It also serves as a perfect plex server with everything on board

Wonderful product for backups and makes a great Plex media server

Plex works great, I'm using Open Plex Home theater as it sends without transcoding

Plex works great, I'm using Open Plex Home theater as it sends without transcoding

feet.- Plex is amazing now, no issues watching and transcoding 1080p.

Easy setup, with lots of applications, unless all you want is a NAS box

My cluster is SHR2 (their proprietary 2 failure capable setup, which I totally do not recommend ever doing).

I'm completely new to Synology and Docker, but setup was very straightforward

I hooked the drive up right away, the setup was pretty easy, but I had to do it twice to get it

The setup and DSM are easy to understand along with the multitude of apps available.

Out of the box the L2TP VPN did not work on this specific model but Synology support fixed it

: I already own 10 Surveillance Station licenses, AND Synology support told me that if I simply move my existing DS415+ drives to the

The few items that I did have questions on I simply called Synology support and spoke to their helpdesk fairly quickly

I've had some drive failures, and a few issues that I couldn't figure out myself, and Synology support was also helpful in those cases.

Can't even get a basic question answered and there is no reasonable way to contact Synology support

The only thing I've adjusted is LED brightness since I keep this thing in my living room

The thing that really caught my eye was the copy button, but after researching some more, I really liked the Synology DSM or Disk Station Manager, which for those that don’t know is the name of the operating system.

It loses a star because the main reason I bought this was to administer backups, and that's the hardest thing to do on this sucker.

Can't say enough good things about Synology NAS products, they are rock solid

This is fast, secure, and totally expandable -- three things I was looking for in a solution, and most importantly of all, accessible remotely.

Wonderful product for backups and makes a great Plex media server

Its a great product, especially if you buy it diskless and add your own drives...

Overrated product with no tech supportWe have been seeing the benefit of network storage and using the products from multiple brands

Overrated product with no tech supportWe have been seeing the benefit of network storage and using the products from multiple brands

This is the worst product I ever had

But need some hard work to configure

Furthermore, this devices software DOES NOT SUPPORT 4K

Plex works great, I'm using Open Plex Home theater as it sends without transcoding

This works great if you have a slow network like comcast

Installed the new system and everything is working great after some fixes to my WD Red 4Tb volumes.

Customer support, while maybe not super fast, is also great

Customer support, while maybe not super fast, is also great

Robust options, solid software selections and great customer support.

Robust options, solid software selections and great customer support.

I'm not sure if I'm criticizing the unit or Synology's customer support.

Easy installation and great replacement for my old NAS.

Confusing as it could possibly be

The installation of drives was easy, and changing the configuration to Raid 1 (classic mirroring) was simple and quick

Installation - which required that I install two HDDs - was very easy and literally took me 10 minutes and that is because I don't like to read the manual.

Confusing as it could possibly be

Robust options, solid software selections and great customer support.

Synology makes a great software and hardware combination that really performs well.

The software got hung on a file and just kept trying over and over to download it

The DSM software from Synology is worth the premium in that regard.

I have 2 desktops and one laptop on a WiFi network and the first issue was finding the right software to do the backups

I could put the stuff in containers and get better performance but so far it hasn't chugged

Now I have hot swap, more space, more features, and better performance.

/s High-Performance Hard Drive for Desktop NAS Systems Retail Packaging 0S04005 drives and had it up on the network in less than an hour

Sure you can tweak FreeNAS enough to yield better performance dollar for dollar, but the convenience of the Synology makes it more worth the investment

Here are some of my thoughts about the DS918+:PROS- Excellent performance for the

This unit was easy to setup and I was able to configure on my own.

I'm not sure if I'm criticizing the unit or Synology's customer support.

All in all, if you like synology nas products - you’ll probably like this unit for its flexible upgrade options, and good performance compared to older units.

They both setup with the same amount of ease, but the DS916+ is a faster unit.

I received a bad DS218+ unit, but understand those things happen.

My second synology been very happy with this company overall

Synology offers a proxy for remote connections and it works well

So, I took one (1) star off because it is my opinion that Synology should have provided better support, in some way, for their obviously flawed, and expensive, DS415+ NAS; Synology failed in that regard

, ie support, guides, community+Expandable Unit and RAM+A lot of Apps+Many Cloud options+Free Custom Domain (Ends in synology.me)+Solid construction+2 Step Verification-Expensive-Lock and Key feel cheap-Synology RAM is expensive compared to other RAM brands-No Drive app for Apple TV, this won’t bother most, but I prefer to navigate using the folders over a Media app solution.

Shame on you Synology, SHAME!Just to be clear, for those considering a synology NAS, my issue is not with the functionality of the NAS, it is with the lack of transparency in their product description and advertising

I was horrified when I opened the Amazon box to find my new NAS and accompanying hard drives unsecured like this

Synology has a list on their website with compatible drives

and it was literally as easy as taking the drives out of my old one, putting them in my new one, and after a few mouse clicks, it adapted to the new model like nothing ever happened

Easy drive installation, easy setup via the Synology website

I have to install 5 new enterprise hard drives and build a new raid volume.