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Synology
DS224+
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PSA: The UNAS 2's "2.5GbE" NIC is a USB-attached Realtek running a 3-year-old driver, and mine just stopped negotiating gigabit
You genuinely might want to avoid Synology as well, UGreen would be my recommendation. Synology reversed their ban of third party HDD/SSD drives recently (M.2 drives are still banned) except the language they used in the press release implies they're DEFINITELY going to try again in the future. Also
...PurpleTangent in r/UNIFI
May 21, 2026 5:32 PM
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If you are Weighing up the DXP4800 PRO vs DXP4800 PLUS - Save Your Money
I moved from a DS224+ to a UGREEN 4800 Plus. I'm very happy with the move. I know there is some software from Synology that you might miss, but to be honest I never used anything from them aside of DSM.I don't like propietary software, specially when it comes from Synology. I don't trust them at all
...Iwywnsb in r/UgreenNASync
February 3, 2026 1:21 AM
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My simple and compact DYI NAS - fanless Mini PC (TDP 6 watts), internal 1 TB SSD, External 4 TB USB 3.2 Hard drive, OMV 8.1, on 1GB home Ethernet network. Works for me!
I can’t tell from your comment if the 1TB drive is backed up somewhere, or the contents of it are itself a backup, but if it’s not backed up, I would certainly add that. As for costs of self hosting vs cloud storage, it really depends on where in the world you live. In Northern Europe, with electric
...8fingerlouie in r/HomeServer
February 12, 2026 2:27 PM
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NAS Suggestion
I guess it depends on your problem space. I don't want/need another photo browser. I use iCloud / Apple Photos for that. I just want a reliable backup of my (family's) photos in an automated fashion, and for that, PhotoSync is more than enough. I don't see any situation in the future where I would b
...8fingerlouie in r/HomeNAS
December 16, 2025 9:30 PM
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Which synology NAS for transcoding very high quality movies
As ppl have said already, it depends on if your playback device supports the codecs used in the media for direct playback (no transcoding), or if you'll have enough bandwidth in the network to even do direct playback, or if you'll transcode it in case some codecs are unsupported. the Synology Beesta
..._SrHenry_ in r/jellyfin
December 29, 2025 6:05 PM
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