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 run Jellyfin on my Synology DS920+ NAS. IMO, only Synology's plus series of NAS devices (with a GPU) are suitable for a consumer grade Jellyfin server. Among the latest models, only the DS425+ has the GPU needed for Jellyfin hardware transcoding - - that's probably the NAS I'd get if I bought one

Yes, which is why it's pointless to have both. Get the Synology DS425+, get 2 22TB drives, plug it all in, download and install Plex, setup a drive share on the Synology for (for example) /media, copy your shows from (Mac) to /media via your network, point Plex (running on Synology) to /media, and p

Jeg har været glad for min Synology DS224+, men Synology indfører et krav om, at man udelukkende benytter diske de har godkendt: https://www.synology.com/en-global/compatibility Hvis du sætter en disk i, som de ikke har godkendt og testet, så vil der komme notifikationer omkring det i UI'en og man k

Many do exactly that, although using a discrete GPU is pointless for most people; built in Intel iGPU is vastly fast enough for the vast, vast majority of people today, even if just using a little Intel Celeron / etc. CPU. You're basically building your own Linux box at that point, whereas the Synol

Access between Mac and PC is exactly the same, but I understand the fear of the unknown when you’re not technical. That’s what we’re for. :) You don’t need software for a DAS. You plug it in via USB and it’s done. Or just get a 22TB USB disk and you’re done; that’s it. There’s nothing else to worry

The CPU wasn’t strained. 50% usage on an eight core box (and 2 efficiency) isn’t strained. It was a question that I had for you, not a reason to buy a new Mac. The reason to move things to another box is mostly so that you can freely reboot your PC (Mac) and not impact anything else; for most people

What you worried about only influenced the newest Synology product like DS425+, DS925+. Now they have changed their policy to save their business. No offense, I think it’s better for you to buy a second-hand Synology product like DS218j/219j/220j/221j/222j if you just need 4TB storage. I think Synol

I just checked the price and specs of synology ds425+ on microcenter.com $769 for quad core , 2g ram, no disks (done) Micro center build= Ultra 7, z890 motherboard, 32 gigs ram, define 7 xl, 850 watt psu, no disks, unraid license = $1,200 That’s a beast build!!! To start, YouTube and lots of coffee

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.