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DS218 Overview
DS218 is a high-performance NAS device engineered with two drive bays that support SATA HDD and SATA SSD drives, offering a total storage capacity of up to 32 TB. It delivers flexible storage solutions with RAID options including RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD, powered by a Realtek quad‐core processor and pre‐installed with 2 GB DDR4 memory (non-expandable).
This model features reliable connectivity with dual USB 3.0 ports and a 1GbE LAN port, ensuring stable network support. Designed with active cooling and a single power supply, the DS218 is ideally suited for SMB backup, media server applications, and virtualization tasks in small to medium-sized business environments.
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DS218 Specifications
Product Type | Storage System |
Storage Type | NAS |
Form Factor | Desktop |
Bay Count | 2-bay |
Supported Drive Types | SATA HDD / SATA SSD |
Hot-Swap Support | Yes |
Max Supported Capacity | 32 TB |
RAID Support | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD |
CPU Type | Realtek |
CPU Cores | 4 |
Installed RAM | 2 GB |
Max RAM Capacity | 2 GB |
RAM Type | DDR4 |
Network Ports | 1GbE |
LAN Ports | 2 |
USB Ports | USB 3.0 |
Expansion Support | No |
Cooling | Active |
Power Supply | Single |
Power Supply Wattage | N/A |
Operating System | DSM |
Snapshot Support | Yes |
Cloud Sync Support | Yes |
Virtualization Ready | Yes |
ISCSI Support | Yes |
Surveillance Support | Yes |
Use Case | Home Backup / SMB / Media Server / Virtualization |
Product Name | Synology DiskStation DS218 |
Height | 9.13 inches |
Width | 6.50 inches |
Depth | 4.25 inches |
Weight | 2.71 lbs |
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Bay Count | 12-bay | 8-bay | 12-bay | 12-bay | 2-bay |
Cloud Sync Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Cooling | Active | Active | Redundant Fan | Redundant Fan | Active |
CPU Cores | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
CPU Type | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Intel Xeon | Realtek |
Depth | 28 inches | 28 inches | 28 inches | 28.7 inches | 4.25 inches |
Expansion Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Form Factor | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Rackmount | Desktop |
Height | 3 inches | 3.5 inches | 1.75 inches | 3.5 inches | 9.13 inches |
Hot-Swap Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Installed RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 2 GB |
iSCSI Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
LAN Ports | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Max RAM Capacity | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB | 2 GB |
Max Supported Capacity | 256 TB | 512 TB | 128 TB | 192 TB | 32 TB |
Network Ports | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 10GbE | 1GbE |
Operating System | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS | Custom OS | DSM |
Power Supply | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Redundant | Single |
Power Supply Wattage | 350W | 350W | 750W | 500W | N/A |
Product Name | Q8D76A Enterprise SAN Storage | Q8B72A High-Performance NAS | M0T01A | STTZ12DAE24 Storage System | Synology DiskStation DS218 |
Product Type | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System | Storage System |
RAID Support | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 | RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD |
RAM Type | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | ECC DDR4 | DDR4 |
Snapshot Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Storage Type | SAN | NAS | NAS | SAN | NAS |
Supported Drive Types | Mixed | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | SATA HDD / SAS HDD / SATA SSD / NVMe SSD | Mixed | SATA HDD / SATA SSD |
Surveillance Support | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
USB Ports | USB 3.0 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.2 | USB 3.0 |
Use Case | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Enterprise Data Center | Enterprise Data Center | SMB / Enterprise Data Center / Virtualization / Media Server | Home Backup / SMB / Media Server / Virtualization |
Virtualization Ready | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Weight | 35 lbs | 30 lbs | 20 lbs | 25 lbs | 2.71 lbs |
Width | 17 inches | 17 inches | 17.5 inches | 17.3 inches | 6.50 inches |
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