DiskStation DS925+

I suggest you reach out to an IT company that can help you set this up, but at a minimum a DIY solution needs to be a NAS with a second NAS or cloud storage as backup (the latter of course will get very expensive) I genuinely recommend a 4 bay Synology like a DS925+ kitted out with 4 24-30TB drives

I would say choose between the Synology and UGREEN NAS. As an overview.. If you're looking for a mature OS, Synology has that. Synology also has important apps like a surveillance app (Surveillance Station) and a backup app (Hyper Backup). The hardware for Synology is usually old and not very powerf

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

You're asking about a NAS but proceed to list your target device being a QNAP DAS. These are two different things, bud. Pay attention to the details... A DAS is a drive enclosure that connects directly to a PC for file access, usually over USB but not always. It cannot do any network serving of file

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

As an aside to your comment about Synology being "overpriced"... A DS925+ is $640. A UNAS Pro 4 is $500. I'd argue that the Synology brings a hell of a lot to the table for that extra $140 that the UNAS does not. The only thing the UNAS has that the Syno does not is the 10GB ports.

FYI - You are aware that Synology rescinded the “Synology Only Drives” limitation for DSxx25+ models.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

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 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