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

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

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

I’ve had the gamut, from Windows servers, Unraid servers, and Synology boxes. If you just want to serve files, have an always on way to backup your network of devices, run a great Plex server, handle HomeKit and other home automations, and run a mountain of containers, the Synology DS423+ / DS425+ w