DS425+

Synology DS425+. I have one and it works great for what I need. I installed 4x 12TB Seagate Ironwolf HDDs, and I use it for Time Machine backups, Plex, and surveillance cameras footage for 8 Eufy cams.

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

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

If you're buying a NAS, the point is not to tie your Mac to it; reboot your Mac and you don't want people dropping from movie watching, do you? Buy PlexPass. That's $250. The people suggesting Intel NAS generally have purchased Plexpass. Buy a NAS with an Intel iGPU. Let's assume that's a DS425+. Th

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

I’m watching here, since I have the same use case. I think I have gone away from the UNAS2 and am now looking at a Synology DS425+, since it has the ability to run apps like Immich and so on. But very interested in other opinions

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

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

My opinion is get the Synology DS425+. Please focus. You're jumping all over the map. Both work exactly the same with respect to the Mac : hit it over the network. Synology is far more battle tested, far better known, far better supported. That said, the ugreen option would work. Does Plex make a pa