding the RAM kit, and putting the disks in place. I tested Cloud Sync with G Drive, and it was surprisingly simple and quick; I've been testing every aspect of this device, and I can't find any flaws with it. Using the Storage Manager to create volumes and storage pools was a breeze. User accounts and group creation - I was able to set up SFTP connectivity with our multifunction devices (copiers) so that we can do "workflow" scanning that goes straight to a folder on the NAS. br>br>One thing to keep in mind is that: The 16 TB drives are counted as 14 by the NAS. Each has a 5 TB hard drive. After a few more months, I'll re-write this review.

Damari Montgomery

| Feb 12, 2021

Based on previous experience, I bought two of these. The hardware and software complemented each other well. For whatever reason, I no longer recommend them to anyone. Synology has decided to stop providing customer support in favor of obtaining cloud ownership of your data. As a result, their newer DSM software has omitted the majority of the features that you might find useful in a business in favor of promoting their cloud solution. This is a bit of a bait and switch tactic, given that they marketed it for years as being very open source and friendly to a wide range of business use cases. I would stay away from such businesses because you never know what they will do next. When my units reach the end of their useful lives, I intend to retire them, and I require a dependable solution for my business. That service is no longer available from Synology.

Lennon DOHERTY

| Jan 17, 2021

I'm sick of all the shoddy home mas storage; I've had so many problems with just bad products that work for a short time and then die. I'd had it with slow software that wouldn't let me change my password or add multiple users without first loading a 15-minute menu. I'm sick of my custom computer acting as a NAS crashing and causing other problems.








This one has been painless and working with 100% uptime since installation It was essentially plug-and-play, and with SHR, I can keep adding drives of any size. br>For the first time in my life, I have a working product that does everything I want and more. The price is a little high, but the time saved is well worth it.

Brylee Padilla

| Nov 30, 2021

Processor bug in the Intel Atom C2538 - Look into it. These units' processors have a history of malfunctioning and have been known to fail. It's self-evident ($) why Synology went with them. On the bright side, their replacement support is said to be excellent! br>br>Aside from that, our two units have been performing admirably for the past 12 months. One of our drives had to be replaced.

Santino Pittman

| Mar 02, 2021

The best part is that it doesn't have a lot of depth, so I don't need a server rack for it; it fits perfectly in my network rack. Of course, the initial ram and CPU are both pretty bad; you can upgrade the ram but not the CPU. With the ram upgraded from the default 2GB, I noticed a slight improvement in CPU performance. It took only a few minutes to swap drives and be up and running as an upgrade. The construction quality is excellent.

Livia McPherson

| Jan 23, 2021

This is your huckleberry if you're looking for inexpensive storage that actually works.

Annalise Mora

| Sep 07, 2021

Quiet. It's expandable and has a lot of apps. Offsite backup is becoming increasingly popular, even in Europe.

Kadence Clements

| Oct 31, 2021