DiskStation DS925+

FYI - You are aware that Synology rescinded the “Synology Only Drives” limitation for DSxx25+ models. For example, I just added a DS925+ and installed 3 non-compatibility listed drives (Seagate EXOS X20 18TB) and everything is working perfectly. Sure I got the “drives not on list” warning when setti

I could have written this exact post myself yesterday before deciding on ordering a new DS925+ and the Synology +8GB ECC expansion RAM and (2) WD RED Plus 10TB drives (to start). I kept thinking…I could save money with a UGREEN…I can figure out how to lock it down…I can ignore, and not think every d

I just finished setting up my NAS as well for similar use cases as yours. Did a ton of research and second guessing, but here’s where I ended up: Get a 4 bay NAS. It just gives you so much flexibility for your setup and future. I got the DS925+. Was planing to get DS923+ but after Synology walked ba

The overall best two Synology models to consider that are 4 bay and decently priced, with good overall options, would be the DS925+ and the DS923+. The DS925+ would rank as better imo because it's newer. Otherwise both have similar specs. For example, the DS925+: CPU: AMD Ryzen V1500B 4-core 2.2 (ba

Thanks for your reply. My post wasn't about switching—currently I don't have a NAS. I was just a Synology fan based on reviews, but I am not happy with some of their latest decisions (e.g., HDD vendor lock). What do you mean by "powerful processor"? Yes, I know the Celeron isn't overpowered, but I c

I did see the synology news - should I be concerned that they might try to soft launch the same or similar exclusivity in future? I personally think they make the same mistake twice. Other people say that if they pulled that stuff once they'll do it again. So hard to say, but people left Synology fo

If you're only looking for basic backup with deduping and incremental snapshot backups and FREE, Synology Active Backup for business is pretty awesome. I've used it for several years. Supports both vmware and hyperv natively. Can't sing it's praises enough. It does not have all the fancy bells and s

But why in the world would they knee-cap it with a USB -> Ethernet adapter? They're notorious for being flaky. Not anymore. Synology example: The DS923+ still has a huge number of fans who prefer it over the DS925+ because, while the 23 comes with 1GbE and the 25 comes with 2.5GbE, the 23 supports 1