Synology announces DiskStation DS218play, DS218j and DS118 NAS

Synology is slowly but surely updating its DiskStation lineup, with three new models entering its two-bay and one-bay NAS ranges today: the multimedia-optimized DS218play, value-focused DS218j and performance-oriented DS118. The DS218play, like the DS418play which Synology announced a month ago, is designed with high-resolution content in mind, being capable of 4K 30FPS video transcoding. It is powered by a quad-core Realtek RTD1296 processor clocked at up to 1.4GHz. There is 1GB of RAM on board, and support for up to 24TB of storage. As the name suggests, there are two bays available. The DS218play works with both HDDs and SSDs,… [Continue Reading]