DS425+

I’ve used Synology since 2011 or so with Macs; they work perfectly. I would strongly recommend them - easy to use, reasonably fast for what they are, and lots of flexibility in them. Yes, out of the box the 2025 models (DS425+, etc. with 25 in the name) require Syno-branded disks. This is either a g

I‘m in love with my new Synology DS425+ with additional 16GB Ram and NVME

Synology DS425+ Just a quick friendly reminder that Synology very recently attempted to lock down their ecosystem to "approved" HDDs sold directly through them and reneged only after intense backlash. I have no doubt they will attempt this again.

Not related to high CPU use on the Studio, as we discussed in the other thread. 50% CPU usage is high, sure, but you have a total of 10 cores in the machine, so literally 5 cores are sitting around waiting for something to do. Plus Video Toolbox (the thing that does HW transcoding on a Mac) is what

Synology dropped the drive restrictions. I just went with the ds425+ You might want a memory upgrade, check your local used market. Just looking at drives, these seems like a good price for the UK. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0B94LJWKY/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile?th=1&psc=1

The Synology DS223 can be used for media playback, but its CPU isn't as powerful as the next model up. I would personally step up to the DS224+, DS225+ or DS425+ since they both have CPU's with transcoding abilities which can allow for smoother playback on more devices, regardless of the video file

Recommend second-hand Synology DS218j/219j/220j/221j/222j/223j. Synology Photo and Emby is OK. If you have plenty money to buy DS425+ / DS925+, you have to buy Synology Hard Drive. The hard drive and the machine are sold bundled together, but the key issue is that the machine's configuration is very

It is difficult to recommend running Plex on a NAS such as the DS425+ It has a low power, outdated CPU, the Celeron J4125. That model was introduced in 2019 and is discontinued. Without a Plex Pass it will struggle to transcode 1080p. With a Plex Pass and using hardware accelerated transcoding, it w

I also got a DS425+, problem is nvmes are still locked to Synology only afaik, and no he transcoding for plex and such. Aside from those 2 downsides I’m happy.

Another problem you might run into with using a Raspberry Pi for Home Assistant is that Home Assistant does a huge number of reads and writes. It will chew through a microSD card in a year. You could get a micro PC or a regular PC to get started, but I would actually recommend getting a NAS like the