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Synology requires self-branded drives for some consumer NAS systems, drops full functionality and support for third-party HDDs (www.tomshardware.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Synology's new Plus Series NAS

This isn't surprising. SOHO and middle tier business hardware installs have all kinds of these requirements from support vendors. Synology was sort of an outlier on those that just allowed mixed bag and it provide software calculations on hard drive health.

That they want knowns in their machines isn't surprising. I'm actually surprised it isn't a complete drop in any assurances if you BYOD.

These features in this product aren't home or consumer grade and indicating that it's for the "advance home user" is like saying Arch Linux is the advance MacOS. There's a lot of detail behind that statement that's not being addressed.

It is sad to see them go this route, but I cannot say it comes as a surprise. But honestly, if you're a hobbyist and see yourself using the features in this level of NAS, you're likely skilled enough as is to build your own. And honestly, you'll be happier building your own.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I wish your comment was at the top