Synology DS1618+ Launched 6 Bay NAS

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Synology DS1618+ Three Quarter
Synology DS1618+ Three Quarter

Synology DS1618+ is a 6-bay desktop NAS system that is a midway product between the company’s traditional 4-bay and 8-bay units. Given the capacity points of hard drives these days, adding a 6-bay option helps companies and managed service providers tailor capacity and redundancy points for different locations.

Synology DS1618+ Overview

The Synology DS1618+ is powered by the Intel Atom C3538 quad-core CPU. This is Intel’s newest generation Atom codenamed “Denverton” which offers significantly more performance than the previous generation Atom C2000 series parts. It also upgrades the platform with more SATA III 6.0gbps ports, PCIe 3.0 ports, DDR4 support, and higher RAM capacities. All aid users in leveraging Synolgoy DSM’s great features.

Synology DS1618+ Rear
Synology DS1618+ Rear

Synology built the unit with four 1GbE ports via the Intel Atom C3538 SoC. One can add 10GbE via a PCIe add-in card. Another option is adding m.2 SSDs via a PCIe card as well. We wish that Synology decided to use a higher-end SoC with dual 10GbE and dual 1GbE. The unit ships with 4GB of DDR4 RAM in a single module, but can be expanded to 32GB via 2x 16GB DIMMs.

Synology DS1618+ Key Specs

Here are the key specs from the Synology website on the NAS:

Hardware Specifications
CPU
CPU Model Intel Atom C3538
CPU Architecture 64-bit
CPU Frequency Quad Core 2.1 GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI)
Memory
System Memory 4 GB DDR4
Memory Module Pre-installed 4GB (1 x 4GB)
Total Memory Slots 2
Memory Expandable up to 32 GB (16 GB x 2)
Storage
Drive Bays 6
Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit 16
Compatible Drive Type
  • 3.5″ SATA HDD
  • 2.5″ SATA HDD
  • 2.5″ SATA SSD
Maximum Internal Raw Capacity 72 TB (12 TB drive x 6) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)
Maximum Raw Capacity with Expansion Units 192 TB (12 TB drive x 16) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)
Maximum Single Volume Size 108 TB
Hot Swappable Drive
Notes
  • “Compatible drive type” indicates the drives that have been tested to be compatible with Synology products. This term does not indicate the maximum connection speed of each drive bay.
  • The maximum raw capacity is not limited by the maximum single volume size. Synology NAS models may utilize capacities over the maximum single volume size as long as each volume created is below the limit.
  • Expansion of the internal volume is only supported if the combined single volume size does not exceed the maximum limit of 108TB or 200TB if upgraded to 32GB RAM or more.
External Ports
RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port 4 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)
USB 3.0 Port 3
eSATA Port 2
PCIe
PCIe Expansion 1 x Gen3 x8 slot (black, x4 link)
Add-in-card support
  • M2D17 – Dual M.2 SSD adapter card for SSD cache
  • PCIe Network Interface Card
Notes DS1618+ with M2D17 can only support M.2 SATA SSD. M.2 NVMe/AHCI PCIe SSD is not supported.
File System
Internal Drives
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
External Drives
  • Btrfs
  • EXT4
  • EXT3
  • FAT
  • NTFS
  • HFS+
  • exFAT*
Notes exFAT Access is purchased separately in Package Center.
Appearance
Size (Height x Width x Depth) 166 mm x 282 mm x 243 mm
Weight 5.05 kg
Others
System Fan 92 mm x 92 mm x 2 pcs
Fan Speed Mode
  • Full-Speed Mode
  • Cool Mode
  • Quiet Mode
Easy Replacement System Fan
Brightness adjustable front LED indicators
Power Recovery
Noise Level* 23.7 dB(A)
Scheduled Power On/Off
Wake on LAN/WAN
Power Supply Unit / Adapter 250W
AC Input Power Voltage 100V to 240V AC
Power Frequency 50/60 Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption* 56.86 W (Access)
25.76 W (System Hibernation)
British Thermal Unit 194.01 BTU/hr (Access)
87.9 BTU/hr (System Hibernation)
Environment Temperature
Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Storage Temperature -20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F)
Relative Humidity 5% to 95% RH
Certification
  • FCC
  • CE
  • BSMI
  • EAC
  • VCCI
  • CCC
  • RCM
Warranty 3 Year Hardware Warranty
Notes
  • Power consumption is measured when fully loaded with Western Digital 1TB WD10EFRX hard drive(s).
  • Noise Level Testing Environment: Fully loaded with Seagate 2TB ST2000VN000 hard drive(s) in idle; Two G.R.A.S. Type 40AE microphones, each set up at 1 meter away from the Synology NAS front and rear; Background noise: 16.49-17.51 dB(A); Temperature: 24.25-25.75˚C; Humidity: 58.2-61.8%

You can learn more about the NAS unit here.

2 COMMENTS

  1. ‘All aid users in leveraging Synolgoy DSM’s great features.’

    indeed, with missing full disk encryption, vulnerable security of any encrypted folders (you steal the device you have all the data), questionable BTRFS and ancient RedHat Linux kernel…

    really great, you have no other options, just go and buy it! All Synology devices has above fantastic features!

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