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Synology DiskStation DS918+ Black $597 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Ljoeventus on 10/01/2019 - 08:42 amazon.com.au (3440 clicks)
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Hi Guys ,
Posting my First Deal here. I have been keeping an eye on the price of Synology DS918+, wanting to upgrade from my DS214play.
Looks it's having a much much good deal on Amazon today. I am not a super fan of cashrewards, not sure if you could stack a cash back rebate from cashrewards further.

Last deal @Amazon was $671
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/425644

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    • superroach on 10/01/2019 - 09:56

      It's a Nas.

      • sauce2k on 10/01/2019 - 10:33
        +1

        like Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones known professionally as Nas is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur?

        • cerealJay on 12/01/2019 - 10:13

          Not American Songwriter

  • smurfstah on 10/01/2019 - 09:49
    +2

    Just missed out too, but I guess i saved $597 :)

  • GunnerMcDagget on 10/01/2019 - 09:51

    Back in stock for $759

  • katz on 10/01/2019 - 10:04
    +1

    Hi all, im ready to migrate away from my Mac Mini (with multiple external HDD's hanging off it via USB) and go the NAS route for my Plex Server. I do want to future proof myself a bit. Would this be a reasonable start? Likely only need 2x bays so DS718+ would be best?

    • brokenglish on 10/01/2019 - 10:21
      +1

      Yesssss! Was in the same boat! I had like 8 2TBs dangling near my PC. Not a good look when it’s all dusty 😅
      Make sure you buy enough HDD for the storage and setup a cloud backup! I use BackBlaze.

      • katz on 10/01/2019 - 10:23

        Do you use it for Plex also? Keen to know how this manages 4K HDR content.

        EDIT: Some quick reading has made me think of getting a NAS purely for Plex Media Storage and still use my Mac Mini (connected via gig Ethernet) to still be the Plex Server and manage the transcoding.

        Would love to know some entry level NAS's with 2 bays with RAID (if that improves performance and backup if a drive fails). Thinking 2x 8TB drives

  • gats on 10/01/2019 - 10:20

    Grabbed 1 this morning thanks to OP! Going to sell off my DS418 Play once this arrived

    • joeventus on 10/01/2019 - 10:39

      is it much difference for ds418play and ds918+?
      I am waiting to decommission my ds214play too once this arrived… hope the migration just simple as few clicks…

  • Scootex on 10/01/2019 - 10:26

    Thanks OP, bought..

  • elcheapodeniro on 10/01/2019 - 12:26

    Got mine - love it.

    Has anyone tried the expansion 5 bay unit?
    Almost as cheap just to buy another unit.

    • Austere on 10/01/2019 - 13:23

      Definitely better value buying another unit

      • scuderiarmani on 10/01/2019 - 14:23

        Not if you want more storage on the one?

        • elcheapodeniro on 10/01/2019 - 15:44

          Yeah I like that 9 drives combined (extend 918+) would only loose 1 drive for redundancy. Versus 2x 4 bays you would loose 2 bays. So 6 vs 8 with standard synology raid array redundancy (name?).

          Other issue is merging Plex libraries ie link one plain and only run one media server- in this case the 2nd 918+ CPU would be overkill as only need one for 4k hardware transcoding.

        • Solrak on 10/01/2019 - 16:02
          +1

          I have the DS916+ (the predecessor to the 918+) with the expansion box. If I had to choose again I would buy two DS916+ or DS918+ instead of the expansion box. Yes you lose 1 drive bay but I would never put a single RAID array across both DS918+ and expansion box incase of hardware failure on either units (You could lose the whole array). I have two seperate arrays (1 on expansion and 1 on main NAS)

          • philsw on 10/01/2019 - 19:42

            @Solrak: If you have a hardware failure on either box, you can just replace the failed part and be back on your way?

            • Solrak on 10/01/2019 - 22:13

              @philsw: Not always. If the expansion box goes down or the esata connection becomes faulty then the array can fail when spanned over both devices even with redundancy. The expansion box has no cpu/motherboard, it’s basically a glorified raid card communicating with the main NAS. If you go over to the Synology forums they discuss in detail.

        • Austere on 10/01/2019 - 16:04
          +1

          If you want more storage than one you should look into buying a higher density device and selling old one. The Synology upgrade boxes are priced to exploit.

          There some specific advantages of 2 like the option to run more services or placing a data mirror in a separate physical location

          • elcheapodeniro on 10/01/2019 - 17:40

            @Austere: Thanks for the feedback guys.

            I'll definitely go separate next time I need more space.

