DS1825+

Good morning. Your "Synology rep" - really ? using an iSCSI LUN has nothing to do with remote editing. For your simple application - all you need to do is connect via the built in SMB network protocol, which is both on your Mac (and any office PC) and the Synology. To do professional video editing,

I think one of the main differences between somebody looking at a Unifi NAS and somebody looking at a QNAP or Synology NAS is in what they want out of their NAS. Are they looking for storage, or are the looking for a home server? The QNAP, Synology, UGREEN, etc, cater to those that want one box on t

Synology DS1825+ would be a good choice to be honest, despite the recent controversy. Their software is number one. It is perfect for what you are looking for, it will work right out of the box, just use SHR mode for your disks. That's it. Thankfully they walked back on the hard drive restriction th

As much as I love Synology DSM as an operating system, while also really appreciating the modern hardware and nice build of the Ugreen models, I could never switch until Ugreen comes out with the ability to expand storage with their own line of expansion units and new NAS models, like Synology has h

Exactly. See comparison between UGREEN NASync DXP8800 Plus and DS1825+ here. You can use Xpenology on Aoostar NAS. Or on your own build/hardware. Whatever you choose. I would highly recommend ARC loader since it's modern, versatile and easy to use. Take a look at it's FAQ and you'll see. IMHO whatev

Have the N5 non-pro and use Xpenology to emulate Synology. Works perfectly fine. All hardware is recognized and RAID sets are available. The N5 thinks it’s an Synology DS1825+ 👌🏼

The Synology DS1525+ (V1500B quad-core, 8GB, 5x3.5" plus 2x M.2) with the H10 Mini 10GbE adapter is US$910 The TS-h666TX has one less bay but has dual 10GbE, TB4, PCIe slot, and the convenience of the front-mounted M.2/E1.S carriers. It slots under the TVS-h674-i3 (i3-12100 4C/8T) which is $1799. Th

Thanks for the advice! I'll make sure be specific about where the costs are coming from to make sure we get the right speed for the price. Our onsite guy has 2.5Gb ports on his current rig so the DS1825+ would be a good fit with its 2.5Gb ports, I just got spooked by Synology locking down what HDDs