#Synology DS218

Synology has a variety of networking solutions for NAS or Network Attached Storage. The Synology DiskStation DS218 is an entry-level, 2-bay NAS that should work well with a small team or home office. The DS218+ is powered by an Intel Celeron J3355 2.0GHz (2.5GHz burst) dual-core chip with 2GB RAM (expandable to 6GB) in order to run its on-board system to control and manage the NAS. Powering the Synology NAS is the DSM or the Synology DiskStation Manager OS, a browser-based operating system that helps control the NAS from anywhere in your network. Using the two 12TB Ironwolf drives in the Synology NAS was quick and easy. PCMark 7 Score: 3,011 AIDA64 Test: 223MB/s (average) CrystalDiskMark 3.0: 238MB/s (Read), 219MB/s (Write) Synology promises encrypted read and writes scripts of up to 113MB/s and 112MB/s, respectively. Supported RAID types include Synology Hybrid Raid, Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, and RAID 1. The combo between Synology and Seagate Ironwolf drives is an ideal one that could be a starting setup for those looking to get a more solid and robust network storage solution at home or in the office. Read more in our articles including "Synology DS218+ with 2x12TB Seagate Ironwolf HDD" and "Synology releases the DiskStation DS218play, DS218j, and DS118 NAS Servers locally".