Synology DiskStation DS418 4-Bay NAS Review




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Media Performance


Single Video Playback

This test reads a single 2GB file from the device. The file is read sequentially in 256 kb blocks. That simulates a 720p HD video streamed over the network.

Synology DS418 ChartAnalBasic 01 HD video

Synology DS418 ChartAnalSpecial 01 HD video

Synology DS418 ChartCompClassic 01 HD video

Synology DS418 ChartCompSpecial 01 HD video

Dual Video Playback

This is the same test as before, only this time there are two HD Video Playbacks at the same time. This simulates streaming to two different media players at once.

Synology DS418 ChartAnalBasic 02 HD video x2

Synology DS418 ChartAnalSpecial 02 HD video x2

Synology DS418 ChartCompClassic 02 HD video x2

Synology DS418 ChartCompSpecial 02 HD video x2

Quadruple Video Playback

In the same way that the 2x Video Playback streams to the equivalent of two external media players at the same time, the test here doubles up on that to a four-player simulation.

Synology DS418 ChartAnalBasic 03 HD video x4

Synology DS418 ChartAnalSpecial 03 HD video x4

Synology DS418 ChartCompClassic 03 HD video x4

Synology DS418 ChartCompSpecial 03 HD video x4

Video Recording

The HD Video Record test is, as the name suggests, a test where we write to the NAS box. It writes a single 2 GB file in 256 kB blocks sequentially to the device.

Synology DS418 ChartAnalBasic 04 HD video record

Synology DS418 ChartAnalSpecial 04 HD video record

Synology DS418 ChartCompClassic 04 HD video record

Synology DS418 ChartCompSpecial 04 HD video rec

Combined Video Playback and Recording

The HD playback and record test performs the same single record and playback tests as before, but simultaneously. This test is a good way to show how the system performs with quick changes between reading and writing two large blocks of data across the network to the device.

Synology DS418 ChartAnalBasic 05 HD video rec n play

Synology DS418 ChartAnalSpecial 05 HD video rec n play

Synology DS418 ChartCompClassic 05 HD video rec n play

Synology DS418 ChartCompSpecial 05 HD video rec n play

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