This will not end well for them.
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I was looking at simple 2 bay home NAS and Synology was - quite logically - one of the contenders. Now I'm glad I ordered differently. Went with Asustor AS5402, which might be not as polished package as a Synology option, but they're very open about it and say it's just regular PC so you can instal e.g. TrueNAS if you want. This openness convinced me.
This is why I chose an ASUS nuc + external bay-storage for my home networking needs, felt like synology NAS would be a limiting factor.
So you built your own NAS, then. NAS is just an acronym, "Network Attached Storage". Not a singular line of products.
That said - I also feel the same way about Synology and the other "all-in-one NAS" brands. Expensive for what they are, which is essentially an incredibly cheap PC with a built in toaster. I built my NAS out of a 2014 Mac Mini (running OMV) and a Sabrent USB-C 4-bay drive dock, and even full of WD Reds, that entire rig is literally half the price of a DS920+. And more powerful.
Fuuuck that
Guess I am going to be taking my "pro-sumer" dollars elsewhere.
Why would anyone even use Synology?
Just buy a pc with big hard drives
My personal reasons for buying a synology were ease of use, reliability and power usage.
I had previously played around with TrueNAS in a VM using an external USB HDD Enclosure for storage and I just wanted something reliable. With TrueNAS I often ran into issues with user permissions one way or another and the Synology software is incredibly easy to use and foolproof.
Without technical know-how or experience in general using NAS, Synology is a good first-time option. All apps are ready for immediate use. And don't forget the majority of computer users don't even know what a NAS is and they simply want to store files for remote access.
Synology is made for the tech literate tech idiot.
They solve one problem and create a dozen more. That problem not only doesn't need a physical solution, it doesn't need to be a standalone device. It doesn't need its own shitty proprietary operating system.
Anyways. Fuck them.
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Just lol at Synology trying to do an Nvidia
Plllbbbbbb @ Synology - I just got one of these and added 2x 4TB ssds this week. I'll eventually add 2x more but for now I'm set: https://www.gmktec.com/products/intel-twin-lake-n150-dual-system-4-bay-nas-mini-pc-nucbox-g9
Fingers crossed that it doesn't blow up or crap out.
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