            Half hoping cloud storage is cheaper by then anyway, for my older 1080p stuff at least. Especially since plex already supports that as a source.

  • TailsK on 10/01/2019 - 14:36
    -1

    Missed out again! :(

  • katz on 10/01/2019 - 14:41

    Far out - ive determined I only need the 218+ and thats selling for $479!!! Amazon dont even sell the 218+

    This was a bargain I will now watch the price and buy it $100 more!

    Great find OP!

    • joeventus on 11/01/2019 - 20:46

      I was looking to expand the storage from my existing 214play
      hence setup a tracker on https://camelcamelcamel.com/
      surprising me I got the email notification yesterday morning, just few days I set up the alert.

      • katz on 11/01/2019 - 21:02

        Ive also now setup the tracker on the 218+ and have confirmed with Amazon their title for this item is incorrect and is ACTUALLY the 218+

        https://www.amazon.com.au/Synology-DS218-DiskStation-DS115j-…

        • joeventus on 11/01/2019 - 21:20

          Looks that was at $391 on 9/Jan per camelcamelcamel.. you just missed the deal..

          • katz on 12/01/2019 - 00:37

            @joeventus: Yep :( I saw that too. Literally missed it by 12 hours. Patiently wait now till sub 400 again!

  • qyudee on 10/01/2019 - 16:25
    +1

    Why is this Synology model so cheap compared to the equivalent Qnap model?

    • elpirate on 10/01/2019 - 20:01
      -1

      Qnap >>>>>>>>>> Synology

    • jztilly on 10/01/2019 - 20:20
      +1

      really? this comparison compares the two equivalent models and gives synology a negative for being more expensive:

      https://www.windowscentral.com/synology-diskstation-ds918-vs…

      i've used the qnap software and believe synologys are much more refined but thats just me

      • elpirate on 11/01/2019 - 06:57
        -1

        Can do more with Qnap. The software has refined alot in the past 18 months. I see it as Qnap is Windows / Android /Linux and Synology is more apple (more control vs less control or smart/super users vs simple/limited users).

        • jztilly on 11/01/2019 - 07:06
          +1

          like what? there's not much the synology can't do

      • McBanjo on 11/01/2019 - 18:21
        -1

        Best description I heard was to think of QNAP as Linux/Windows and Synology as Apple. Synology is user friendly, works OOTB, etc. lots of online tutorials. I really like mine, even though I'm doing some pretty techy stuff like running Docker and VMs - so it's not exactly limited in capabilities…

        • elpirate on 12/01/2019 - 08:16
          -1

          100% correct. In the past also, the Qnap software had been considered more clunky than Synology for the average users. Since QTS 4.2 though, this gap has closed dramatically. QTS 4.3 has built on this further. If you want more flexibility going forward with more UI inmprovements to come, you go with Qnap.

        • langitbiru on 12/01/2019 - 08:43

          hi, i am new to nas, and interested to invest a synology, can you kindly advise if i can install windows vm and run any windows dompatible inside the vm environment? thinking of using it as instagram bot.

        • cerealJay on 12/01/2019 - 10:29

          Terrible description! First of all "Linux/Windows"? LOL there is a huge difference between Linux and Windows. Secondly, both Qnap and Synology have big friendly icons to click with all the familiar user interfaces that people understand. There's no point trying to confuse people by saying "think of Synology as Apple" that is just stupid.

        • jztilly on 12/01/2019 - 20:04
          +1

          ive used both and functionally they're identical. both have linux subsystems with a webui on top.

          i have no idea what this analogy is trying to say. When it comes to those 3 operating systems, each have their strong points but at the end of the day, there's not much you can't do in any of them (except gaming, windows is king).

          i'd love to know what the qnap can do that the synology can't. most reviews comparing the two brands seem to favor the synology regardless of their higher price

  • 0FoxGiven on 17/01/2019 - 09:29
    +3

    Yay my price protection claim got approved yesterday.

    I bought this in December for : $671
    Cashback amount : $61
    Price protection money back : $74

    Net Spend = $536!

    • langitbiru on 17/01/2019 - 14:34

      is this a price protection from amazon, or your credit card ?

      • 0FoxGiven on 17/01/2019 - 15:13

        Credit Card

    • katz on 17/01/2019 - 15:22

      Whats the cashback of $61?

      • 0FoxGiven on 17/01/2019 - 15:25
        +1

        Cashrewards had a 10% cashback rate (excluding GST) on Amazon purchases in December

  • impoze on 19/02/2019 - 16:58
    +2

    deal is back on

    $595.40

    • Ethandong on 20/02/2019 - 22:01

      need to one to two months

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