05-17-2018, 01:10 PM
bobinmurphy wrote:
I have a DS218play and it works great for Time Machine backups, personal cloud and NFS data shares. The only downsides I've seen so far are the "play" versions are ARM based, not Intel based. That limits some of the add-on apps like running virtual systems or installing a more robust Mail Server. I assume the same holds for the DS418 vs the DS418play, so for a small increase in price I'd suggest looking at the DS418 and staying away from the lower priced DS418play.
hmmm...for the 418 line, anyway, the "play" variant is the one with the Intel, and is higher priced than the regular 418+. I don't think that will be a huge deal for me either way, but nice to have the Intel in case my needs ever changed.