Product Comparison: Synology DS918+ vs QNAP TS-453Be

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Synology DS918+ 8TB Desktop NAS

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QNAP TS-453Be 8TB Desktop NAS Solution

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General Specifications

Brand

Synology

QNAP

Model

DS918+

TS-453Be

Origin

Taiwan

China

About the Product

Synology Disk Station DS918+ is a 4-bay NAS designed for small and medium-sized businesses and IT enthusiasts. Powered by a new Intel Celeron quad-core processor, DS918+ provides outstanding performance and data encryption acceleration along with real-time transcoding of 4K Ultra HD source contents.

The TS-453Be features a simple physical design that can easily fit into office and home environments. It provides a PCIe port that can boost its functionality: a QNAP QM2 expansion card can be installed to add M.2 SSD caching/10GbE connectivity and support for Qtier auto-tiering technology.

Key Specs

Hard Drive Capacity

8 TB

Number Of Slots

4 -bay

Storage Drive Type

3.5”, 2.5”, M.2 SSD

3.5”, SATA 3Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s, 2.5”, M.2 SSD

Hard Drive Capacity
Number Of Slots

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Synology DS918+ 8TB Desktop NAS

It’s a 4 bay NAS (that can be expanded to 9 drives).
Along with drives, I also installed a M2 NVMe drive for cache set up. Great storage.
My config is two 14TB hard drives. Good storage.
If you add large drives to a volume and then go back to add smaller ones, you can't.
Had same issue's with 4 8TB drives. Replaced same issue.

QNAP TS-453Be 8TB Desktop NAS Solution

All 4 drives compatible based on compatibility checker from QNAP. Good slots.
You can literally monitor everything, temps, fan speed, drive performance, cpu/ram usage. Great 4 slots.
I even moved the 8GB of memory from the five-year-old NAS to this one without issue.
Great storage for me, a lot of good slots.
The plastic drive holders are easy to use but feel cheap and flimsy.

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Black/Blue

Height

6.53 in.

6.61 in.

Width

7.83 in.

6.69 in.

Depth

8.77 in.

8.89 in.

Weight

5.02 lbs.

5.22 lbs.

Features

CPU

Intel Celeron J3455

RAM

4 GB

RAID Support

Synology Hybrid RAID, Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10

RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, Single, JBOD

Extras

Digital asset protection, Synchronize files across your devices, Surveillance Station, Collaboration Suite, All-in-one server, DSM UI, Desktop Backup

Protect data with snapshots, HBS 3, VJBOD Cloud, HybridMount, QuMagie, Real-time video transcoding, Multiple ways to enjoy videos, Centralized File Management, File Digitization, Smart Filing, Full-text Search

Included Software

DiskStation Manager (DSM), Synology NAS, Synology Drive

QTS 4.3.4, iSCSI, myQNAPcloud, Qsync, Qfiling, Hybrid Backup Sync, Qsirch, Q’center, OceanKTV, Qfinder Pro, Chromecast, Notes Station 3, HD (HybridDesk) Station 3, Qcontactz, IFTTT Agent

What customers say about "Features"

Synology DS918+ 8TB Desktop NAS

It has ability to transcode videos on the fly, with very little CPU overhead.
The dashboard also features real time tracking of network traffic, CPU/RAM usage, users and storage health which is awesome.
The CPU you might think its slow, but it keeps up with my 8Core UNRAI Setup in regards to what i need it to do.
Of course a faster quad CPU also helps with more memory.
The unit ships with an Intel Celetron J3455 CPU which is speedy enough for Plex video encoding, file sharing, DNS, and more.

QNAP TS-453Be 8TB Desktop NAS Solution

It handles all with very low CPU & RAM utilization.
Packed with lots of options — RAID configurations, 2 Nics capable of trunking, apps to make it a cloud, a VPN server.
Currently I’m running a set of disks of mixed brands in a RAID 5 configuration and the performance is still quite good internally.
Has RAID5 with storage pools and thin provisioning, RAID scrubbing/maint scheduler.
Ram usage was at 80% and CPU usage was at 50/60% constantly with only one hhd installed.

Interfaces

LAN Speed

1000 Mbps

Number of LAN

Number of USB

eSATA

Yes

HDMI

Yes

What customers say about "Interfaces"

Synology DS918+ 8TB Desktop NAS

You can add whatever you like to the USB port and chug right along.
It has 2 USB ports on the DS918+, one front and one back of the unit.
With power supply monitor and USB backup you’re already out.
Easy to setup on my home network. Great connectivity.
Just two LAN ports (I'd prefer 4).

QNAP TS-453Be 8TB Desktop NAS Solution

Using this at home since it supports 4K HDMI and Plex hardware accelerated streaming.
Most of the softwares are user friendly. Good conectivity.
Great connect. Good storage. Good memory. Fast speed.
Trying to access USB attached external storage will crash your files system and make your external drive unusable.
HDMI support was mediocre, largest problem I had was it partitioned a 128GB disk for use in the storage pool.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

3 year(s)

2 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

Manual

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