DiskStation DS925+

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

It all depends on what you are wanting to do. While there are a lot of people that have shunned Synology, it is still a solid ecosystem and very reliable/stable. My DS1019 has been running steady since I got it. I'm also considering getting another Synology to keep the ecosystem and demote the 1019

I just went through this myself... I've been a Synology user for 5 years now ish. Completely removed myself and my family from google photos, icloud, facebook, amazon photos lol... just cleaned it all off and turned off all the subscriptions. Moved to Synology and then when the DS925+ came out I mov

I am happily using it :) Even my absolutely not tech savvy GF likes the features and is using it surprisingly frequently. My setup - Synology ds925+ which backups everything with the "synology Pictures" app. That folder is implemented as external source into Immich. Remote connection done via wiregu

I don't know... Don't hate to much on Synology. They really are the software king. I'm coming from a Synology and I have to rely upon docker a lot for stuff and have to "fiddle" with it. Synology just works and has really powerful native apps that you can set it and forget it. You can have all the h

What you worried about only influenced the newest Synology product like DS425+, DS925+. Now they have changed their policy to save their business. No offense, I think it’s better for you to buy a second-hand Synology product like DS218j/219j/220j/221j/222j if you just need 4TB storage. I think Synol

If you don't want to tinker by yourself and convenience is your main goal, then Synology might be your choice. With the latest release of DSM 7.3 they reversed back the policy of not supporting 3rd party drives, so you are free to use any drives you want. Software is matured and updated regularly. J