Reddit Reddit reviews Synology 6 Bay NAS DiskStation - DS1618+ (Diskless)

We found 7 Reddit comments about Synology 6 Bay NAS DiskStation - DS1618+ (Diskless). Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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Synology 6 Bay NAS DiskStation - DS1618+ (Diskless)
Powerful and scalable 6-bay NAS optimized for data-intensive work environment. File or folder level data restoration makes data recovery fast and flexibleQuad-core, 2.1 GHz CPU with AES-NI support and 4GB DDR4 memory, expandable up to 32GB; Outstanding performance at over 1,550 MB/s reading and 580 MB/s writingBoost IOPS system performance with M.2 SSD cache by using optional M2D17 adapter cardPCIe 3.0 slot for optional 10GbE add-on card; Four built-in 1GbE (RJ-45) ports with failover and Link Aggregation supportAdvanced Btrfs file system offering 65,000 system-wide snapshots and 1,024 snapshots per shared folder.Maximum Single Volume Size:108 TB
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7 Reddit comments about Synology 6 Bay NAS DiskStation - DS1618+ (Diskless):

u/BakeCityWay · 12 pointsr/synology

Since OP posted twitter for some reason here's an actual link: https://www.amazon.com/Synology-Bay-NAS-DiskStation-Diskless/dp/B07CR8RZYY/

u/4x4taco · 4 pointsr/raspberry_pi

Sure. Here's what I could pull from my orders and searching around. This is most of my gear. Not really "homelab" stuff. Have a crap ton of ethernet running around the house.

u/driverdan · 2 pointsr/DataHoarder
u/ssps · 1 pointr/synology

I actually never saw it for 600. Lust looked at my amazon order history — I bought it in jab 2018 for $529.99. Looking at the price history here it’s always user $550

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The 1618 hovers about $730 https://camelcamelcamel.com/Synology-Bay-NAS-DiskStation-Diskless/product/B07CR8RZYY

So it’s 33 or 25 % difference depending how you look at it

I think what happens is because with synology the majority of the cost is fixed — distribution, software, services, and support — drastically improving hardware results in minor end user cost increase. Which makes low end, a tiny bit cheaper models disproportionally worse value compared to competition where hardware cost constitutes larger fraction of the price. Does it make sense?

u/JoeB- · 1 pointr/HomeServer

>If I were to go for option #2, what would your recommended set up be? Keep my laptop as the worker/script runner, and just use the NAS for storage? Run it all off of the NAS?

Disclaimer, I am no expert on off-the-shelf NAS systems. My personal NAS solution, as others have suggested to you, is a DIY build. It is running on an old server motherboard and is based on OpenMediaVault (OMV), which is also Debian and has a very small footprint. OMV is installed on a cheap 16 GB USB flash drive to free up all the SATA ports on the motherboard for shared storage.

If you go for option #2, I think you will have to stick with a low-end, consumer-grade, off-the-shelf NAS system that will be networked storage only and keep using your laptop as the worker.

Any off-the-shelf NAS with enough CPU and RAM to run virtual machines will be expensive. For example, a Synology DiskStation NAS capable of running the Virtual Machine Manager add-on would be something like the Synology 6 Bay NAS DiskStation - DS1618+ (Diskless), which is $745 USD without disks and only 4 GB RAM (which can be upgraded to 32 GB for lots of $$$$).

Some consumer-grade NAS systems support Docker, or Docker-like, containers to run add-ons like Plex Media Server. These typically have more CPU and RAM as well and will be a bit more expensive than the one I linked to above.

Below, u/sirGaze recommends a Dell T110 II. His suggestion made me curious - I found a Dell PowerEdge T110 II Server 4-Core 3.10GHz E3-1220 16GB RAM 1x 250GB 3.5" SATA on eBay for $184.99 USD (or make offer) with free shipping. If you are in the US, you can probably get this for $150, or less. This entry-level server is a quad-core Xeon CPU with 16 GB RAM and space for four 3.5" HDDs. This system can take up to 32 GB RAM.

If it were me, I would go with this Dell T110 any day over an entry-level Synology NAS. I would then throw Proxmox on it and have fun with it. You could keep using your laptop as a media server. Mount an NFS share from Proxmox on the laptop for media.

u/memoriesofmotion · 1 pointr/synology

You know what, spend the extra money and get the 6 bay Synology 6 Bay NAS DiskStation - DS1618+ (Diskless) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CR8RZYY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ELOFDbY603N5T

The 6 bay NAS has 4 gigabit ports. You can plug them all in and use the adaptive load balancing feature and you can ensure good network